Laurus Operating System

One operating system. Every part of your business connected.

The connected operating system behind Laurus businesses and technology built for external organisations - one platform for people, work, quality, communication and customers, built around how a business actually works.

Laurus Operating System is part of Laurus Group Ltd.

The Laurus Operating System (LOS) mark

What is LOS

One shared operating system for the whole business

LOS is a shared digital operating system. Instead of running a business across separate spreadsheets, inboxes and disconnected apps, LOS keeps people, work and customers in one platform - with workflows shaped to each industry it supports. It is being developed and proven through real Laurus businesses and selected external organisations.

01

People

Staff accounts, roles and permissions, attendance, training and recruitment - built around who actually does what in the business.

02

Work

Jobs and works orders, who they are allocated to and how far along they are - tracked from first request to completion.

03

Operations

Scheduling, routing and the day-to-day running of the business, in one place instead of scattered across spreadsheets.

04

Quality

Inspection records, non-conformance tracking and audit trails built into the workflow itself, not bolted on afterwards.

05

Communication

Customer and staff updates, notifications and secure messaging tied directly to the record they relate to.

06

Business visibility

Dashboards, priorities and performance drawn from one shared, access-controlled source of record - not re-keyed into separate reports.

07

Customers

Customer-facing portals, booking and self-service built on the same data staff already work from - not a separate system to keep in sync.

08

Industry-specific workflows

Modules shaped to how each industry actually works - from garage workshops to recruitment and manufacturing - on the same shared foundation.

Real interface examples

Real software, not concept art

Screenshots below are taken directly from Podium Vehicle Solutions' real customer dashboard - not a generic mock-up. Podium's real day-to-day workflows inform and help prove out the connected-system principles behind LOS and PaddockDesk.

A real customer dashboard from Podium Vehicle Solutions, showing a vehicle profile, health status, next service and MOT summary cards, and a needs-attention list.

Automotive · customer dashboard

Vehicle profile, health status, MOT and service summary, and what needs attention next - live inside Podium Vehicle Solutions.

A real vehicle history timeline and DVSA MOT record panel from Podium Vehicle Solutions.

Automotive · vehicle history

A chronological record view and real DVSA MOT data from Podium's own customer dashboard.

Flagship LOS product

PaddockDesk: the connected garage and workshop platform

The flagship automotive application of LOS - one connected system spanning the whole workshop journey, labelled honestly at its real stage today.

PaddockDesk
01 Developing

Reception & booking

A vehicle is checked in and a job opened against a single connected record.

02 Developing

Job card & diagnostics

Labour, parts, technician assignment, notes and diagnostics held against one central job card.

03 Developing

Technician execution

A phone and tablet view showing assigned and current jobs, with start, pause and complete controls.

04 Developing

Parts & supplier ordering

Parts are identified and tracked against the job. Live supplier search, pricing and ordering are still in development.

05 Developing

Vehicle health report

A structured, printable health report, shared with the customer alongside the job.

06 Developing

Invoice & payment

Invoices are raised from the job and tracked through to payment before a vehicle can be collected.

07 Developing

Customer handover

Health report, invoice and payment status brought together for a clear final handover.

PaddockDesk is in active alpha development. Reception, job management, technician workflow, vehicle health reporting, invoicing and handover are built and working; supplier parts ordering is still in development. Real workshop operations at Podium Vehicle Solutions are informing and helping prove out its design.

Solutions by industry

One platform, shaped to each industry it supports

Every business works differently. LOS modules are built around how each one actually works, labelled honestly at their real stage today.

Developing

Manufacturing

Works orders, attendance, competencies and training, inspections, NCRs and real-time production dashboards, with shop-floor terminals and production routing.

Developed and tested around real production and manufacturing workflows - not yet commercially available.

Live

Recruitment / People

Candidate and employer portals, staff review workflows and day-to-day recruitment operations.

Live today inside Laurus Recruitment, and powering MM Recruitment - an independent approved Laurus partner powered by LOS, not owned by Laurus Group - each with its own data and access controls.

Developing

Automotive · PaddockDesk

PaddockDesk is the LOS connected garage and workshop platform - reception, jobs, technicians, vehicle health, parts tracking, invoicing and customer handover brought together in one connected system.

PaddockDesk
  • DevelopingReception, job management, technician workflow, vehicle health reporting, invoicing and handover - built and working in the alpha.
  • DevelopingParts search, parts ordering and supplier integrations - still in development.

In active alpha development. Real workshop operations at Podium Vehicle Solutions are informing and helping prove out its design.

Security & infrastructure

Built on access control, not trust

LOS is built with the access and audit controls a real business needs from day one - described plainly, not as a list of certifications it doesn't hold.

Role-based access control

Every account - staff or customer - only ever sees what its role permits, enforced on every request, not just hidden in the interface.

Row-level data isolation

Each business's and each customer's data is scoped at the database level, not merely filtered out of a shared view.

Audited sensitive actions

High-impact actions - like permanently deleting a record - are logged with who, when and why, never silently irreversible.

Modern cloud infrastructure

Built on Cloudflare's global network and a managed, access-controlled Postgres database - not a single physical server.

LOS across Laurus

Where LOS actually runs today

One shared architecture, adapted across Laurus businesses and industries. Named, real examples - not invented customers or figures.

  • LiveWhat LOS already powers - real software in day-to-day use.
  • DevelopingBeing actively built and tested - not yet generally available.
  • Future directionWhere the platform is heading - not built yet, and not claimed until it is.
Live Laurus Group

Laurus Recruitment

Candidate, employer and staff workflows for Laurus Group's own recruitment business - an internal Laurus deployment.

laurusgrouprecruitment.co.uk →
Live Independent partner

MM Recruitment

Independent approved Laurus partner powered by LOS - website and candidate and employer portals for a recruitment business.

MM Recruitment Ltd is independent and not owned by Laurus Group - shown here as an example of LOS powering an organisation outside the Group.

mmrecruitmentltd.co.uk →
Developing LOS solution

LOS Manufacturing

Works orders, attendance, competencies and training, inspections, NCRs and real-time production dashboards - real software, developed and tested around genuine production and manufacturing workflows.

In active development and testing - not yet commercially available or a public deployment.

No public URL yet

Future direction Further industry modules, and LOS for more external organisations, built on the same shared architecture - added here only once they are real.

For your business

LOS for organisations outside Laurus

LOS is being developed for selected external organisations as well as Laurus businesses. If your business runs on spreadsheets, paperwork and disconnected apps, talk to us about where LOS could help.

01

Built around how you work

LOS modules are shaped around your real workflows, rather than asking your team to work around the software.

02

Proven in real businesses

Every module is developed and tested in real Laurus businesses and selected external organisations before it is offered more widely.

03

Clear about what's ready

We will tell you plainly what is live today, what is still in development, and what is future direction.

Contact

One operating system. Every part of your business connected.

LOS enquiries are handled directly by Laurus Group.