Entries by Tim Lawson

What is Ontrack Essentials?

Ontrack Essentials is a new service tier which makes managing your field operatives simple & easy. It will revolutionise your business process and deliver significant cost savings and efficiencies. Easily assign job tasks to your field operatives via the Ontrack web interface, providing clear structure to the task in hand. Your field operatives will be […]

Who gives the OK for new releases?

When our developers complete a new Ontrack product feature it goes through an intense testing programme, carried out by our Quality Assurance testers. Our testers are involved in the quality assurance stage of all software development and deployment. If issues are found, they are reported back to the developers to carry out further works to […]

Are you at significant risk of an HA prosecution?

In March 2015, Level 5 Health and Safety offences were uncapped, meaning the potential fine is now limitless. Utilities companies didn’t really see the true impact of this until 2018 where multiple prosecutions took place ranging from £90,000 up to £385,000 for a few failures. Mainly these prosecutions were a result of non-compliance with the […]

What is the Reinstatement Quality Certificate?

Ontrack was originally developed as a mission critical business tool to capture high resolution imagery and critical works data, and also coach operatives in best practice via configured prompts and questions. The system itself promotes safety, efficiency and achievement of high quality work within and exacting compliance environment, delivering high levels of customer satisfaction and […]

Is your system construction focused?

How will Ontrack help me in the construction industry? For over 14 years, Ontrack has been used in various sectors in the construction industry. Why is that? Ontrack covers all aspects of a major project or job. Although starting in the street works and utilities sector, Ontrack has tools which provide reassurance across all of […]

Ontrack to attend Utility Week Live

Ontrack will attend Utility Week Live (UWL), on the 17-18 May 2022, at NEC in Birmingham.  Utility Week Live, is the UK’s only pan-utility exhibition which will reunite UK utilities, to drive collaborative innovation, and support strategic, technical, and operational professionals in solving critical business challenges. The Ontrack team will be ready with treats and […]

Are you Lane Rental ready?

Whilst TFL and Kent initially ran Lane Rental schemes, in 2019 any Local Authority with a well-managed permit scheme was able to initiate a Lane Rental Scheme. These schemes mean that Utilities companies and Contractors have to ‘rent’ road space with charges ranging from £800 to £2500 a day. Ontrack’s Lane Rental functionality allows your […]

Using images to search for jobs

Does your company require the ability to search for a job within all its images? We at Ontrack are proud to say that our system has the ability to retain all images at the highest quality. Users have the ability to search for jobs very easily with just a few clicks. The clear, high quality […]

Street Works UK Awards Winners

Ontrack is very pleased to announce that their Reinstatement Quality Certificate (RQC) service has won the coveted Street Works Excellence award at the Street Works UK Awards 2021 on 17th November 2021. Street Works UK is the foremost Trade Association within the United Kingdom, representing Utilities and their contractors on street works issues. They promote […]

Street Works UK Awards Shortlisting

Ontrack is very pleased to announce that their Reinstatement Quality Certificate (RQC) service has been shortlisted within the Street Works Excellence category of the Street Works UK Awards 2021. Street Works UK is the foremost Trade Association within the United Kingdom, representing Utilities and their contractors on street works issues. They promote best practice, self-regulation […]