Pistonlog is a founder-led workshop management platform created from direct research with garage owners, mechanics and front-of-house teams, taking the product from early positioning and identity through UX, full-stack development, testing and launch.
Pistonlog
A founder-led SaaS product shaped with garage owners and mechanics, spanning research, identity, product design, full-stack development, testing and launch.
The context
Existing workshop systems could be complicated to learn, expensive to adopt and difficult for a whole team to use together. The opportunity was to keep the operational depth garages need while removing the friction that turns everyday work into specialist knowledge.
The response
Conversations with a garage owner, mechanics and reception staff turned real working practices into clear product priorities. Positioning, brand identity, interface design and development then moved together across customer and vehicle records, jobcards, workshop status, scheduling and the workflows around them.
The outcome
Pistonlog now brings jobs, bookings, inspections, reminders, invoicing and reporting into a responsive product designed for owners, service advisors and technicians. Continued testing with working garages keeps the roadmap tied to useful outcomes instead of feature volume.
Project scope
