Business Tips & Strategies

If you are managing a team of field service engineers, you probably spend a fair amount of time scheduling jobs and ensuring your technicians are working as efficiently as possible. After all, the more calls your engineers can make in a day, the better it is for the bottom-line. If everything appears to be running smoothly, you may think why fix something that ain’t broke! But be hone [...]

Hundreds of hours are spent weekly filling out compliance forms to ensure that every business decision, from ordered materials to customer interactions, fits compliance regulations. Unfortunately, while compliance forms are more prevalent than ever, the time spent navigating the regulations and filling out forms has not gotten any easier. If your business is struggling to keep up, com [...]

Every trade has its own set of tools that make the job simpler and more efficient, and the electrician’s toolkit is certainly no exception to this rule. For field service companies, ensuring their electricians are well-equipped for the tasks at hand is always a priority. Good tools can make the difference between a steady stream of customers and struggling to find leads. For those cur [...]

First up, let’s get one thing straight – spreadsheets are useful. Really useful. So, why the critique? Spreadsheets may be the go-to tool for collecting and organising data, but in business it’s important to understand where the limitations are. It’s not a case of spreadsheets being bad, but it’s a well-known fact that businesses outgrow them. There is a tipping point in business when [...]

What is BYOD? What Are the Advantages of BYOD? What Are the Disadvantages of BYOD? The BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) trend is picking up steam in the field service industry. And for good reason, the application of BYOD has been a key driver in increasing customer satisfaction by enhancing the efficiency of many businesses. However, like most revered solutions that appear too good to b [...]

Did you know that your business could get an additional £3,000 for each new apprentice you take on? The incentive payment is in addition to the £1,000 employers already receive for hiring an apprentice! So, that’s £4K for each apprentice – that’s a pretty good financial incentive and apprenticeships bring lots of other business benefits too. But get your skates on as there’s limited t [...]

Field service businesses are a crucial part of the global economy. If you’re not digitising your business, then you’re potentially leaving money on the table. As the world becomes more digital, your business needs to keep up with these technological advancements to offer your clients the best possible service. Whether it’s updating engineers timetables, optimising travel routes or ema [...]

Always being aware of your business expenses is as important as generating cash flow into your company. Whether it’s trivial daily costs or essential financial responsibilities like ensuring all payments have been made on time, every expense affects your business and should be recorded digitally. Understanding the inherent need for a business to be organised, Joblogic has created job [...]

Optimising cash flow is a key element of business success, allowing you to pay your staff and suppliers on time. One of the easiest ways to do this is to invoice your customers accurately and fast, which sounds simple but without a streamlined invoicing process, there’s a lot that can go wrong. This guide walks you through how to create an invoice checklist to make sure that every pro [...]

Suicide is now sadly the single biggest killer of men under 45 and male site workers are three times more likely to commit suicide than the average male in the UK. In fact, suicide kills more construction workers than falls. Depression and anxiety have overtaken musculoskeletal disorders in construction, and the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) warns of a silent mental heal [...]

Within the field service industry, businesses can often be guilty of a lack of organisation. This can naturally lead to mistakes, duplication of tasks or data and all round confusion for both staff and customers.  Having a proper job scheduling system in place enables your field workers to take complete ownership of a project. This not only increases productivity and revenue, but [...]

Imagine if all of your engineers were able to comfortably manage one more call each day – think what impact this could have on productivity and profit! And what if we told you that this is perfectly feasible simply by improving your scheduling? It’s all about optimising your engineers’ time out in the field and this relies on efficient and effective scheduling of calls. It sounds simp [...]