Only here — read this article to learn everything you need to know about the Infraspeak Network™ — our collaborative, shared maintenance workplace.


TABLE OF CONTENTS


1. What is the Infraspeak Network™?


The Infraspeak Network™ is a shared, open-access, collaborative workspace where facilities managers, suppliers and service providers can connect to work and communicate together.


The Network exists to put an end to the logistical nightmare that has plagued our industry for decades — managing procurement and work execution with third-party providers. 


We have added new features and buttons to your core preventive and reactive maintenance apps which will cut out unnecessary emails, phone calls and admin that previously impeded your partner relationships.


These platform additions will bring total control over key processes so you can meet sales targets, improve asset health and build stronger, longer-lasting client relationships. 


Everything happens on the Infraspeak Network™
Managers meet new suppliers, service providers close more deals and crucially, everyone is kept in the loop!



2. Main benefits of the Infraspeak Network™


The average facility manager loses 60 hours a month handling supplier relationships! 


It's therefore no surprise that the biggest benefit of the Network is that it saves you time, lots of it.


It will cut out human error, repeat conversations and endless app hopping so that everything is handled centrally from your platform. 


As well as saving you time, using the Network will bring big improvements to your: 


  1. Operational efficiency. New interaction frameworks automatically synchronise information meaning any work orders or planned jobs can be completed in just a few clicks.

  2. Communication. An in-built messages function and shareable documents and data mean it's much easier to communicate important updates with your team, partners and other stakeholders.

  3. Service quality. When you improve agility, communication and transparency, it's natural that you'll be able to deliver a better service! Trust us, your clients and partners will thank you for it.

  4. Purchasing decisions. Ensure you're getting the best deal thanks to simple quote selection processes, and simplify the search for new vendors by choosing from a list of trusted suppliers.

  5. Sales opportunities.  Expand your book of contacts for new business opportunities by up to 40%. Centrally stored profile data on your Infraspeak platform will make it easier to manage new clients.

 


3. What will the Infraspeak Network™ do for you?

If you’re a facilities manager or owner buying maintenance services, you’ll be able to:

  • Find new business partners — new suppliers and services

  • Share quote requests with existing or potential suppliers

  • Negotiate and communicate using in-platform Messages

  • Receive quotes from suppliers, compare them and confidently choose the best one

  • Turn your approved, final quote into a purchase and manage it smoothly from a dedicated app (Purchases app)

  • Integrate Infraspeak with invoicing and accounting software and ERPs  


If you’re a supplier or service provider selling a service, you will be able to:

  • Find new clients and business opportunities

  • Receive quote requests and add them to your book of contacts

  • Negotiate and communicate using in-platform Messages

  • Use Infraspeak to create or send quotes

  • Increase opportunities and business volume

  • Turn your approved, final quote into a sale and manage it smoothly from a dedicated app (Sales app)

  • Integrate Infraspeak with invoicing and accounting software


If you’re a facilities manager or owner who’s searching for an external partner for collaboration, you’ll be able to:

  • Share maintenance and service work orders and their essential information with the subcontractor directly from Infraspeak.

  • Share entire planned jobs with partners, along with all planned job orders, tasks and measurements, complete with all essential information.

  • Collaborate from a shared, transparent and intuitive virtual work environment

  • Follow all work updates in real-time

  • Communicate directly with your partner using the Messages function

  • Benefit from transparent, agile and auto-synchronised work processes

  • Centralise all key info on your Infraspeak — this will facilitate economic analysis, report generation and enhance integrations with other tools your company uses


If you’re a supplier or service provider who’ll complete a job with an external partner, you’ll be able to:

  • Get access to all the data you need to complete work orders or planned jobs on your Infraspeak (either simplified or full version)

  • Work from a shared, transparent and intuitive virtual work environment where your client will be able to follow and be a part of your work progress.

  • Communicate directly with your client using the Messages function

  • Centralise all key info on your Infraspeak — this will facilitate economic analysis, report generation and enhance integrations with other tools (e.g. invoicing tools) your company uses 

  • Improve service quality automatically synched updates to create a transparent service that keeps your client well informed and with total visibility 



4. Do my suppliers need to be Infraspeak clients?

Nope! Quite the contrary. They’ll be given access to a simplified version of Infraspeak.

In order to enjoy the full, personalised and integrated experience, they will need an advanced version of Infraspeak, but it is not mandatory. 


The Infraspeak Network™ connects our platform users and offers a simplified version of Infraspeak to anyone who isn’t yet a client and needs to improve their service quality for clients.


The core capabilities of the Infraspeak Network™ are accessible to everyone — no limits, no exceptions. The whole maintenance world will access this new way of working. Say hello to maintenance done with collaboration, agility, synchronicity and efficiency!