We’re celebrating the five-year anniversary of ScanCheck, the platform we created to make managing workshop equipment simpler and easier. We saw the advantages of a workshop equipment management tool — one place for checks, service history, and essential information.

Before ScanCheck, daily ramp checks resulted in endless paper trails. Folders piled up, got damaged, misplaced, or lost entirely, and audits became difficult to trace. The answer was clear: take it all digital.

What began as a simple daily lift checker has since grown into a true workshop companion, and it continues to evolve.

What Is Scancheck?

We built ScanCheck to bring every part of workshop equipment management together. From daily technician ramp pre-use checks and repair requests to service history and manuals, everything a technician or manager needs is right there on the platform. It was designed to make equipment management faster, clearer, and more reliable — removing the paperwork and guesswork that used to slow things down.

Each piece of equipment we maintain is fitted with its own unique QR code, linking it directly to the platform. With a quick scan, users can complete their daily checks, view training videos and see manuals and even order consumables suitable for the equipment scanned.

How It Transforms Workshops

The old way of managing daily lift checks just wasn’t working. The garage equipment industry moves at a slow pace, and we’ve always felt a responsibility to push things forward. With the HSE now actively checking for ramp pre-use check compliance, it has never been more important to have an easy-to-access, fully audit-ready system.

From the ScanCheck dashboard, workshop managers can see every piece of equipment on site. If something goes wrong, repairs can be logged immediately, quotes can be reviewed and approved, parts or consumables can be ordered, and upcoming dates can be monitored — all directly through the platform.

In an audit situation, what used to take hours now takes seconds. Every ramp check is stored and searchable, giving workshops full traceability whenever it’s needed.

The Numbers So Far

Here are the current figures that show just how widely ScanCheck is being used.

27,749 pieces of equipment tagged.
9,991 of them are vehicle lifts.
6,589 technicians carrying out daily ramp checks.
Over 500 workshops are utilising it.

Our Growing Team

ScanCheck isn’t outsourced or built from an off-the-shelf platform. The requirements simply couldn’t be met that way. It’s developed entirely in-house by our dedicated team of three full-time software engineers, allowing us to build the system exactly as workshops need it.

And because everything is built internally, when customers give us feedback we can act on it. We’ve worked closely with clients to tailor features for their workshops, and those improvements have helped strengthen the platform for everyone.

We also have a full-time team member managing everything on the ground, organising site visits to tag equipment with QR codes and acting as the first point of contact for ScanCheck support. With this level of internal resource committed, we’re able to deliver a tool that genuinely makes a difference.

The Evolution: Scancheck 2.0

ScanCheck 2.0 brought a refreshed design, improved functionality, and smarter tools that give workshop managers a full view of every asset on site.

New features include:

• Redesigned Dashboard – A clearer layout with quicker access to the information managers use most.
• Multi-Site Overview – View all sites in one place and switch between locations instantly.
• Raise Jobs from Failed Checks – Create a job directly from a failed ramp check, without needing to call or email.
• Small Tools Calibration Hub – A dedicated area showing calibration status, reports, and certificates.
• Live Job Tracking – Track every job from start to finish in real time, without needing to chase updates.
• Smarter Quote Management – Group repair work and approve it together to reduce avoidable call-outs.
• Live Job Progress Tracking – See the status of every job as it moves through each stage.
• Daily Check Visibility – See which technician completed each daily check and the result associated with it, along with historical data for each ramp.
• Enhanced Asset Records – Update and access photos, inspection documents, and check history for each asset.

On The Roadmap

We’re continuing to build on ScanCheck with new tools already in development. New features include:

• Insurance Report Integration – Automatically pull in insurance examination reports, reducing admin time and keeping all compliance records in one place.
• Drive-Through Data Linking – Connect directly to drive-through inspection equipment to highlight wheel-alignment and tyre-condition upsell opportunities.
• Enhanced Multi-Site Overview – A new flightboard-style dashboard showing every site at a glance, giving managers clear visibility of activity, performance and upcoming needs across their entire network.
• AI – AI will streamline routine tasks, from predicting maintenance needs to automating consumable orders.
• DMS Integrations – Linking to DMS data to highlight missed tyre and alignment sales opportunities — showing, for example, when a workshop has had 100 alignment or tyre-sale chances but acted on only a few.
• Equipment Usage Tracking – Through Everard Equipment usage-monitoring devices, we will significantly enhance equipment maintenance schedules, improve the accuracy of ScanCheck pre-use monitoring, and even identify missed invoicable work.

Looking Ahead

The feedback we receive from our clients and users continues to shape the direction of ScanCheck, and its evolution is never expected to stop. Version 3 is already in planning, with deeper integrations, smarter workflows, and new tools that will further streamline how workshops manage their equipment.

As more workshops adopt digital systems, ScanCheck will continue to evolve alongside them — becoming faster, clearer, and even more connected. Our goal is simple: reduce admin, improve visibility, and give teams the information they need, exactly when they need it.

As the industry moves towards more digital solutions, similar platforms are beginning to appear. Competition is healthy, but with five years of development already behind us, we confidently lead our industry.