Fire and security specialist Tecserv UK has installed an all-in-one vehicle tracking solution from mobile workforce management specialist BigChange across the entire fleet of vehicles used by our fire alarm maintenance team.
Headquartered in Underwood, Nottingham the company designs, installs and maintains commercial fire and intruder alarms, CCTV and access control systems for clients across the UK. After evaluating a number of providers, Tecserv UK chose the JourneyWatch system from BigChange combining real-time tracking of vans, intelligent separation of business and private mileage and an integrated driver mobile app that manages timesheets, expenses and gives its fully certified technicians feedback after each journey to encourage safe and responsible driver behaviour.
Tecserv UK has installed the new technology to help it enhance the round the clock service its fire alarm maintenance team provides to customers including the NHS, Marks and Spencer, Pinewood Studios, Harvey Nichols, The National Trust and construction industry clients such as Portakabin.
Contact centre agents at Tecserv’s monitoring centre in Nottingham liaise with customers 24/7 to respond to urgent reactive service requests as well as to manage the ongoing installation and routine servicing of alarm and CCTV hardware. With a team of field based fire alarm maintenance service engineers covering the whole of the UK, maintaining complete visibility of the entire operation can be a challenge.
The JourneyWatch system from BigChange gives all call-centre agents and planners instant visibility of the live location and progress of all company technicians. Built in customer relationship management (CRM) means that all customer sites are saved in the system, so that rather than just seeing the name of a street, operators can instantly understand which contact each engineer is visiting.
When responding to urgent reactive work, the system identifies available engineers in order of proximity together with information about their skills, qualifications and the type of vehicle and tools that they have available. This has enabled Tecserv UK to enhance response times ensure that the ideal resource attends every job. This is supported by a variety of proactive alerts that enable efficient management of the operation. These include automatic emails and text messages to drivers and management when vehicles travel on toll roads or enter the London congestion charging zone, ensuring fees are paid and fines not incurred. Alerts also highlight when vehicles have been stopped at a location for an excessive period of time.
Grahame Tilley, CEO at Tecserv commented, “Our growth has been based on providing a first class service to some of the most demanding commercial, retail and industrial clients. We are continually investing in the latest technology to maintain our edge and we chose BigChange as their customer-focused ethos and 24/7 service commitment matches our own. The JourneyWatch system is helping us to maximise productivity, whilst meeting safety and duty of care requirements.”
The BigChange technology is also assisting back-office administration. Technicians use a dedicated private button in the vehicle to differentiate between business and private mileage. This is providing robust information that the payroll department can use for meeting HMRC reporting requirements. In addition, vehicle tracking data assists with verification of timesheets and overtime claims. The BigChange technology also gives Tecserv UK the option to upgrade at any time to full works-order job management with intelligent scheduling.
Founder and CEO of BigChange, Martin Port added, “We are delighted to welcome Tecserv UK as a BigChange customer. They run an impressive operation and have an enviable roster of well-known national and international brands using their services. Our RoadCrew team will be supporting Tecserv to get the maximum return on investment from their BigChange technology.”
Neil has held a variety of positions in sales, technical and management since he started in the fire and security industry in 1989. Over this time he has amassed a tremendous amount of experience from working for both large and niche players.
