MACS EU Ltd, provider of asset management, mobile solutions and consultancy, announced today that its hosted IBM® Maximo® Asset Management and ClickSoftware’s (NasdaqGS: CKSW) ClickIMRS scheduling and mobile solution has been selected by NHS Highland, as the asset maintenance management system for the five main operational units, across the four Community Health Partnerships (CHPs) and Raigmore Hospital in Inverness.

NHS Highland will use the Maximo Asset Management and ClickIMRS solution to support the Estates organisation ensuring the maintenance service quality supports the care delivery goals for the 300,000 patients in the Highlands, Argyll and Bute regions which NHS Highland supports.

NHS chose to replace their current system with the hosted IBM Maximo and ClickSoftware’s ClickIMRS solution to increase their control and visibility of their maintenance tasks, work orders and purchasing. The combined solution will ensure maintenance safety, while increasing their technician’s productivity through mobile accessibility. NHS specifically selected a managed hosted solution to enable the NHS to focus on their core business.

“As an organisation that is committed to deliver the highest possible standards in order to support the well being of the people in the Highlands, we find it essential to improve our service and processes,” said Eric Green, Head of Estates NHS Highland. “We are in no doubt that MACS EU’s implementation of Maximo and ClickIMRS will enable us to improve and increase the level of service we deliver to internal and external clients. Maximo will give a better insight into our maintenance task and work orders. ClickIMRS and ClickMobile will allow us to schedule our team in an optimised way as well as providing our technicians with the information they need at their fingertips.” MACS’s Adapter will integrate IBM Maximo, ClickIMRS and ClickMobile enabling technicians to access the IBM Maximo data at each work location through their mobile phone while optimising their schedule based upon travel time, utilisation and priority. After the implementation the total solution will be supported and hosted by MACS.

Guus de Nijs, CEO of MACS EU, said: “We are pleased to work with an organisation like NHS Highland who ensure the well-being of so many people. NHS Highland handles many maintenance tasks per year ensuring delivery of high quality patient care in a safe and well maintained environment. The provision and implementation of the hosted IBM Maximo and ClickSoftware solution will contribute to efficient and optimised maintenance management delivered to the highest possible standards.”