That's another EAF Conference wrapped-up after celebrating 10 years of sharing information, data, and fellowship amongst the asbestos community.President Yvonne's final announcement was that the European Asbestos Forum will now become the Global Asbestos Forum, finally recognising the worldwide reach of her asbestos foundation.The Brussels conference was as lively and interesting as ever, and thanks again to Mesothelioma UK CEO Liz for presenting some of our "Damage" statistics in her enthralling and powerful talk.  We produced the update using the latest asbestos data from Alpha Tracker.Here are some of the highlights:Brussels at Christmas takes some beatingMeso UK Liz talking about asbestos in UK schools and hospitalsThe Alpha Tracker "Damage" November 2024 update was on every tableProfessor Roger Willey from ACS Risk and his enthralling presentationThe most moving moment - a tribute to Helen BoneIn the middle - Sam Collins (BOHS/IATP), Philip Hibbs

Melika has returned to us after her work experience month and has started her career with us.  We were delighted to offer her a job as she impressed us so month during her first spell in our Telford software development office.Melika Smith, our new traineeMelika will take on a variety of roles, gaining hands-on experience in how we run our business and develop software for our clients. She'll apply her coding training as she progresses toward becoming a full-time developer.Melika's a fascinating person to talk to and has arrived in Telford via Glasgow, Turkey, and many other place inbetween! So do get chatting if you call and she answers the phone.  You can't miss her, she's the only one with a Scottish/Turkish accent!

It's 18 months since we first issued our "Damage" report about the condition of asbestos in UK schools, hospitals and homes (see https://alpha-tracker.co.uk/damage).We've checked the latest asbestos stats from Alpha Tracker to create an update ready to take to the European Asbestos Forum Conference in Brussels later this week.Overall, the situation is just as bad as it was in 2023. In hospitals, half of the asbestossamples reinspected in the last two years still show signs of damage. In our schools, almostall of the asbestos re-checked by specialists shows sign of deterioration. This simply is notgood enough and reflects the appalling state of the UK public infrastructure.There are signs of improvement, though. Some of the most dangerous asbestos materialshave been removed since the original surveys were undertaken, showing that some sensibleprioritisation is happening.We launched the original report with MPs from all partiesWe have a new government in the UK with n

We currently support four different statuses on our enquiries "tations within Alpha Tracker.The statuses are:Enquiry (no financial information logged, it's just a record of first contact)Open (an quotation in discussion with the prospect or client)Won (a quotation where the client has said yes)Lost (they said no - perhaps based on price, need, or the business went to a competitor)The four quote statuses currently in Alpha TrackerWould you like to see another, called "Dead"?  This is where the quotation hasn't officially been lost but, instead, the prospect/client has stopped responding.Please do let us know what you think - click here to email us.  Thanks!

Our ISO9001 (Quality) and ISO27001 (Information Security) certificates have arrived, following our successful week-long re-certification audits (see https://blog.start-software.com/2024/11/its-our-iso9001-and-iso27001.html).Nice hat! Catherine is our Quality & Information Security captainThank you Catherine for your hard work.  This isn't a easy process but it is worth it, and our success demonstrates our commitment to quality and information security.Click https://alpha-tracker.co.uk/legal to see all of our certifications, insurance certificates and trading terms and conditions.