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The story in brief

Midlands Catering Equipment is a Northampton-based specialist in commercial catering equipment, providing a wide range of services including equipment installations, repairs, refrigeration maintenance, and gas safety inspections. With a strong reputation for reliability and technical expertise, the company supports businesses and organisations that rely on safe and efficient kitchen operations.

The team works closely with clients to ensure that commercial kitchens remain compliant, functional, and operating at peak performance. Their services cover both planned maintenance and reactive repairs, helping customers minimise downtime and extend the lifespan of their equipment.

Midlands Catering Equipment predominantly supports the education sector, working with schools, colleges, and other educational institutions that require dependable catering facilities to serve large numbers of people every day. Alongside this, the company also works with hospitality clients, including high-profile venues such as Silverstone, providing specialist equipment services in fast-paced and demanding environments.

 

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Their Challenge

Midlands Catering Equipment wanted to move away from a competitor platform that was not delivering the usability and functionality they needed. They also required stronger asset management and a customer portal that was easy for clients to use.

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How Joblogic helped

Joblogic provided a more intuitive system, plus a customer portal and mobile app. Customers can log jobs, sign off quotes, and check invoices, while the team can manage assets and produce lifecycle reports to support planning.

 
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The outcome

Customer satisfaction improved through better transparency and live information. Asset visibility also improved, helping customers plan repairs and replacements more efficiently.

Challenge & Opportunity

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Challenge

NCG’s spreadsheet-based maintenance process became unmanageable, slowing visibility and collaboration across 75+ services.

All maintenance jobs were managed in a single spreadsheet, making it difficult to handle work across 75+ services.

The system became harder to maintain as more sites were added.

Tasks were tracked manually using a basic traffic-light system, leading to confusion and slow updates.

Long email chains were required for updates, resulting in poor visibility and inconsistent collaboration.

Departments and external contractors struggled to work together efficiently due to slow and fragmented communication.

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Opportunity

NCG needed a scalable, centralised system to streamline maintenance operations and improve real-time visibility and teamwork.

NCG needed a structured, centralised system that could scale with 75+ services.

They required real-time visibility of maintenance and compliance.

The team wanted a solution that supports live job tracking and instant reporting.

They needed a simple, easy-to-use interface suitable for colleagues with varying technical skills.

NCG aimed to improve collaboration across departments and with external contractors.

The project timeline

An overview of the four essential phases guiding the project from initial discovery to final delivery.

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Discovery & Validation of Business Needs

Conducted in-depth workshops with key stakeholders to understand challenges, map current workflows, and validate the most critical needs for change.

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Solution Design & MVP Definition

Outlined the core MVP features—intelligent scheduling, mobile engineer app, invoicing, and reporting—aligned to business priorities.

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Pilot Testing & Feedback

Launched a pilot with selected engineers to validate usability, collect feedback, and refine the system before wider deployment.

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Full Implementation & Training

Rolled out Joblogic across departments with structured onboarding and tailored training for engineers, administrators, and managers.

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Optimization & Improvement

Introduced advanced reporting and a customer portal while providing ongoing support and enhancements to drive long-term value.

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Mark Curry
Managing Director
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Mark Curry

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