Belgravium Technologies PLC NWC adopt TouchStar system
11 February 2014 - 3:52AM
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Belgravium Technologies PLC
10 February 2014
PRESS RELEASE
NWC Group have implemented new systems for scheduling,
electronic job sheet and vehicle tracking
Established partners PODFather and TouchStar Technologies have
supplied a number of business optimisation solutions to assist
Nationwide Window Cleaning in managing over 100 cleaners across the
UK. The systems include resource planning, electronic job sheet and
vehicle tracking.
Nationwide Window Cleaning (NWC) is the UK's leading independent
window cleaning provider. NWC undertake a wide variety of work from
single sites to national portfolios and have particular expertise
in servicing the needs of financial institutions and high-street
retailers. With each site having multiple schedules of work with
varying frequencies, NWC needed systems which were reliable, easy
to use and provided full data transparency.
NWC supplied their existing work schedule in a spreadsheet to
the PODFather development team, along with a specification for the
details they needed to capture on the PDA software.Within two
weeks, NWC produced a customised PODFather system, with a
scheduling facility for managing approximately 10,000 sites across
all of their cleaners.
PODFather is a cloud based mobile software solution designed for
businesses operating in various logistics, construction and field
service sectors. The integrated PDA and web-based backoffice
solution allow NWC to plan and manage their jobs and resources on a
daily basis, with real-time visibility of job progress as their
cleaners complete each job using the mobile job completion
system.
In parallel, TouchStar Technologies installed a tracking system
on to each cleaner's vehicle. Once the high-specification GPS
device is installed in the vehicle it processes data from GPS
satellites to calculate its position. Its powerful internal
processor constantly monitors the status of the vehicle (eg: is the
ignition on, is the driver driving aggressively, etc) and attaches
this status information to a GPS positional log.
The tracker then uses the GPRS data network to transmit these
GPS logs to a data collection server at regular intervals. This
data is then accessible via a PC or laptop using a secure
application.
Thornton Tasker, Managing Director of NWC Group said, "We were
amazed at the speed which the teams at PODFather and TouchStar
understood our business requirements and converted them into
pragmatic solutions. We had tried and failed with a different
mobile software system so all of our cleaners already had PDA
hardware that was compatible with the PODFather program and they
took to the new system with ease."
Thornton continues, "We now have state-of-the-art back office
systems that allow our staff in the office to manage both ad-hoc
and planned maintenance activities. We have complete transparency
of work carried out, jobs still outstanding and the availability
and position of cleaning personnel."
"The handheld system for our cleaners is also hugely beneficial
as they receive complete job instructions wherever they are, and
complete the job sheet recording the details of what was carried
out along with photos of completed work, customer name and
signature to approve job completion."
"The combination of the two systems has ensured that we are
meeting our core business objectives. In particular we are
increasing the productivity of cleaning personnel and improving
service levels for our valued customer base."
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About TouchStar Technologies Ltd
TouchStar Technologies Ltd has been supplying turnkey data
collection and mobile computing solutions for industrial and
commercial applications since 1982. 'Blue Chip' organisations such
as Coca Cola Enterprises, Wincanton Logistics, Ford Motor Company,
Corus / Tata Steel, GSK, British Airways, Air Berlin, BP and Total
have benefited from a highly professional approach to project
fulfilment.
The services that TouchStar can extend to clients include;
--thorough analysis of client's overall system requirement.
Resolution of integration issues with legacy systems
--system design and manufacture, including bespoke software and
hardware development if required
--system commissioning and installation
--full local post-sale system maintenance and service, including
'rapid response' call-out for any customers that require it
About PODFather
Valley Technology was founded in 2000 and has a long history of
developing and supporting solutions for enterprise environments.
The company name changed to PODFather Ltd in 2013 to reflect the
focus and commitment to the PODFather platform.
PODFather has formed partnerships since it's launch in 2006 with
industry leading hardware manufacturers and mobile networks to
ensure it delivers solutions which fit the requirements and budgets
of its customers.
Press Contacts
Mike Turner - Group Marketing Manager
TouchStar Technologies Ltd
www.touchstar.co.uk
Tel: + 44 (0) 1274 741860
Fax: + 44 (0) 1274 741862
mike.turner@touchstar.co.uk
Colin McCreadie - Business Development Director
PODFather Ltd
http://www.podfather.com
T: +44 (0)131 553 0405
M: +44 (0)7931 596554
cmccreadie@podfather.com
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