MCP and Start Software helping Mesothelioma UK

You might remember that I did a 50 mile sponsored walk for the asbestos cancer charity Mesothelioma UK last year (see http://robinbennett.blogspot.co.uk/2017/10/thanks-to-you-weve-raised-more-than.html).

The charity sent their regular newsletter last week together with a thank you letter, and it was great to see our friends and Alpha Tracker users at MCP Environmental with their name in lights too for raising money for this excellent cause.

MCP raising funds for Mesothelioma UK

Thank you letter to Start Software

Alpha Tracker orders so far in 2018

We've been very fortunate to have a good start to 2018 with five orders for our asbestos software system Alpha Tracker from asbestos consultancies across the UK.  It is particularly pleasing because two are from customers switching from a competitor product after finding the supplier to be difficult to work with.

The Alpha Tracker mini-website

Increasing our customer base each month does give us a challenge in terms of needing to improve and increase our training and support resources and that's something we're addressing this week.

By the way, if you introduce and recommend another asbestos consultancy to us, we're very happy to pay a "finder's fee" commission.  Do let us know if you have someone you can send our way.

ACE Environmental go live with Alpha Tracker

The asbestos professionals at London-based Ace Environmental have just had their Alpha Tracker and Tracker Mobile training at our Telford offices.

Ace Environmental is a specialist asbestos surveying company providing a comprehensive asbestos surveying service to professionals active in the property management and development sectors.  They will be using Alpha Tracker to increase their productivity and service offerings to their clients.

Welcome on board!

One of the Ace staff learning to use Tracker Mobile

Tracker Mobile runs on tablets and smartphones

Alpha Tracker - did you know...? #6 - it's not just for asbestos!

Did you know that the market-leading asbestos software system, Alpha Tracker, can also help you with a number of other types of hazardous materials?

Some of the other types of environmental project you can book into Alpha Tracker

We produce software modules for:

• Legionella (in a variety of report styles)
• lead
• contaminated soil
• air quality
• COSSH
• fire risk assessments, and more.

Do get in touch if you want to extend your Alpha Tracker to other areas of environmental consultancy beyond asbestos - we'd love to hear your ideas.

Alpha Tracker - did you know...? #5 - template re-design service

Did you know that we offer a service to re-design your asbestos report templates?

When asbestos consultancy clients switch to Alpha Tracker, they are often surprised that we don't offer a pre-built "standard" asbestos report format. Instead, we pride ourselves on being able to reproduce a consultancy's report format within Alpha Tracker.  However, more often than not, a consultancy doesn't want us to simply copy their existing report format as they want to take the opportunity to improve the report as part of going live with their new software.

Working with our partner graphic designer, we offer a complete asbestos report re-design service to new and existing Alpha Tracker asbestos consultancies.  The service can include report and certificate graphic design improvements as well as re-branding (including new corporate logos and colour schemes).  Prices start from as little as £450+vat.

Do get in touch if you want to discuss this opportunity to improve the appearance of your asbestos reports.

Happy New Year! (I know it's a bit late...)

I've just recorded a quick video to let you know how 2017 went for us here at Start Software/Alpha Tracker and what our plans are for 2018:

In summary,

• 2017 was our best trading year ever
  
• we think 2018 will be better still
  
• we have more asbestos consultancies using Alpha Tracker than ever before, and this means we can continue to invest in our software developments
  
• we'll be updating Alpha Tracker every 2-3 months throughout 2018
  
• our Tracker Mobile subscriptions prices have been held again for another year.

Finally, we've completed the purchase of another asbestos software company and we'll be announcing more information in a month or two. This acquisition will help us to grow as a business and will enable us to offer an even wider range of software to the asbestos industry.

MCP Environmental making good use of Alpha Tracker

It was good to spot this Tweet yesterday from Alpha Tracker users MCP Environmental.

MCP Environmental are asbestos professionals offering the full range of asbestos services - see their excellent website for more info.