Software for Australian workshops, since 1984.
Ampl Software is a 100% Australian-owned company. We build one product, deeply, for the Australian automotive industry — direct-sold, direct-supported, and engineered to outlast the next platform shift.
Our mission
One industry, one product, four decades of focus. We’ve stayed independent and Australian-owned through every platform shift in the trade — from green-screen terminals to the cloud — because the workshops we serve need a vendor that’ll still be here next decade.
Our flagship — and only — product is The Leading Hand — workshop management software helping vehicle and plant repair workshops provide a professional, customer-focused service. Originally commissioned by the Institute of Automotive Engineers (IAME) in the 1980s, it’s been the operational backbone of Australian workshops ever since.
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Independent. Focused. Built to last.
Forty years building software for one industry, in a market where most vendors come and go in a decade.
In the early 1980s, the Institute of Automotive Engineers commissioned a piece of software to help vehicle and plant repair workshops run their day-to-day operations. That commission became The Leading Hand — and the company that built it became Ampl Software.
Four decades later, The Leading Hand still runs in workshops across the country, from independent shops to multi-branch operators. We’ve stayed independent, Australian-owned, and singularly focused on the automotive trade — through every platform shift the industry has thrown at us.
When you talk to support, you’re talking to people who built the product. When you ask about a bug, the person fixing it has been doing this for decades.
Three principles, since the start.
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Australian Built
Designed and built in Sydney for Australian workshops. We know the local rules, formats, and integrations — GST, BAS, NEVDIS, and the major Australian accounting platforms.
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Single-Industry Focus
One product, one industry. The Leading Hand is the only thing we make, and automotive workshops are the only customers we make it for. Forty years of one focus — not chasing the next vertical.
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Long-Term Partner
Independent. Self-funded. Building for the long run, not the next exit. When you ask about a bug, the person fixing it has been doing this for decades.
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Contact information
- info@ampl.au
- Phone
- +61 2 9440 0269
- Registered address
- Suite 1031, 100 George Street
Parramatta NSW 2150
Australia - Hours
- Monday – Friday
9:00 AM – 5:00 PM AEST - Product
- The Leading Hand →
- ABN
- 32 002 781 811