Comparesoft Podcast

Maxcene Crowe, facilities industry expert and founder at MCFM Global, explores the importance of openness, transparency, and improving an engineer's communication skills when it comes to building a positive FM environment.

Dean Williamson, NDT Coordinator at Wabtec UK, details how advancements in technology can lead to quicker turnarounds at high standards when it comes to non-destructive testing through ultrasound and eddy current techniques.

Christopher Ali shares his views on to-do lists, calendars, and daily building walkarounds as he explains how to "put your ego aside" when it comes to sustainably-led decision-making in his role as Facilities Manager at Greenpeace UK.

Adam Neale, UK Field Engineering Director at BT, explains the challenges of presenting data-led actions to naysayers, gives tips on how best to manage a large team of engineers, and highlights the welcome advancements in tech from phone calls, PDAs, and spreadsheets to Service Management Software.

Edward Taylor-Robinson, Head of Estates for National Museums Liverpool, shares his experience of ensuring compliance and health and safety for 21 heritage buildings that support over 4 million collections as well as the detailed processes involved when hosting exhibitions.

Managing Director of Maintain Reliability, Will Ocean, opens up about the importance of understanding and deploying reliability-centred maintenance activities to meet vital KPIs.

Warren Duffy, Head of Estates at Manchester University NHS Trust, explains the challenges associated with maintaining buildings of varying ages while detailing how playing amateur rugby has helped to build a happy and trustworthy on-site culture.

Alek Zelnins draws on his 12 years of experience as Maintenance Supervisor at Unilever to share his views on achieving the ultimate goal of world-class maintenance and zero breakdowns with a skilled team of mechanics.

James Maile shares his valuable experience and lessons learnt in a maintenance management career that has taken him from Mechanical Engineer at Crown Holdings to Operations Manager at AJS Asset Care.

Carl Hamilton, Field Service Engineering Manager at proAV Limited, shares his expert insight on manoeuvring in a reactive service management sector and gives advice on using AI and IoT to help increase customer returns. As well as opening the lid on the acronym, RTFM.

Reliability and Maintenance Consultant, Roy Cribb, shares valuable tips from his 25 years of experience on the importance of looking after your machines and having the right maintenance management tools in place.

Specialist engineering and maintenance trainer, Matthew Laskaj leans on his experience in maintenance management to highlight the importance of mastering the fundamentals and why it's important to understand your data before purchasing a CMMS.

Trevor Bundas shares his expert insight on the challenges of facility management in one of the harshest climates on the planet, as well as touching on the future of CAFM technology and why data collection is the most valuable part of an FM's job.

Mark Timmins, Head of Maintenance Delivery at Travelodge Hotels, shares his expertise on maintenance management at one of the UK's biggest hotel chains including the impact of COVID-19 and the positive outcomes of in-sourcing work.

Louis Atkins shares expert tips and advice from his time at Manchester City Football Club, The Ivy, and his current role as Facilities Manager at Red Engine Team - the team behind Flight Club Darts & Electric Shuffle.

Kamran R. Zamir provides expertise in best facility maintenance management practices from experiences at Rolls-Royce, TIMET, and his current role at Doncasters Group.

Bhavin Patel talks about the importance of FM culture, plans, and maintenance activities at Mace Operate when working on the flagship London Cable Car project.

Marc Fletcher & Steven Downie combine their 35 years of experience in facilities management to talk about their roles as Senior & Regional Facilities Managers at Just Eat Takeaway.com.

Andy Gailey, a leading Uptime Consultant, with 21 years of experience at PepsiCo, shares his best practices on maintenance management.

Brompton Bicycle, Iconic British brand (think folding bicycles) is the largest manufacturer of bikes in the UK. Philip Dewson who is the Head of Maintenance and Facilities at Brompton Bicycle shares his insight and best practices on maintenance management.  

Get to know the approach and tactical techniques Tim uses to maintain Network Rail. Insights include building Maintenance Culture, When to use spreadsheets, using CMMS or EAM Software and practical advice on Maintenance Management.

Oil and Gas industry is a high Capex and Opex industry. Maintaining assets in the industry is not just about uptime but also about the availability of the most used commodity. Konrad Ritter, Maintenance Manager at Halliburton shares insights on how he manages multi-million dollar oil assets.

Ryan Batchelor who started his career with the British Army and now is a Maintenance Manager at Britvic Plc. (Makers of Robinsons, Pepsi, Tango, 7Up and other well-known brands) shares maintenance management best practices.

Peter Young who has worked with Weatherspoon, YO! Sushi, Wagamama and Byron shares the ins and outs of maintenance management in the hospitality industry. Maintaining Grills and Dishwashers is much more interesting than you think!

Michael Lewis, Maintenance Manager at The Wave (which is UK's First Artificial Lake) offers insight on why condition monitoring is important and how to build an impactful maintenance culture.