Reykjavík (the capital city of Iceland) chooses MainManager

Reykjavík has chosen MainManager to manage and maintain all of the cities 320 playgrounds (kindergartens, schools and open areas).

MainManager will be used to manage all check items and incidents which come up during :

• The statutory inspections of playground equipment
• Daily operations
• Ad hoc inspections

The implementation is under way and it is already possible to conduct inspections on 2 playgrounds
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How can MainManager be used in the monitoring and inspecting of playgrounds :

• All of the playgrounds information can be registered and maintained through MainManager.
• It offers a comprehensive and user-friendly supervision of check items and incidents.
• Custom made checklists are created for each playground, playground equipment and ground.
• All statutory inspections are linked to a task in the planning module. When the start date of the inspection is close, MainManager automatically sends the checklist for the given playground to a previously chosen recipient.
• The inspection takes place on site. Incidents or check itmes are logged on a smartphone or a tablet through MainManager’s app.
• When incidents or check items have been created they can be prioritized instantly and sent immediately to the city‘s employee or a contractor.
• Statistics and reports can be taken out to analyze each playgrounds status and for comparison.
• Tasks can be managed from start to finish.

This way the playgrounds maintenance history is logged and the follow-up of the check items and incidents is ensured.

Reykjavík and MainManager.

Reykjavík has been using MainManager for many years for the operation and maintainance of all of it‘s buildings, roads and flowerbeds. In addition Reykjavík Service Centre has used MainManager to register and manage all incoming incidents from it‘s citizens.

Reykjavík‘s employees therefore have a vast experience in the useage of MainManager. They know what the system is capable of and wish to use it to ensure the safety of the cities youngest residents.

Aston University Engineers are on the Move

Following other successful roll outs of MainManager Mobile, we are proud to announce that Aston University have followed suit. We recently set the system up and carried out training at our Harrogate office using a "train the trainer" model.

Plans for Facilities Show 2015 Building Momentum

Taking place at London ExCeL, Jun 16-18, the annual gathering of facilities management has already confirmed some stunning big names to exhibit: PHS Group, Broag Ltd; Crown Oil, FSI (FM Solutions), Mitie Group, Fireco, Euroworkspace, FM180, Topdesk UK and Miko Coffee.

Wärtsilä chooses MainManager

Wärtsilä has signed a contract with MainManager for the implementation and use of the software MainManager. Implementation of the software and training of employees is already under way.

Wärtsilä‘s property department in Norway manages around 75.000 m² and will be using MainManager for space management through :

• Interactive drawings
• Construction data
• Property data
• Operations
• Maintenance
• Fire prevention portals
• Help desk

MainManager will be providing a complete setup of technical systems, operating plans and interactive drawings for the administration building at Stord.

Wärtsilä is a large Finnish company with 18,000 employees and factories in 70 countries. The company has 4 subsidiaries in Norway with 1200 employees which deliver products and solutions for the marine, oil & gas and industrial sectors.

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Contra chooses MainManager

On the 19th of February an agreement between Contra and MainManager was signed. The implementation of the MainManager is already under way and the system will be taken into use in May 2015.

Contra will be using MainManager to manage the largest property in their charge; Höfðatorg.

There MainManager will be used to:

• Monitor energy consumption
• Create and manage incidents
• Manage service providers
• Manage the operation and maintenance of the property
• Manage lease contracts

Who are Contra

Contra is a spezialized asset management company which manages real estate portfolios in cooperation with banks, pension funds, insurance companies and investors.

Reykjavik City opens MainManager – incident service for citizens

Today, Mayor, Jon Gnarr, officially opened a new notification system which is based on and connected to the MainManager. The new notification system is easily accessible to all citizens of Reykjavik, through the front page on Reykjavik cities webpage.
The system gives the citizen the opportunity to point out, to the employees of Reykjavik, where and what needs to be fixed within the city limits.

The citizen can accurately pinpoint the location of the notification on a GIS map and then write a description of what needs to be done in the chosen area.
Reykjavik employees then use the MainManager’s operation & maintenance system to handle the submitted notifications.

Citizens are encouraged to notify different incidents such as damaged traffic signs, loose plates, damaged benches, broken trees, off street lighting etc. within the city limits.

BIM for CAFM update

A brief update on our BIM offering within MainManager. We are still looking for partners to get involved with our case study implementations. Do you have a BIM project coming up or just about to break ground? If so, give us a call to see how MainManager can help.

Here's a short video of where we are at present.  As you will see, we are able to allow clients to interact directly through the model.

There's still plenty of development going on but, we think that feedback from potential users would be extremely valuable.  How would you like to get involved?  What do you need a viewer to do for your FM team?

Mobile Workforce - CAFM vs Service Management apps

If you are an established FM and already have an expensive CAFM system in place, you are unlikely to look for a mobile option if your provider doesn't already have a solution.  However; there are an increasing number of quality app developers who (given the right permissions) will be able to link to your back end database and provide you with a mobile option.

Here at FM180 we are pragmatic about this.  We have a mobile solution for our core application, MainManager which we believe is second to none.  Unfortunately, if you have a system from another CAFM software house, you can't use that solution.  We do however; have partners who could provide a solution.  If this is of interest, give us a call and we can work with you to find the solution that best fits your needs.

Statsbygg in Norway chooses MainManager

The Norwegian state facility operator, Statsbygg, has awarded ICEconsult a multiyear contract for implementation of nation-wide facility management system using MainManager (www.mainmanager.com). The contract was signed 29th of February at a formal event in Oslo. This agreement is by far the largest the company has made and is a tremendous recognition and opens doors to new markets. The decision was made on the basis of intensive tender and negotiation process that began early last year. 11 companies across the Nordic countries participated. Three of them were selected into the final phase, two Norwegian companies and ICEconsult. Statsbygg’s decision process included evaluation of the software, experience and vision as well as cost. The result was decisive as ICEconsult / Main Manager was awarded the highest rating in all aspects. On behalf of the Norwegian government, Statsbygg owns 2,350 buildings distributed among 600 property complexes at home and abroad. These include universities, office buildings, historic structures, prisons, royal buildings, embassies, etc. MainManager is a comprehensive Facility Management system (CAFM) used in thousands of buildings in Europe. The system supports FM processes such as development, maintenance and operations projects, construction, service level agreements (SLA), lease management, quality management, energy, etc.