Entries open for The Blend Awards 2026
Entries are now officially open for The Blend Awards 2026, giving independent garages and their teams across the UK and Ireland the opportunity to be...
Garage Hive
Garage Hive is next-generation cloud-based garage management software powered by Microsoft.
Garage Hive focuses on independent garage productivity and business growth. The software provides an all-in-one solution for garages: workshop management, finance management & analytics, customer engagement and stock management.
Latest Garage Hive press releases
ADAS and advanced diagnostics drive record workshop engagement for HELLA at UK Garage & Bodyshop Event
Following a highly successful appearance at the UK Garage & Bodyshop Event last week (3-4 June), HELLA UK has reported record engagement from independent garages...
Rory Sutherland to host The Blend 2026 evening awards dinner
The internationally acclaimed marketing executive, author, and behavioural science expert Rory Sutherland is set to host the evening awards dinner at The Blend 2026, as...
Garage owner reveals reality of putting down tools and removing himself as workshop bottleneck
Independent garage owners wrestling with the difficult transition from working in the workshop to working on the business are being urged to tune into the...
Elite Land Rover moves from chaos to clarity with Garage Hive
Rapid growth is often viewed as a clear sign of success for independent garages. But for Paul Griffiths, owner of Elite Land Rover in Glasgow,...
The Blend returns to Snowdon to complete postponed charity hike
Members of The Blend community have once again demonstrated their resilience and solidarity, successfully completing the postponed Blend Charity Hike to Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa), raising...
‘It’s okay not to be all right’, says Edward Cockill in latest episode oof The Blend Podcast
Independent garage owners are being encouraged to listen to the latest episode of The Blend Podcast, where Edward Cockill of Uckfield Motor Services delivers an...
Northern Ireland workshop turns Garage Hive data into £500k growth in just one year
For growing independent garages, managing multiple sites and an expanding team can quickly expose weaknesses in existing systems. MJS Garage Services, a multi-make service, repair,...
Early bird tickets go on sale for The Blend 2026
Tickets for The Blend 2026 are now on sale, as the UK and Ireland’s leading conference and networking event for independent garage owners prepares to...
Garage Hive helps independents prepare for SERMI with new compliance tools
Garage Hive has introduced a new system update designed to help independent workshops manage the compliance demands of the UK’s Security-related Vehicle Repair and Maintenance...