Maintenance Podcast
Honest, unfiltered conversations with the people who keep things running. Featuring maintenance professionals, reliability engineers and asset managers who’ve lived through the reality of maintenance management projects. Each episode digs into the real-world challenges of building maintenance culture, choosing the right CMMS, reducing reactive call-outs and driving reliability across every type of asset.
All Episodes
Future-Proofing Estate Maintenance on a 710-Acre University Campus
Kerry Boyce, Director of Maintenance at the University of Warwick, draws on a career spanning utilities, Transport for London, and the Royal Opera House to share what it takes to maintain a 710-acre university campus with over 500 buildings and a million-plus education assets.
Kerry Boyce
The Journey from Apprentice to CEO Via Pharma, Oil & Gas & Engineering Sectors
The CEO of PlantQuest, Gerard Carton, discusses the challenges faced in high-compliance environments in the Pharma, Oil & Gas, and Engineering Sectors and his journey from apprentice to CEO.
Gerard Carton
T-Cards to AI: Exploring the Evolution & Possibilities of Tech in Maintenance
Roy Milne, MD & Principal Consultant at newly-formed company Asset ONE, talks extensively about the progress and limitless capabilities of maintenance techniques and predictive maintenance strategies through the use of advanced technologies such as artificial intelligence.
Roy Milne
Reducing Human Error & Reactive Call Outs Through Automated Systems
Lee Dorman, Director at Precise Fire & Security Ltd, details the success of switching from pen and paper and spreadsheets to introducing an automated CRM system that has helped to eliminate human error and reduce reactive maintenance call outs.
Lee Dorman
The Role of Advanced Maintenance Technology In Non-Destructive Testing
Dean Williamson, NDT Coordinator at Wabtec UK, details how advancements in technology can lead to quicker turnarounds at high standards when it comes to non-destructive testing through ultrasound and eddy current techniques.
Dean Williamson
Understanding the Importance of Reliability-centred Maintenance
Managing Director of Maintain Reliability, Will Ocean, opens up about the importance of understanding and deploying reliability-centred maintenance activities to meet vital KPIs.
Will Ocean
Zero Breakdowns With WCM at Unilever & Contract Pharmaceuticals
Alek Zelnins draws on his 12 years of experience as Maintenance Supervisor at Unilever to share his views on achieving the ultimate goal of world-class maintenance and zero breakdowns with a skilled team of mechanics.
Alek Zelnins
Improve Reliability in 100 days with Machine Learning, AI & Whiteboards
James Maile shares his valuable experience and lessons learnt in a maintenance management career that has taken him from Mechanical Engineer at Crown Holdings to Operations Manager at AJS Asset Care.
James Maile
Roy Cribb Dissects the Future of Preventative Maintenance
Reliability and Maintenance Consultant, Roy Cribb, shares valuable tips from his 25 years of experience on the importance of looking after your machines and having the right maintenance management tools in place.
Roy Cribb
Using Lessons Learned Registers to Get Maintenance Fundamentals Right
Specialist engineering and maintenance trainer, Matthew Laskaj leans on his experience in maintenance management to highlight the importance of mastering the fundamentals and why it's important to understand your data before purchasing a CMMS.
Matthew Laskaj
In-Sourcing Maintenance & Managing 170 Engineers at Travelodge Hotels
Mark Timmins, Head of Maintenance Delivery at Travelodge Hotels, shares his expertise on maintenance management at one of the UK's biggest hotel chains including the impact of COVID-19 and the positive outcomes of in-sourcing work.
Mark Timmins
Uptime & Maintenance Best Practices from Andy Gailey
Andy Gailey, a leading Uptime Consultant, with 21 years experience at PepsiCo, shares his best practices on maintenance management.
Andy Gailey
Maintenance & Facilities Management at Brompton Bicycle
Brompton Bicycle, Iconic British brand (think folding bicycles) is the largest manufacturer of bikes in the UK. Philip Dewson who is the Head of Maintenance and Facilities at Brompton Bicycle shares his insight and best practices on maintenance management.
Philip Dewson
Maintenance Management at Network Rail
Get to know the approach and tactical techniques Tim uses to maintain Network Rail. Insights include building Maintenance Culture, When to use spreadsheets, using CMMS or EAM Software and practical advice on Maintenance Management.
Tim Flower
Maintenance Management of Oil Wells
Oil and Gas industry is a high Capex and Opex industry. Maintaining assets in the industry is not just about uptime but also about the availability of the most used commodity. Konrad Ritter, Maintenance Manager at Halliburton shares insights on how he manages multi-million dollar oil assets.
Konrad Ritter
Maintenance Management of UK's First Artificial Surf Lake
Michael Lewis, Maintenance Manager at The Wave (which is the UK's First Artificial Lake) offers insight on why condition monitoring is important and how to build an impactful maintenance culture.
Michael Lewis
Effective Maintenance Management Improves Revenue
Peter Young who has worked with Weatherspoon, YO! Sushi, Wagamama and Byron shares the ins and outs of maintenance management in the hospitality industry. Maintaining Grills and Dishwashers is much more interesting than you think!
Peter Young
An Experienced Maintenance Engineer is Invaluable
Ryan Batchelor who started his career with the British Army and now is a Maintenance Manager at Britvic Plc. (Makers of Robinsons, Pepsi, Tango, 7Up and other well known brands) shares maintenance management best practices.
Ryan Batchelor
Set Collaborative Maintenance Culture
Jonathan Larkin talks about why he moved from investment management to maintenance management. Jonathan discusses insights on how to set collaborative maintenance culture and how leading from the front remains a winning maintenance management strategy.
Jonathan Larkin
5 Step Process to Set Maintenance Culture
Get to know why the buy-in on your maintenance plan from your peers is vital to setting a winning maintenance culture. Know how Bill Debrae (President of MRAC) focusses on the interlinks between maintenance processes, people and systems to optimise costs and increase asset uptime.