{"id":856940,"date":"2025-02-26T11:38:59","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T11:38:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/?p=856940"},"modified":"2025-02-26T11:39:00","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T11:39:00","slug":"gl-telecoms-adopts-depotnet-business-management-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.electronicsweekly.com\/news\/business\/information-technology\/gl-telecoms-adopts-depotnet-business-management-system-2025-02\/","title":{"rendered":"GL Telecoms adopts Depotnet business management system"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a rel=\"image\" href=\"https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/26113228\/GL-Telecoms-Depotnet-photo-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-856943\" src=\"https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/26113228\/GL-Telecoms-Depotnet-photo-1-300x198.jpg\" alt=\"GL Telecoms Depotnet photo\" width=\"300\" height=\"198\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/26113228\/GL-Telecoms-Depotnet-photo-1-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/26113228\/GL-Telecoms-Depotnet-photo-1.jpg 608w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Fibre network services company GL Telecoms has implemented an end-to-end contract and job management system.<\/p><div class=\"elect-content\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"elect-1435345242\"><div id=\"x02\">\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"> if ($(window).width() <= 768) { googletag.display('x02'); } <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Founded in 2018, it grew to over 50 engineers by 2021 and now has 229 engineers alongside 60 back-office and support staff nation.<\/p>\n<p>Increasingly burdened by relying on paper forms, spreadsheets, and email, the company sought a system to integrate administration and work control.<\/p><div class=\"elect-post-content-2\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"elect-677021672\"><div id=\"DFP-EW-InRead1-Mobile\">\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"> if ($(window).width() <= 768) { googletag.display('DFP-EW-InRead1-Mobile'); } <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div><div class=\"elect-test\" style=\"margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center; \" id=\"elect-1214688521\"><div id=\"DFP-EW-InRead1\">\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"> if ($(window).width() > 768) { googletag.display('DFP-EW-InRead1'); } <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<BR>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>&#8220;We didn\u2019t have a great start with our first attempt at automation, having selected a system that ultimately proved unsuitable for the complexities of managing telecoms work,&#8221; said GL operations director James Gildea. &#8220;Fortunately, we abandoned implementation fairly quickly.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-856942 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/26113227\/GL-Telecoms-Depotnet-photo-2-300x146.jpg\" alt=\"GL Telecoms Depotnet photo\" width=\"300\" height=\"146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/26113227\/GL-Telecoms-Depotnet-photo-2-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/26113227\/GL-Telecoms-Depotnet-photo-2-768x373.jpg 768w, https:\/\/static.electronicsweekly.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/02\/26113227\/GL-Telecoms-Depotnet-photo-2.jpg 933w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Instead, the company adopted Depotnet.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We were concerned that moving to a new system would be a challenge &#8211; people don\u2019t like change,&#8221; said Gildea. &#8220;However, Depotnet is so intuitive that everyone adapted to it immediately.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The new tool included progressive safety assurance, with a mobile app that guides in-site operators step-by-step through safety procedures.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We\u2019re now achieving 99% engineer accreditation in job role compliance,&#8221; said Gildea.<\/p>\n<p>If the scope of work or material requirements differ from initial estimates, engineers can report issues directly from the site &#8211; backed by photos and videos if necessary. &#8220;Nothing is hidden, and nothing gets lost,&#8221; Gildea said.<\/p>\n<p>GL Telecoms designs, installs, upgrades and maintains fibre optic network telecommunications infrastructure throughout the UK. 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