About PINETREE® Consulting

We are PINETREE®, the market-leading bodyshop and claims management provider; part of PPG, a global manufacturer of paints, coatings, and specialty materials. We help bodyshops and work providers to manage the complexity of repair and claims management, generate new opportunities and grow – our ethos is to power your business.

Originally ICI ShopWatch, and with over 30 years of experience, we have deep industry knowledge which allows us to develop products that offer the highest level of business control and wealth of management information to power your business and deliver exceptional results.

Our software solutions are designed to meet the needs of a range of sizes and types of customer within the automotive repair industry, ranging from single site independent repairers through to multi-site bodyshop groups, from franchised dealers to commercial transport paintshops to accident management organisations and insurance companies. Whatever your part in the repair and claims process, Pinetree have a solution to power your performance.

Our Products

For more than 20 years PINETREE® has been working with bodyshops, work providers and industry experts to create and develop these two indispensable software solutions. Both have grown rapidly and each now boasts a prestigious customer list which includes some of the key insurers, accident management companies and bodyshops in the UK.

Advance
Advance

Advance is the leading bodyshop management system providing bodyshop owners with intuitive tools and unparelled management information to maximize throughput bodyshop operations. Advance is designed for bodyshops who want to improve their efficiency and build powerful insight into their business processes by bringing visibility and control of bodyshop operations into one system.

Activeweb
Activeweb

Activeweb is the leading Claims Management and connectivity platform, providing seamless integration of all stakeholders throughout the complete claim and repair process; used by over 1400 users in the UK.