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A complete guide to fire alarm testing under BS 5839-1: what weekly checks involve, how often professional servicing is required, what your log book must record, and how Joblogic helps facilities and fire safety teams manage it across multiple sites.

A COSHH assessment identifies hazardous substances at work and the controls needed to manage them, a legal requirement for UK employers. This guide walks through the five steps, when to review an assessment, and how Joblogic keeps the paperwork attached to the job.

A complete guide to Awaab's Law for social housing repairs teams: what the law covers, the statutory timescales landlords must meet, and how to prepare before Phase 2 comes into force on 30 November 2026.

An engineer turns up without the part needed to finish the job, and now it's a second visit. Stock control software closes that gap, giving your office and field team the same live view of what's in stock and where. This guide covers the features to look for, how it connects to the rest of your operations, and how to choose the right one.

A dispatcher gets an urgent callout and has no idea which engineer is closest, so they start ringing round. Business vehicle tracking removes that guesswork, showing every vehicle's live location on one screen. This guide covers what to look for, how it supports scheduling, and what UK businesses need to know about compliance.

A UK buyer's guide to field service management software for 2026. We compare nine platforms, including Joblogic, simPRO, ServiceTitan, BigChange and Jobber, on pricing, UK compliance depth across F-Gas, SFG20 and CP12, implementation, hidden costs and contract exit terms.

An engineer finishes a job, but the paper sheet doesn't reach the office until the van's back at base days later. A job sheet app closes that gap, letting engineers record work, parts, and signatures on site while the office sees it instantly. This guide covers what to look for, how it works, and how to get started without disrupting your team.

An engineer finishes a job, but the paperwork doesn't reach the office until days later. Job tracking software closes that gap, giving office staff and engineers the same live view of every job from creation through to invoice. This guide covers the core features to look for and how it compares to generic project management tools.

Most guides to legionella compliance get one detail backwards: which checks happen weekly and which happen quarterly. This piece covers who's legally responsible, what a proper assessment should include, and the monitoring schedule as it actually stands under ACOP L8.

Most guides to LOLER get one thing backwards: which records need keeping for two years and which need keeping for the life of the equipment. This piece covers what equipment LOLER actually applies to, when inspections are due, what a thorough examination involves, and the record-keeping rules as they actually stand.

The term "operating system" gets used loosely in software marketing. In this essay, Joblogic CPO Subhayu Ghosh defines exactly what it means architecturally for service contractors. Most FSM platforms are digital and automated, but still built around the job. An operating system is different. The contract and compliance are first-class inputs the system acts on in real time. Humans stay in command of judgement. The systematic work runs underneath.

Most businesses assume there's a threshold, a certain number of staff, before a fire risk assessment has to be written down. That threshold was removed years ago, and every responsible person now has to record it regardless of size. This piece covers what the assessment needs to include, who's actually on the hook if it's wrong, and the five-step process for getting it right.