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Safety is a huge concern for employers and employees alike. When severe accidents happen, it can be catastrophic to both the company and the individual. From operating cumbersome machinery to handling toxic chemicals, there are many possible dangers in the workplace. While being proactive and managing these risks is the best way to ensure a safe area, an overloaded schedule can often [...]

The process of completing forms and certificates is unavoidable and time-consuming work for field engineers. It can be made simpler, however, with the right software to manage your electrical certificates. Joblogic software replaces paper-based admin by providing a simple, cloud-stored data solution, helping engineers to create and complete fully-fledged forms on their mobile devices. [...]

If you are managing a team of field service engineers, you probably spend a fair amount of time scheduling jobs and ensuring your technicians are working as efficiently as possible. After all, the more calls your engineers can make in a day, the better it is for the bottom-line. If everything appears to be running smoothly, you may think why fix something that ain’t broke! But be hone [...]

Hundreds of hours are spent weekly filling out compliance forms to ensure that every business decision, from ordered materials to customer interactions, fits compliance regulations. Unfortunately, while compliance forms are more prevalent than ever, the time spent navigating the regulations and filling out forms has not gotten any easier. If your business is struggling to keep up, com [...]

First up, let’s get one thing straight – spreadsheets are useful. Really useful. So, why the critique? Spreadsheets may be the go-to tool for collecting and organising data, but in business it’s important to understand where the limitations are. It’s not a case of spreadsheets being bad, but it’s a well-known fact that businesses outgrow them. There is a tipping point in business when [...]

What is BYOD? What Are the Advantages of BYOD? What Are the Disadvantages of BYOD? The BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) trend is picking up steam in the field service industry. And for good reason, the application of BYOD has been a key driver in increasing customer satisfaction by enhancing the efficiency of many businesses. However, like most revered solutions that appear too good to b [...]

Global warming is happening. Melting icecaps, rising sea levels, heatwaves and catastrophic floods, the likes of which we’ve never seen before, are testimony. So, what can we as the heating industry do about this?Well, the race to Net Zero is on and decarbonising heat is a huge challenge.  In this blog we look at some of the alternatives, but first what does legislation say …In 2 [...]

Always being aware of your business expenses is as important as generating cash flow into your company. Whether it’s trivial daily costs or essential financial responsibilities like ensuring all payments have been made on time, every expense affects your business and should be recorded digitally. Understanding the inherent need for a business to be organised, Joblogic has created job [...]

Take a look around you. How many of your colleagues, managers, employees, business partners or other leaders in your sector are women? More to the point, how many of them are in qualified engineering or technical roles? If you are in the engineering, construction or building services sectors, the chances are it’s very few. Just 11% of the engineering sector in the UK is made up of wom [...]

Optimising cash flow is a key element of business success, allowing you to pay your staff and suppliers on time. One of the easiest ways to do this is to invoice your customers accurately and fast, which sounds simple but without a streamlined invoicing process, there’s a lot that can go wrong. This guide walks you through how to create an invoice checklist to make sure that every pro [...]

Imagine if all of your engineers were able to comfortably manage one more call each day – think what impact this could have on productivity and profit! And what if we told you that this is perfectly feasible simply by improving your scheduling? It’s all about optimising your engineers’ time out in the field and this relies on efficient and effective scheduling of calls. It sounds simp [...]

In the HVAC industry, managers often find it difficult to balance the time spent on managing existing client expectations and generating new business. An ongoing maintenance contract is often a dependable source of profit but opportunities to grow the business with new customers and service agreements can’t be ignored. Managing both simultaneously, however, can sometimes cause disorga [...]