Paul Jarrold Tyres switches to CAM
Monmouth-based Paul Jarrold Tyres is consolidating its tyre software requirements by investing with CAM in a move to a more user-friendly, tyre industry specific technology platform.
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Best Tyres using CAM’s e-jobsheet for increased ‘professionalism’, ‘responsiveness’
Stoke-on-Trent tyre supplier and fitting centre, Best Tyres, has gone live with CAM’s digital tablet-driven work exchange for truck, bus and van tyres. The open platform allows service providers such as Best Tyres to gain from the digital work exchange even if they are not existing customers of CAM – the company currently uses another software system.
R&J Strang winning new fleet business supported by CAM’s dynamic data feed
The growth of R&J Strang Services’ fleet contract business is being supported by field data gathered via integrated digital tablet feeds, the company reveals. These were introduced by CAM as part of the tyre service provider’s investment in the UniSerV platform.
Software graduate joins CAM
A video games and media technology graduate from the University of the West of England is joining CAM as a software developer. With additional experience in developing product management programs for the food and drink industry, Robert Smith will expand the team’s Microsoft C# and XNA programming capability
Bridgestone advocates for open participation in e-jobsheet
Bridgestone Europe’s senior manager, automated inspection and systems development commercial product, Neil Purves, recently called for the tyre industry to engage with e-jobsheet, the open digital tablet platform, as a way of securing efficiencies, receiving data more quickly and maximising support for customers. His advocacy for the system came at the recent CAM UniSerV User Group 3 meeting held in Birmingham ahead of the NTDA awards dinner on 1 October 2015.
Cam team race in Devil Mud Run
On Saturday 26 September a team of four from CAM took part in the Devil Mud Run in Cheltenham, overcoming the arduous, eight kilometre course across open, rugged, muddy countryside featuring 31 obstacles to raise £800 for the company’s three chosen charities: The Galley in Gloucester, Ruskin Mill College near Stroud and Dursley Youth Rugby.
CAM appoints new software developer
CAM has appointed Hugh Laird in a bid to expand the software solution provider’s technical team further. According to the company, the appointment is designed to “enhance the company’s expertise in systems development and programming designed to introduce efficiency, speed and money-saving gains to the tyre industry”.
CAM Lodges rebate solution
Lodge Tyres is using an extension of its Cameo platform to manage retrospective manufacturer rebate process, which can be valued at thousands of pounds, eliminating all administration.
UniSerV User Group announces third meeting to coincide with NTDA dinner
The third UniSerV User Group meeting, hosted by CAM, will take place at 13:30 on 1 October at St John’s Hotel in Solihull to coincide with the NTDA’s annual dinner. All three UUG meetings have now been scheduled alongside existing, important industry events, the first having taken place alongside the NTDA’s 2014 dinner and Brityrex in Manchester, and the second beside April 2015’s CV Show in Birmingham.
CAM to support Practical Skills Therapeutic Education provider
CAM is supporting Gloucestershire-based Ruskin Mill College as part of its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme for 2015. The college, which recently achieved a new ‘Good’ rating following an Ofsted inspection, is one of four specialist centres operated by Ruskin Mill Trust that provides Practical Skills Therapeutic Education, inspired by Rudolf Steiner, John Ruskin and William Morris, for both day and residential provision.
Start-up tyre fitter introduces CAM technology to drive online sales
Essex-based tyre fitment start-up Tyre-Smart has invested in CAM technology to optimise stock availability and web prices. The technologically savvy business aims to attract and maximise e-commerce sales opportunities while speeding up transactions in real time.
CAM appoints technical delivery consultant
CAM has appointed Dan Holton as technical delivery consultant, continuing its growth in 2015. Holton will facilitate and support the provision of systems into customers to meet designated KPIs, CAM said. He has 10 years’ experience in IT systems and analyst roles, delivering support to improve processes for organisations such as the NHS, BAE Systems and Pandi.
Kingsway Tyres first dealer to register with CAM’s e-jobsheet.com
Kingsway Tyres has become the first tyre dealer to register with e-jobsheet.com, CAM’s open-access mobile data platform for digital tablet technology in the truck, bus and van service arena. Signing up at the CV Show in April, director and general manager of Kingsway Tyres, Martin O’Brien, says, “We were persuaded to register by the many benefits associated by taking greater control of our truck tyre service work which will continue to improve our processes, drive efficiencies and reduce costs.”
Micheldever Protyre to join CAM’s e-jobsheet community
Micheldever Protyre has used CAM’s UniSerV software technology to manage its growing truck business over the past four years. Now it plans to integrate e-jobsheet, CAM’s digital tablet-based service work platform for truck, bus and van. The software will allow it to capture job data accurately, increase its business development opportunities and process transactions speedily and accurately, CAM says.
CAM to host second UniSerV User Group meeting before April’s CV Show
CAM has scheduled the second UniSerV User Group (UUG) meeting for April, coinciding with The CV Show at the Birmingham NEC. Chaired by Anne Sherwood, group business support manager of Tructyre Fleet Management, CAM says UUG² will continue to discuss the benefits of e-jobsheet, CAM’s open-access mobile data platform for digital tablet technology in the truck, bus and van service arena.
