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Welcome to Part II of our series where we’re looking at common queries around automating manual processes. In our last article we asked about what can come to mind we use the word 'automate'. And gave examples like robotic arms, automatic gear sticks and something as...

When we use the word 'automate' what do you think of? Robotic arms moving parts around in a factory? An automatic gear stick instead of manual? Excel instead of a clipboard? Wikipedia describes automation as “a wide range of technologies which reduce human...

When we look at how contractors and property management companies work together to manage repairs and maintenance, we see quite a disjointed, time consuming and monotonous way of working. It’s more horse and cart than TGV. But can property management companies and...

“Who shares wins: the impact of technology on building safety” – A Look Back In Order to Look Forward As we move into 2021 with a mix of eager anticipation and an underlying sense of trepidation about what lies ahead, I can’t help but try to focus on what we can do to...

Repairs and Maintenance efficiency hacks - the top 5 tasks you will likely waste time on in 2021 and how to stop Organising repairs and maintenance can be a very manual process. The ‘back and forth’, disjointed communications and information coming in and going out in...

How can you future proof your contracting or property management business in 2021? 2020 was a year like no other in our lifetime. We were thrown into a situation which none of us were prepared for – both personally and professionally. For the businesses that have...

How has 2020 been for you as a contractor? It’s been a massive challenge for the majority of businesses with hardly anyone going unscathed. This week (I write this on the 10th November), a potential COVID-19 vaccine has been announced, which, without meaning to count...

Property Managers need a variety of contractors to fulfill a range of repairs and maintenance work. Whether it’s routine maintenance work like gutter cleaning, gardening or lighting in communal areas or emergency repair work or repairs to the building or roof, the...

As if coping with the fluctuating rules and restrictions of a pandemic aren’t enough for us all, for Residential Property Managers, the dark nights are closing in, autumn is upon us, which means that winter is just around the corner. It’s the time of year when...

For contractors and Property Management businesses, the prospect of doing something new can often be so daunting a prospect that any sort of change is never implemented. This can lead to stagnant processes, becoming too comfortable with the mindset of ‘it’s how it’s...

For many contractors or Property Managers, staying safe and continuing to do what’s always been done is the accepted way of the office. Everything is working fine so why change it? But what if someone else comes along and does things a little differently? What if...

How improving communication with your suppliers, will improve relationships with your customers “Communication works for those who work at it.” John Powell In Property Management, good communication is vital to building and maintaining good relationships. And there...

“How technology saved contractors during the virus crisis”. Possibly not one of the most read headlines of the last few months. But one that featured on the industry leading, Construction News website. The article cites the transformation of Birmingham’s NEC into a...

Imagine this. It’s 2015. It’s Saturday night and you're getting takeaway. You search through the drawer in your kitchen for all the menus you have. You pass the menus around and make a collective decision about which restaurant you’ll go to. Then you grab a notepad...