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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.

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Special offers available for asbestos consultancies switching to Alpha Tracker

Is your asbestos consultancy currently using another asbestos software system rather than Alpha Tracker?

Are you fed up with receiving poor customer service?

Do you feel like you're not valued as a customer?

Fed up with your current asbestos software provider?
Get in touch with us! We offer unlimited, personal 24x7 customer support for your office and field staff.  We are known for our flexibility and friendly approach.

If you're switching from one of our competitors, we can offer a discount of up to 20% off our installation fees.  Give us a call!

Improved performance when raising invoices and credit notes within Alpha Tracker

Asbestos software Alpha Tracker works "end-to-end" for asbestos consultancies, enabling them to track work from initial contact right through to issuing an invoice after an asbestos survey or re-inspection has been completed.

Invoice easily and automatically from Alpha Tracker
We've been working on performance improvements to the invoicing code in Alpha Tracker to help bigger consultancies, in particular, who raise a large number of invoices each month.

The improvements will be live in Alpha Tracker Release 32 which will be available in the next few weeks.

Asbestos specialists Agon Environmental go live with Alpha Tracker

Another asbestos consultancy has switched to asbestos software Alpha Tracker and their staff have received their training.


Agon Environmental are specialists in asbestos, contaminated land and mould and welcome contact from new clients.  Judy visited the Agon staff at their offices to deliver face-to-face training to admin and field staff.

Welcome on board Agon Environmental!

Agon enjoying their training!!

Staff can work on laptop, tablet or smartphone

Field staff getting to grips with Tracker Mobile



FAQ: Do I need an Internet connection to use Tracker Mobile and collect asbestos data on site?

No!

Asbestos surveyors do not need WiFi or a mobile data connection when collecting data and photos on site
It's something we get asked a lot - asbestos surveyors worry that if they don't have an Internet connection they won't be able to do their asbestos surveyors or asbestos reinspections.  This isn't the case!

Our Tracker Mobile asbestos site data collection product does not need an Internet connection when it is being used - it works perfectly "offline".  The surveyor only needs to connect to the Internet when sending their data in (or picking up new jobs from the office administrators using Alpha Tracker).

One of our competitors loves spreading rumours to the contrary - don't believe what you hear!  Asbestos surveyors around the world have collected more than 30,000,000 items of asbestos data using Tracker Mobile and 95% of this has been collected offline...

HSL extend use of Alpha Tracker into air monitoring

HSL - one of the UK's largest environmental consultancies - are extending their use of asbestos software Alpha Tracker into related areas of business.

HSL - one of the UK's leading environmental consultancies

Our trainers have been on-site to show HSL staff how to use Alpha Tracker for asbestos air monitoring - here are some of the photos taken at the training day.




Improved QR code features on way

We were the first asbestos software company to introduce QR codes into our reports and system. 

Alpha Tracker has been able to produce QR codes for reports, sites, buildings, rooms and even individual items for years now and many clients make use of this feature to help their customers see asbestos information by simplying scanning a QR code on their smartphone.

try scanning this QR code!

We're improving QR code features even more in the next release of Alpha Tracker - watch this space!

Camera zoom now fully supported in our asbestos field data capture system, Tracker Mobile

Tracker Mobile, our field asbestos data capture system running on Android & Apple smartphones & tablets, now fully supports camera zoom.


Asbestos surveyors working on their handheld devices can use the zoom features built into the cameras to take more detailed "close up" photos for use within Alpha Tracker's automated asbestos reports.

Each surveyed item can be linked to up to two photos enabling surveyors to capture an image "stood back" in the room, and then another closer up.  With the latest smartphones having zoom cameras supporting up 10x optical zoom, this feature will really help to improve the quality of asbestos reports for clients.

PS At the time of writing this blog post, Tracker Mobile has captured more than 30,000,000 items of asbestos data - more than any other asbestos system worldwide

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