About us
MechUp is built by ScaleDock: a small team from Epse that believes in software that truly understands the workshop trade.
Built by ScaleDock
MechUp is a product of ScaleDock B.V., a software studio based in Epse, the Netherlands. ScaleDock builds AI-native products and the companies around them. Some we own ourselves, others we build together with entrepreneurs who know their market inside out. We are not an agency that delivers and leaves: we co-own what we build, so we stay involved for the long run.
Our belief is simple. A workshop doesn't need a generic package that works a little for everyone, but tools that genuinely understand the daily work. With AI built into the design and a solid, reusable foundation, a small and agile team can build that kind of specialised software and keep maintaining it well.
The founders
Martijn van Dijk
Co-founder & CEO
Martijn is an experienced entrepreneur and (co-)founder of more than five startups, with a background in software development. He has been recognised seven times as a Microsoft MVP and is known for his open-source work. At MechUp he focuses on product direction and working with workshops.
Mick Nijboer
Co-founder & CTO
Mick is an experienced architect and developer with a strong background in custom software and product development. He specialises in AI-native software and is the driving force behind CentraKit, the platform MechUp and the other ScaleDock products run on.
Multiple products on one foundation: CentraKit
MechUp doesn't stand alone. ScaleDock builds multiple products for different markets, and they all run on CentraKit: our own platform. CentraKit contains the building blocks every serious software product needs, such as accounts, roles and permissions, invoicing, integrations, an API and AI agents. Those building blocks are already proven in use across other products.
For your workshop, that means two things. MechUp is mature and reliable from day one, because its foundation has been in use and improving for years. And because we don't have to rebuild that foundation each time, we can put all our attention into what makes MechUp unique: the work orders, planning, customer approvals and communication that belong to your workshop. Every improvement to CentraKit automatically benefits MechUp too.
CentraKit
Accounts · permissions · invoicing · integrations · API · AI agents
Why we chose workshops
We didn't just pick a market at random. We have a real affinity with the world of agricultural machinery and cycling: with tractors and machines, with bikes and e-bikes, and with the people who keep them running day in, day out. They are craftspeople who would rather work with their hands, and that's exactly where it hurts. A large part of the day goes to phone calls, searching, retyping and chasing approvals and payments.
We wanted to fix that. Not with yet another system, but with one environment where the work comes together from front desk to payment, and an AI that thinks along and prepares the work. What we learned in machinery and the two-wheeler trade turned out to apply just as well to car garages and fleet maintenance. That's how MechUp grew into software for service businesses across all those sectors.
How we work
We build MechUp close to practice, together with the workshops that use it every day. Feedback from the shop floor goes straight to the team building the product, with no layers in between. You get short lines, Dutch-speaking support and a team that knows what you're talking about. Our office is in Epse and you're always welcome by appointment; working and reviewing online is of course possible anywhere.
Jan de Vries · e-mail
Hi, my e-bike is due for a service soon. When can I come by?AI reply
Hi Jan, sure! For the Gazelle Ultimate I have these slots available:Jan picked Tuesday 08:30 · added to the workshop schedule
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