United Kingdom
Custom ops software for UK hire and field teams.
Metalique Studios is a UK software company based in Chigwell, Essex. We build custom operations software for UK SMEs — stock, jobs, and money on one record — in the language the floor already uses: hire weeks, MOT bays, van stock, invoices.
The floor here
UK hire still fails in the same places: a diary that is not the warehouse, kit that is not a lock, deposits that are not on the kit. Independent workshops still run MOT slots, courtesy cars, and keys as three habits. Field jobs still complete in a group chat.
We are not a website agency and we do not sell a template. Metalique builds custom operations software for UK floors — hire and rental companies, garages, field crews — replacing the WhatsApp group, the spreadsheet, and the notebook with one system. If a packaged product already covers it, we will say so.
The live models on this site (Harbour Hire, Keel, Northfield) are typical systems, not named client case studies. Open them. Click the menu. See whether the shape matches the week.
Who it’s for
Event and equipment hire
Show weeks that stack. A hold that cannot block a pick. Deposits in a book beside the till. Custom event hire booking software is the diary, the warehouse, and the invoice as one job.
Independent garages
MOT slots, parts on a pegboard, courtesy keys in a drawer. The job card should hold the car, the bay, the loan vehicle, and the money — keys do not leave while the invoice is open.
Field service
Dispatch, van stock, photos, sign-off. Completing the visit writes the invoice. The office does not rebuild Monday from the chat.
What we build
Custom systems for stock, jobs, and money — not another generic diary with an inventory tab. See the approach and selected work.
Stock
Kit availability, van parts, workshop parts on order — gates on the record, not a guess.
Jobs
Hire jobs with pick lists, MOT and service cards, field visits with SLA. Overlap is visible instead of hiding in tabs.
Money
Deposits with release rules, invoices from the completed job, keys held until paid. Accounts sees the floor without a photo chase.
Problems we solve
Where the floor usually breaks.
Event hire
event hire booking softwareDiary, warehouse, and invoice as one job — not three files rebuilt on Monday.
Equipment hire
kit availabilityA hold that can block a pick before Saturday finds the clash.
Deposits & damage
deposit and damage trackingRelease rules and workshop gates on the kit, not in a notebook.
Field service
field service operations softwareDispatch, complete, and invoice from the same visit.
Wholesale
wholesale operations softwareOrders, credit, and stock by site without a morning reconstruction.
Clinics
clinic day-list softwareChairs, consumables, and balances on the same day — not three tools at close.
Workshop
workshop job card softwareMOT slot, courtesy car, and keys on the job — not a diary and a drawer.
Job shop
job shop operations softwareQuote, materials, and delivery on one card — not a whiteboard.
Property
property operations softwareUnits, turnovers, maintenance, and owner reports on one calendar.
3PL
3PL warehouse operations softwareWaves, inbound, and client stock that is not a pool.
Contracting
snags, variations, and retentionPractical completion cannot sign while a snag is open.
Membership
membership club operations softwareDoor, class capacity, and direct debit on the same member.
Workshop
Keel — MOT, bays, courtesy cars
How discovery works
A short discovery call — Cal.com, email, phone, or WhatsApp. We map the week, including the exceptions a template never modelled. Then a written scope. We do not publish a price list.
01 Discover
How work, stock, and money move today — including the exceptions.
02 Design
Roles and screens for the floor, not a demo deck.
03 Build
Shipped in reviewable slices. History migrated, not discarded.
04 Launch
Training, monitoring, an operating change — not a URL.
05 Care
A named contact. Fixes and small features on retainer.
Studio
If the hire week, the MOT bay, or the van still lives in a spreadsheet, book a twenty-minute call.