Page 8 - MASS Media Template NEW2

EVENTS & MEDIA
Dublin 60 Second

Roadshow Connect

2019 Issue 1

Due to the success of 2018’s Dublin such as Room Booking and self-service with...
Roadshow, we just couldn’t resist making functions for visitors and staff. We also richArd kiMber...
another visit to Dublin. This year, we hosted elaborated in detail on how On-Demand 2019 Issue 1
heAd of fAcilities technologies
at the centrally located Temple Bar Hotel, Maintenance and Preventative Planned
which as the name suggests is right in the Maintenance has improved within the new At university of the west of englAnd
hustle and bustle of Temple Bar. The release, summarised some of our clients’
venue provided us with a super funky fantastic success stories, and handed out
meeting room - great for keeping spirits some of our great merchandise. How long have you been working in What was your biggest work
high during the event! The day kicked off a Facilities Management? achievement of 2018?
little later than usual and this time we made When lunchtime came around, we took a 5years, but I’ve worked 8 years at UWE. Transferring our Water Hygiene
a few changes to our typical agenda for the break with a lavish lunch spread served in Inspections from a 3rd Party Software into
day, but the principles of the event stayed the hotel’s bar, surrounded by pool tables How many of you are in your team? ARCHIBUS application. We usually make around
the same. and other entertainment, before the event There are 5 us in the team. 90k individual asset visits a year, so there was
continued into the afternoon…..where things a lot of work to get it off the ground.
The attendance for our 2018 Dublin got a little more in depth! The latter part What’s the most difficult part of your role?
Roadshow was great, so it was nice to of the day is usually a great opportunity to Working out what people mean when they say “I What are your key work challenges for 2019?
replicate that buzzy vibe, meet some new discuss our clients’ individual needs as they need a system” or “I need a report”. Then What’s the progress like so far?
people and of course reconvene with some relate to ARCHIBUS. explaining that I’m not asking “Why?” just to Getting our ARCHIBUS E-Inspections
of the many organisations we met last year. be awkward, it’s so we can help them select the application launched and embedded into our
We love meeting and networking with new right solution for the business. teams. This will reduce the amount of
The event handed our new recruit Ravi Girn organisations, just as much as we love manual entry of problems that are found on
the ideal opportunity to meet new chatting about ARCHIBUS. We would love to What aspect is the most enjoyable? site, through the use of
people from different organisations and the meet even more of you at our future Being able to hand over a working process or “intelligent questionnaires” We’re going to get it
opportunity to showcase the latest roadshows this year. For those interested in system for a colleague to use. Knowing that it will launched in our Accommodation and
version of ARCHIBUS, V24.1. This joining us for the next round, more improve their productivity or has cured a Logistics teams first, hopefully in Q1 of 2019!
consisted of a demonstration of the new information on our next location appears on headache for an individual, is an added
console, going into depth with new features page 15 of this edition. bonus. Are you more likely to have a tidy desk,
such as the Self-Service portal. We or a messy desk?
expanded on frequently requested tasks What do you use ARCHIBUS for day to day? Messy. It’s been referred to as
Asbestos, On Demand Work (Soft and Hard FM), chaotic but I promise, I think I know what is
Planned Maintenance, Water Hygiene where and why?!
Inspections (Mobile Working), Asset
Management and Space Management. If you could go anywhere in the world
on holiday this summer, where would it be?
What areas of ARCHIBUS would you like to use I fancy New Zealand, there’s not much out there
in the future? that would want to eat me or kill me. Maybe
Condition Survey – we need to be when England Cricket next tour?
smarter with how we record our Estates There’s an idea…
condition. ARCHIBUS might well be the
answer!

08 www.mass-plc.com www.mass-plc.com 09