G'DAY
The Indoor Scoop - March 2023
Welcome to Our Latest Newsletter
Come On In!
Escape for 10 minutes with us as we delve into what has been happening in and around your world.
From celebrations, webinars and all the glorious things you have been doing this quarter.
Take a look around it all in this edition.
What's New?
Hello to You... and You... and You! Yes, You!
Welcome!
To all our new Partners and Clients, we're glad you chose to join us, welcome to the Locatrix family.
This year is shaping up to be quite the adventure with 2023 bringing more opportunities to form new working relationships and face to face catch ups.
There's nothing like a global pandemic to bring about creative thinking to problem solve. All of us finding ourselves being sling shotted abruptly into technology. Depending on it to maintain operations and customer service. Challenges and opportunities in equal measure.
So, how did Locatrix do it?...
keep reading to find out
Webinars Here & Webinars There
Webinars Everywhere!
That's right, webinars. They helped keep us connected to each other at a time when all too often we felt disconnected.
It's a practice that we have kept up too. Once a terrifying notion, we conquered our stage fright and delivered not one, not two BUT four live webinars alone this month.
Two of those webinars were presented by our very own illustrious Executive Manager of Enterprise Sales, Kris Brown.
Kris adeptly demonstrated how PlanSafe is made to keep Education Institutions and Local Government Organisations compliant and up to date with their fire safety training.
Global expansion means we are presenting to countries outside of our domain in Australia.
Thankfully, we have Andreas Deakin our Executive Manager of Partner Consulting who is always up for a challenge, even if it means being up in the small hours of the morning mainlining coffee.
This month he presented PlanStudio to our American audience.
If you missed it, click on the link here to watch
Always looking for ways to improve how we communicate, Helen Hall Executive Manager for Marketing Strategy, engaged LinkedIn specialist Kylie Chown to show not only Locatrixians but Partners how to better market on LinkedIn.
If you couldn't dial in on the day but would like to benefit from Kylie's insights please follow the link here
If you have ideas for future webinars you would like to see us facilitate, please get in touch with helen.hall@locatrix.com.
Business Focus
Partner Spotlight - Form 1
At Locatrix we are dependent on the success of our Partner network and seeing them achieve and when they do, there is nothing we want to celebrate more.
This quarter we had a chat with Steve Shirlaw of Form 1 where we learnt that the company evolved because of his passion to deliver the best service possible and making a difference to his clients lives.
"I wanted not to be the biggest company in the industry, I wanted to be the best.
I wanted to create a business where our staff looked after each other and genuinely cared about our clients.
A place with a strong network of subcontractors and suppliers and ultimately, I wanted to make a real difference to people’s lives.
I wanted to do it differently than other businesses and not be mainstream."
- Steve Shirlaw Founder & Owner
Form 1
Well, it's safe to say that Steve has achieved this and made his niche in healthcare and education. To read a little more about where Locatrix joined his journey 10 years ago follow the link:
Industry Spotlight - Dreamworld
Dreamworld have been a customer of Locatrix for 6 years and have found an interesting way to use PlanStudio to do more than just produce signs.
How can the indoors and outdoors be mapped in the one place?
Read on to see just how Dreamworld have achieved this and the benefit it provides them in planning operations.
What's New?
Compliance Dashboard Innovation
In February we finally revealed the fruits of our Development Team's work in the form of the wonderfully interactive Compliance Dashboard.
This was very much a team effort but special thanks go to Rhys Collyer and George Dominic for being the main drivers behind this epic project.
Our thanks also extend to you, our Partners and Clients, your feedback was invaluable to help us develop the features that you need to take care of your customers.
Now you can be assured that your administrators are on top of their compliance status reports, proactive in handling their compliance and training with notifications and alerts and a greater all round visibility into PlanSafe reporting.
Queensland Government - Standing Offer Arrangement (SOA)
Had you heard that Locatrix has been awarded the preferred supplier of Building Emergency Plans and Fire Safety Advisor services to all Queensland Government Departments?
If you organise compliance for a Queensland Government Department, such as the Education Department or a Council, then be sure to contact Kris Brown our Senior Solutions Consultant.
Kris will be able to guide you through the best possible plan for your organisation to be fire safe and compliant using the SOA.
Ring That Fire Bell
Congratulations to our Top Performers of FY23 Q3.
A moment to celebrate and elevate those that have embraced the spirit of PlanSafe and PlanStudio.
We would like to acknowledge the outstanding performance of ACTWELL and First 5 Minutes - we see your hard work and the great things you are achieving. We're loving seeing your progress and take pride in your achievements.
Who's New & Who's Who?
Advisory Board
Locatrix has attracted some high calibre personnel to join and share their expertise.
We warmly welcomed Cameron Scott to join our Advisory Board last year and we have already benefitted from his industry expertise and insight.
With over 25 years experience in Global Facilities Management experience we will be able to draw on Cameron's insider knowledge to deliver the best possible service and product to many large facilities.
Read how Cameron envisages PlanStudio and PlanSafe assisting the facilities management industry into the future. If you are in an operational role or interested to see where your business fits in, we recommend you take a moment to read these opinion pieces.
What's Next?
Conferences & Travel - See You There!
Next quarter you will see us at Fire Australia in Sydney, Exhibiting at FireX in London and NFPA in Las Vegas (yeah baby)! Check out the dates here...
We are looking forward to taking PlanStudio and PlanSafe to new markets and seeing how this Aussie product is going to have a big impact overseas.
If you will be at any of these events, be sure to track Andreas Deakin and the team down.
They will be thrilled to see a familiar face.
Fire Australia 2023
ICC Sydney
14 Darling Drive
Sydney
Wed 3rd - Fri 5th May
FireX 2023
ExCeL London
Royal Victoria Dock,
1 Western Gateway, London
Tue 16th - Thurs 18th May
NFPA Expo 2023
Mandalay Bay Convention Center
Las Vegas
Mon 19th - Wed 21st June
Just One More Thing...
Well OK, Two Things Including the Case for 60m SQM...
We set ourselves a target and smashed it indeed we did. One of the many great things about our collective team is that we love to raise each other up.
Hitting 60m SQM was no exception.
Celebrations were held by way of a BBQ and a "birthday" cake. Although, we hardly let the icing set on the cake before we hit 64m SQM.
Wave food under our noses and we'll be there.
In all seriousness, this is a significant milestone and worthy of note, to take a step back and see how far we have all come.
Thanks to our Partners and busy drafting team for this incredible achievement. You've all worked so hard to hit this number.
International Womens Day - March 8th
One last note, March was the month to celebrate the women in our lives on International Women's Day.
For the many hats they wear on any given day, for their achievements both professionally and personally, we give thanks for all that you contribute in a meaningful way, in every aspect to Locatrix. You help shape our culture and vision, we're proud to have you all with us on our mission.
Until Next Time...
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