A Lesson In Cost Cutting at the University of Bristol.
Summary
One of Pulsion Technology’s newest clients is Bristol University, where eSquiggles is being piloted across their Estates department. Situated in the heart of Bristol, the university is a large institution, housing over 12,000 students and 5,000 staff. With such large volumes of people accessing over 400 different buildings, they are kept extremely busy and constantly looking for more efficient ways of working. A key role of staff is to manage and maintain university buildings and assets, however until recently a large proportion of time seemed to be spent completing paperwork and typing reports. There was a need to introduce a solution which would allow staff to perform inspections and collect relevant data electronically, reducing the volume of paperwork being completed and removing the need for staff to retype data back into their Facilities Management (FM) IT systems.
Following a competitive bid, eSquiggles was selected as their preferred electronic data collection tool which would be used whilst carrying out regular jobs such as water tank inspections, legionella risk assessments and asset management. eSquiggles integrates seamlessly into their back office systems, meaning that data collected onsite is instantly populated back into these systems. That means no retyping, no lost paperwork, improved visibility of data for management reporting – and huge cost savings.
“We were impressed with the flexibility of eSquiggles. It can cater for the full range of inspections and surveys performed on a daily basis and is extremely easy to use. We are confident that the reduction in the volume of paperwork and the anticipated cost savings will pave the way to a full rollout across 300 staff”, Kevin Thomas, Estates IT Manager, University of Bristol.
University of Bristol
A Lesson In Cost Cutting at the University of Bristol.
Summary
One of Pulsion Technology’s newest clients is Bristol University, where eSquiggles is being piloted across their Estates department. Situated in the heart of Bristol, the university is a large institution, housing over 12,000 students and 5,000 staff. With such large volumes of people accessing over 400 different buildings, they are kept extremely busy and constantly looking for more efficient ways of working. A key role of staff is to manage and maintain university buildings and assets, however until recently a large proportion of time seemed to be spent completing paperwork and typing reports. There was a need to introduce a solution which would allow staff to perform inspections and collect relevant data electronically, reducing the volume of paperwork being completed and removing the need for staff to retype data back into their Facilities Management (FM) IT systems.
Following a competitive bid, eSquiggles was selected as their preferred electronic data collection tool which would be used whilst carrying out regular jobs such as water tank inspections, legionella risk assessments and asset management. eSquiggles integrates seamlessly into their back office systems, meaning that data collected onsite is instantly populated back into these systems. That means no retyping, no lost paperwork, improved visibility of data for management reporting – and huge cost savings.
“We were impressed with the flexibility of eSquiggles. It can cater for the full range of inspections and surveys performed on a daily basis and is extremely easy to use. We are confident that the reduction in the volume of paperwork and the anticipated cost savings will pave the way to a full rollout across 300 staff”, Kevin Thomas, Estates IT Manager, University of Bristol.
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