YMCA OF METRO DETROIT SHAPES UP FOR SPRING

Release Date: Tuesday, March 25, 2003
Release Time: 12:00 PM
Media Contact: Tim Good
Contact Phone: 800-366-0793

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE -What happens when an organization whose business it is to get people in shape gets out of shape itself? That was the recent situation at the thirteen locations of the YMCA of Metro Detroit. According to Facility Maintenance Supervisor Ed Williams, "Our buildings were falling down faster than we could fix them." Like an out-of-shape athlete, the YMCA's maintenance management system struggled to keep up, with unfortunate results -- cold swimming areas, overheated gymnasiums, dissatisfied members, and frustrated employees.

What the YMCA of Metro Detroit needed was a cost-effective, easy-to-use maintenance management system - and it found one in the MaintiMizer™ CMMS from Ashcom Technologies of Ann Arbor, MI. Since installing the MaintiMizer™ CMMS, Ed Williams reports "purchase orders that used to take a week to be approved are resolved in a matter of minutes. We've also seen measurable cost savings by batch ordering parts for multiple facilities - recently we saved $200 on a single air filter order." Over time, Ed and his colleagues expect to enjoy cost benefits from improved equipment performance and longer equipment life as a result of following a regular preventive maintenance schedule. They also expect a decrease in maintenance staff turnover and the associated costs of hiring and training.

The benefits resulting from satisfied members and staff are more difficult to measure, but are nonetheless there. Says Ed, "Using the MaintiMizer™ CMMS system has worked out well for everyone."

Since 1986, Ashcom Technologies has provided companies throughout North America and Europe with computerized maintenance management systems and comprehensive business management solutions, including MaintiMizer™ CMMS.