by Gary | Jun 15, 2018 | Preventative Maintenance
Frustrated by your CMMS work order or PM system? Annoyed that you have to login and remember how to use the software that’s completely overkill for simple tasks? Sick of getting hung up managing and closing tickets? You are not alone. Does this scenario sound...
by Gary | May 14, 2018 | Tip Of The Week
From our own backgrounds in engineering, and as we work with facilities maintenance teams across the country, we’ve learned lots of ways to run a better, more cost-effective operation. Here are a few tips that can save money and help your equipment run at its best:...
by Gary | May 2, 2018 | Facilities Culture
I spent the majority of my facility maintenance career working in a biopharmaceutical manufacturing setting. During this time, I was lucky enough to be a part of first-rate FM teams and to have experienced exceptional mentorship. The knowledge that these mentors...
by Gary | Apr 26, 2018 | Routine Inspections
We recently published a blog with our friends at Bright Power about how facilities maintenance teams can cultivate a good culture…and why it matters. For this post, I talked to Mike Brusic, Technical Director at Bright Power. He shared some great insights into...
by Gary | Mar 26, 2018 | Technology
Are you sure you want to replace that equipment? Is it truly beyond repair? Replacing tired looking equipment when your system malfunctions or breaks down can seem like a great idea. However, with proper maintenance and maybe the addition of some modern engineering...
by Gary | Mar 12, 2018 | Energy Efficiency
Who are your heroes? Ours are in basements and boiler rooms. Eighty percent of NYC’s existing buildings will still be in use in 2050. With the cost of energy increasing and the growing need for more efficient buildings to support a rising population, who is...
by Gary | Jan 31, 2018 | Routine Inspections
Taking photos while performing maintenance rounds can greatly improve communication within your team and with management. A few pictures can explain much more than notes or even a quick conversation can, especially when attached to a record in a digital logbook like...
by Gary | Dec 29, 2017 | Tip Of The Week
As seasonal responsibilities change, off season logs can hang around overdue in your logbooks creating a nuisance that can slow down your staff. LogCheck’s seasonal suspensions allow you to pause any log(s) for a particular time period. Seasonal suspensions help clean...
by Gary | Dec 21, 2017 | Tip Of The Week
Are you getting too many email reports from LogCheck? You could unsubscribe, but before you do we want to show you what you could be getting with a more customized email report. Many of our clients like to receive the information in our email reports very frequently,...
by Gary | Dec 13, 2017 | Tip Of The Week
After a brief hiatus, LogCheck is happy to present a new Tip of the Week! Today, we’ll talk about an extremely useful LogCheck function: Dependencies In the LogCheck system, “logs” are synonymous with the routine tasks that need to be done in a facility on a daily,...