Features
Everything a body shop needs, in one place
The core features are always included. The others are modules you switch on when you need them.
The workshop, day to day
Job files and vehicles
- Customer and vehicle records, French and foreign plates, VIN
- Company and address lookup while typing
- Photos and driving licence sent by the customer with a QR code
Estimates and repair orders
- Labour, parts, paint and materials
- Packages and discounts
- Remote signature of the repair order
Paint and consumables
- Surfaces calculated per panel and per vehicle template
- Quantities of paint, clear coat, primer and consumables
- Real cost and margin of each repair
Dashboard
- Turnover, margin and hours
- Job files by stage, estimates to follow up
- Workshop profitability
Insurers and organisation
Insurers
- Import of Darva estimates and assessor reports
- Approved insurer rates
- Direct settlement tracking
Scheduling
- Technician schedule and scheduling assistant
- Holidays and absences
- Time clocking per repair
Courtesy cars
- Fleet, schedule and loan agreements
- Loan invoice
- Driver lookup for traffic fines
Customer updates
- Repair tracking link on their phone
- Progress steps and photos
- Messages by email or text
Purchasing, invoicing and accounting
Stock and orders
- Humming product stock and stocktaking
- Orders sent to your distributor
- Needs forecast
Invoices and payments
- Invoices, deposits and credit notes numbered with no gaps
- Factur-X e-invoicing and approved platform
- Online payment link on the invoice
Accounting
- Purchases and expenses, journals, VAT, profit and loss, general ledger
- Bank statement reconciliation
- Exports for your accountant: FEC, Excel, PDF, Pennylane, Tiime
Parts
- Vehicle lookup by plate
- Links to parts catalogues
- Recycled parts
Win and keep customers
Google reviews
- Review request sent after the repair
- Only one request per job file
Follow-ups and campaigns
- Follow-up of unsigned estimates
- MOT reminder
- Seasonal campaigns, with the customer’s consent
Workshop website
- A website ready in minutes, in your colours
- “Request an estimate” form
- Requests arrive in the software
Several workshops
- Several sites in one group
- Shared dashboards
Try Humming Atelier free for 60 days
Your Humming distributor opens your account and gives you your access code. Nothing to install: a computer, a tablet or a phone is all you need.