Fusion Heating have been awarded a contract with one of Northern Ireland’s largest social housing providers, Helm Housing Association. Through this deal, a partnership-based gas boiler maintenance service will be provided for Helm Housing Association’s 5,600 properties and 15,000 tenants throughout Northern Ireland. Eight new jobs have also been created at Fusion Heating through this contract.

Blue Fin Software Solution’s job management and workflow system ‘Mobile Work Manager’ will be used to schedule all contract jobs, and collect job documentation and data which can be shared between Fusion Heating and Helm housing in a user-friendly interface.

JMC Mechanical and Construction Ltd has been awarded a £28m contract to provide full maintenance services to four Northern Ireland housing associations.

The deal will see the firm service 4,600 homes managed by Clanmil Housing Association; Connswater Homes; Abbeyfield and Wesley; and Hearth and follows the housing providers’ decision to leverage better value through a combined contract. The move is designed to reduce costs, improve efficiency and ensure tenants receive a first class service that keeps their homes in excellent condition.

A provision of this contract includes the use of Mobile Work Manager, Blue Fin’s Job Management System. This is to allow JMC and the housing associations to communicate job information efficiently and instantly through the user-friendly interface.

We are pleased to announce that JMC’s new Job Management system has officially gone live!

JMC Mechanical and Construction Ltd are a Co. Armagh based company who carry out maintenance work across the country. Blue Fin Software Solutions have implemented their Mobile Work Manager Job Management software into JMC’s current system. This system will increase JMC’s capacity to take on and manage big contracts.

The software enables the back office to communicate with fieldworker’s via their mobile devices in real time. Field workers will benefit greatly by being able to receive their daily schedule and all job documentation electronically, cutting down travel time to and from the office. This allows them to fit more jobs into their schedule. Overall, the company will be more efficient in the job management process and reap the benefits, saving time and money on processes which are no longer necessary.

To find out more about JMC’s software solution click here

Blue Fin Software Solutions are the official 2014 sponsor company of  GAC U12’s team. The company would like to wish the junior team every success in league this year!

The image above shows John Walsh of Blue fin Software Solutions presenting the new U12’s team jerseys to team manager Francis Boden. The Aughlisnafin GAC were very grateful for the support of Blue Fin Software Solutions.

For more information and all the latest news on Aughlisnafin GAC follow them on Facebook.

Blue Fin Software Solutions attended the Investors In People Awards at Hillsborough Castle and were awarded Investors in People status after completing a programme supported by Down District Council, the Department for Employment and Learning (DEL) and TDS Consultants.

In the image above L-R Salmon (TDS Cosultants); Kevin Pain (Blue Fin Software Solutions, Development Manager); Dr Stephen Farry (DEL, Minister); John Walsh (Blue Fin Software Solutions, Owner) and David Patterson, (Down District Council, Economic Development Manager).

To find out more information about Investors In People click here

Blue Fin Software Solutions win the Best Use of IT award, 2013.  The Beyond NI Awards 2013 were held in the Burrendale Hotel, Country Club & Spa. Down Distrct Council Chairman Councillor Mickey Coogan with comedian Tim McGarry present the ICT award to John Walsh of Bluefin. Included are Bluefin representatives Stephen Polin, Daniel McAleese, and Colin Reid, of Total Mobile, award sponsor.

Beyond is a Business Support Network designed for local businesses in the Down District Council area. The network aims to improve the level and quality of business development support to existing local businesses in Down District. The majority of Down District’s nearly 3000 VAT registered businesses are small-scale (under 10 employees) and typically do not qualify for start-up support or other assistance from Invest NI.  To find out more about this network click here

Blue Fin Software Solutions were invited to attend the Beyond NI Business Awards 2012. The awards gala dinner was held on Friday 25th May with the glittering event was held in the Grand Ballroom of the spectacular Slieve Donard Hotel, Newcastle, Co.Down.

The event was hosted by BBC’s Sarah Travers, with after dinner entertainment provided by comedian Neil Dougan and dancing to The Jukebox Jurors Big Band. It also provided an excellent opportunity to network with many other local business people and business representatives.

The Castlewellan based software company were short – listed for the awards and won the award for Best Export Business. Such an honour to be awarded this achievement!

The Award:

This award recognises the achievement, innovation and excellence of businesses large and small from Down district, in reaching new markets by exporting their products or services to areas outside of Northern Ireland. (GB and Republic of Ireland will be considered as exporting).

The judging panel will be looking for evidence of the following:

– Exporting and Marketing Strategy

– Sustainability

– International Trade Growth Achieved

– Management Excellence

As part of Beyond NI, our Sales and Marketing Manager will be hosting a talk on the benefits and techniques of Customer Management and Retention. The event will be held at 10:00am this morning in The Lodge Business Centre, Castlewellan. We look forward to welcoming you all to the event.