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Do not cut back on essential servicing of your gas appliances
Carbon monoxide is potentially fatal, and even low levels of the poison can leave you with lasting damage to your health. It kills around 30 people and injures hundreds more each year. The symptoms of carbon monoxide poisoning are similar to the ‘flu’, and can include headaches, dizziness, tiredness, nausea, stomach and chest pains. If you feel ill whilst using an appliance, but feel better once you are in fresh air, you could be suffering fro... [more]
The most energy-efficient way to cut down energy bills is to get your boiler serviced
Thousands of UK homeowners are wasting hundreds of pounds a year because they’re not paying attention to simple home maintenance measures. According to a survey by eGenie, four out of five homeowners in the UK didn’t even know when they last had their central heating system checked. “We have more requests for broken-down boilers to be fixed because they haven’t been looked after properly than for anything else,” says Stefan Troester of eGenie.... [more]
Electronic drain records for Edinburgh City Council
The Pitt Report on the UK's flooding problems recommends that Local authorities must take a stronger overall lead on flooding in their area and should prepare definitive electronic maps of all drainage, ditches and streams, making it clear who is responsible for maintaining them. With an Avanquest solution already in place, Edinburgh expects to be able to comply with the Pitt review recommendations within a few months. In 2007 the City of Edin... [more]
Qx Bathroom Products uses VR8 software to demonstrate to customers how products would look in-situ
Vision House Software recently launched NEXUS, its latest in design-to-manufacture software. As well as acting as a complete planning and management tool, the system does everything from providing a design through to quotation, placement of purchase order, delivery note and final invoice. Qx Bathroom Products has reported significant benefits from its investment in the very latest 3D CAD planning software by Vision House Software. The company... [more]
Monitoring the whereabouts of remote workers using a standard mobile phone
Monitoring time and attendance can be a real challenge for firms with remote a remote workforce. Many contractors simply use paper-based written timesheets to track time and attendance but these are unreliable, laborious to produce and are often ridden with errors. Auto Time Solutions has joined forces with Kailaz Software to enhance off-site employee time tracking by seamlessly integrating Kailaz’s MobiBiz mobile management solution with Auto... [more]
