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About Start Software

Start Software is an award-winning developer and leading publisher of asbestos software, systems for the legal services industry and more.

Want to know more about asbestos software Alpha Tracker? Alpha Tracker is the most used asbestos software in the UK, Australia & New Zealand with more than 60m items of asbestos data stored.

Our legal services software Alpha Legal helps will writers, accountants, solicitors, IFAs and estate agents to communicate securely with clients. Read about developments here on the blog.

Or need help with Alpha Anywhere or Alpha Transform projects or software development? You'll find useful info here.

40 Marathons in 40 Countries in 4 Months - all for Cancer Research

Our good friend and client John Read of CleanUpBritain (remember, we built the roadside-litter-tracking RoadVlog app?) is a very proud Dad.  His son, Angus (22) is running 40 marathons in 40 countries in 4 months, raising funds for Cancer Research.

Angus is hoping to be the youngest person to achieve this feat, and he is doing it completely unsupported. Wow, what a challenge!

You've got this, Angus!

Follow Angus on TikTok here: https://www.tiktok.com/@angus_read/video/7545555352952130838


Thanks in advance!

Support Desk Performance - August 2025

August was another busy month for our support team, with 832 tickets solved in total. Of these, 166 were high-priority – the kind of issues our clients really need us to resolve quickly.

We’re pleased to report that:

  • 97.08% of high-priority tickets were solved within the timescales set by our customers.

  • Across all tickets, 90.99% were solved on time.

Although August’s overall performance dipped slightly compared to earlier months, our handling of urgent issues remained consistently strong. Clients can be reassured that when a critical problem arises, we act swiftly and effectively.

Good performance over the last 6 months

Looking back over the last six months, a few trends stand out:

  • High-priority tickets are always given the attention they deserve – month after month, we’re above 95%, peaking at an excellent 99.2% in April.

  • Ticket volumes have eased slightly since the spring (down from 1,080 in March to 832 in August). That gives us some breathing space, but we’ll keep working to bring overall “on time” performance back up towards the mid-90s.

  • Consistency is key – even with fluctuations, we’ve handled around 800–1,000 tickets every month, showing the reliability and resilience of the team.

In short: August showed that we can be relied upon when it matters most, and we’ll be focusing on lifting our overall response rates back up as we head into autumn.

Three (3!) new Alpha Tracker asbestos consultancy orders in a week! New users from the UK, Australia & New Zealand have joined the Alpha Tracker family

It's been a busy period for the Alpha Tracker teams in the UK, Australia & New ZealandThree orders in one week!  This will keep the installation team busy...

Only joking - we're always happy to receive new orders

We've had an order for asbestos software Alpha Tracker from a new asbestos lab in the UK along with asbestos consultancy Hazchek joining us from Australia and Dowdell joining from New Zealand.

Can we help your asbestos consultancy to become more efficient?  Are you wanting to learn more about how AI is changing our software and how asbestos consultancies are using systems to automate their businesses?  Get in touch!

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