Plexal To Work With Startups And Industry To Diversify The UK Telecoms Sector
Plexal, the innovation company established by Delancey, is working with the UK government’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) to support the diversification of the UK’s telecoms market and stimulate the creation of products and services from SMEs and startups. The announcement was made by Minister of State at...
What Can We Do to Get More Young People in Field Service?
What Can We Do to Get More Young People in Field Service? Steve Zannos, Sr. Director, Customer Care – Electrolux, and member of the current #FSN20 collection of the most innovative and influential leaders in the global field service community, offers three key ways in which field service organisations can successfully tap into the...
Making Service Sexy
Making Service Sexy Cheryl Anne Sanderson, Operations Director at G4S FM UK and Ireland, discusses the struggle in attracting the next generation of technicians and engineers and suggests influence must come from the top of a business to change perceptions of those looking in who are considering a career in service… In...
Deconstructing the Service Delivery Value Chain and Research What Your Customer Wants
Are you prepared to take things apart to meet customer needs? Kris Oldland, Editor-in-Chief, Field Service News is joined on the Field Service News Digital Symposium by Michael Blumberg, President and CEO of Blumberg Advisory Group. Michael is a seasoned expert in the field service industry, and he always thinks forward to what’s...
Is Now the Time to Re-evaluate the Key Performance Indicators of Your Company?
Are you measuring the wrong metrics? Kris Oldland, Editor-in-Chief, Field Service News is joined on the Field Service News Digital Symposium by Martin Summerhayes, Head of Digital Transformation Services at MDB Service Consulting. Martin has over 30 years of experience in the service industry in the UK working for organizations such...
The Difference Between Effectiveness and Utilisation
Do you track engineer effectiveness? Kris Oldland, Editor-in-Chief, Field Service News is joined on the Field Service News Digital Symposium by Martin Summerhayes, Head of Digital Transformation Services at MDB Service Consulting. Martin has over 30 years of experience in the service industry in the UK working for organizations such...
UK SMEs Forge Ahead with Cautious Optimism as Post-Pandemic Business Confidence Grows
Despite lingering anxieties about the pandemic and a variety of economic and commercial issues, the majority of SMEs believe it is now imperative to begin building back from the crisis. They are ready to step up their business investment, with ambitious plans for recruitment, renewal of equipment and machinery, and both domestic and...
Depot Repair: Bringing the Customer Experience Full Circle
Durable goods manufacturers have long played a part in the circular business economy, placing particular emphasis on improving productivity and streamlining reverse logistic supply chain processes to achieve time- and cost-saving benefits. While a laser focus on operational efficiency is important in reverse logistics, it doesn’t...