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May 08, 2013

Kettle Moraine YMCA Improves Member Satisfaction with MaintenanceEdge

The Kettle Moraine YMCA in West Bend, Wisconsin, consists of two branches, 400 employees, and four maintenance technicians. They needed a system to help with communication, easily reporting to the Board of Directors, and they needed to put a preventive maintenance program in place. Todd Miller, Director of Facilities, tells us how MaintenanceEdge helped his association with communication, member satisfaction, preventive maintenance, and running reports with a few easy clicks.

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Apr 30, 2013

Town of Mansfield, CT, Cuts Work Order Administration by 50% & Sees Substantial Time Savings

The Town of Mansfield, CT, is home to 24,884 citizens and has 24 locations which the Facilities Management Department performs upkeep on. They were trying to keep up with work orders in two systems and the administrator was stuck doing a lot of busy work. Thanks to their successful implementation of MaintenanceEdge, work order administration work has been cut by 50% which has freed up the administrator’s time to do more important tasks. Beth Spinner, Facilities Management Administrator, walks us through the positive impact this has had on their department.

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Apr 08, 2013

Implementation Plan & Client Support Key to NorthCrest Medical Center Success

NorthCrest Medical Center in Tennessee maintains 320,000 square feet, which includes a 220,000 square foot hospital with 109 beds. They needed a work order system that allowed them to track and report on maintenance activities, so they could tell where resources were spent. Steve Sanders, Director of Plant Operations and Security, shares how he transitioned from a paper system to FacilityDude’s MaintenanceEdge and the improvements he has experienced.

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Apr 01, 2013

PlayhouseSquare Improves Time Management and Accountability

PlayhouseSquare, in Cleveland, Ohio, consists of 615,000 square feet of theatre space and 1,000,000 square feet of commercial real estate property, it is the country’s largest performing arts center outside of New York.  The not-for-profit performing arts center attracts over one million guests per year to its 1,000+ annual events.  Carl Dettlebach, Facilities Manager, tells us how MaintenanceEdge has improved time management and problem solving skills.

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Mar 18, 2013

East Feliciana Parish Sees 25% Time Savings with MaintenanceEdge

East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana has a population of 20,117 and consists of 458 roads. They chose to implement MaintenanceEdge to help them easily create monthly reports, and to document all of their work in one central database. Gwen McCoy, Department of Public Works Clerk, tells us why she chose FacilityDude and how it has helped her already.

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Mar 14, 2013

SaskCentral Saves Time and Money with MaintenanceEdge and UtilityTrac Plus

SaskCentral, in Saskatchewan, Canada, is a commercial office building with 250,000 square feet, multiple tenants and 600 building occupants. They implemented MaintenanceEdge to help streamline their work order process and stay on top of planned maintenance.  They also found the need to track building improvements and show savings using UtilityTrac Plus. Shawn Martin, Facility Services Manager, Kevin Gabel, Maintenance Engineer, and Doug Spencer, Building Operations Manager tell us how FacilityDude has impacted their work and efficiency.

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Mar 12, 2013

The City of Spartanburg, SC Streamlines Work Order Communication with MaintenanceEdge

The City of Spartanburg, South Carolina has a population of 37,334 and consists of 25 public buildings that are managed by 6 technicians. They decided to implement MaintenanceEdge to help them record their work, and document hours and expenses. David Cook, Construction Project Manager and Building Maintenance Manager, tells us why he chose FacilityDude and how it is helping their department.

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Feb 27, 2013

York County, VA Saves $20,000 a Year with MaintenanceEdge

York County, VA was looking for a work order system to replace one that was complicated to use and expensive to maintain. They integrated FacilityDude’s MaintenanceEdge into their operations and have seen significant benefits, one of which being lower software maintenance fees which amount to savings of $20,000 a year.

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Jan 16, 2013

Providence VA Medical Center improves planned maintenance program and reporting with MaintenanceEdge

Nationally and internationally recognized Providence VA Medical Center in Rhode Island integrated FacilityDude’s MaintenanceEdge into their operations. Allen Somers, Supervisor of Maintenance & Operations for Providence VA, shares his experience implementing MaintenanceEdge, how it impacted his facility’s operations, and why The Joint Commission called it a “best practice” during a recent visit.

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Dec 31, 2012

Town of Westport, CT Reduced Fuel Oil Costs by 35% with UtilityTrac Plus

Town of Westport, CT, has a population of 25,749 and contains 60 public buildings. Michael Frawley, Superintendent of Maintenance, was using spreadsheets to track utility spend but found it hard to understand how much was being spent on what commodities and in what buildings. He began using UtilityTrac Plus and now has a clear picture of what’s being spent where, and he’s done a project which lowered his fuel oil costs by 35%.

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