At our annual User Conference (Checkpoint), it is our tradition to recognize the customer organization and individual MC User that best demonstrates exemplary use of the Maintenance Connection Application.  With all customers in the running, MC Staff vote to honor an exceptional customer and user based upon these criteria:

• Understands and utilizes the majority of the MC application
• Demonstrates leadership in implementing and utilizing MC
• Creative and innovative uses of the MC software
• Broad implementation of the MC platform across the enterprise

At Checkpoint last week, these awards were presented with over 200 others present. The 2012 Customer of the Year was awarded to Valspar Corporation which has been a faithful MC customer since 2004, and within the last three years has standardized on the MC platform across the organization. The 2012 User of the Year was awarded to Geoff Gill of Pacific Retirement Services for demonstrating exceptional use and understanding of MC. Congratulations!

Valspar Corporation – 2012 Customer of the Year

Geoff Gill, Pacific Retirement – 2012 User of the Year

If you happen to be in Australia and want to check out Checkpoint in Australia, that event will be May 8-10. If you missed last week’s Live from Checkpoint blog post, check it out. We also thought we’d share a few additional photos from the US event.

Over 200 customers, international partners, and MC staff gathered this week for our annual Checkpoint user training conference at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas. It was a huge success and tons of fun. We learned how to take Maintenance Connection to the next level and many new connections were forged between users. MC Version 6.0 was a main focus of the event and the announcement of the new release was well received. With nearly 200 customer-requested features, this version is going to be one of the most exciting releases we’ve ever put together. Big kudos to the MC development team! More information, dates, and release notes will be provided in the next few weeks.

We also announced the brand new MC User Connect which we’ll also be rolling out over the next few weeks. But feel free to check it out now and get signed up.

If you weren’t able to make it out to Checkpoint this year, mark your calendar for April 2013. It is an annual event that MC users should not miss.

Check out this video that recaps Checkpoint 2012:

At Maintenance Connection, we take great pride in the positive relationships established with our customers.  As such, we are proud to share that over 25% of the new customers that signed on in the past year were referred to us from our existing customer base.  We can’t thank you enough for the referrals and complimentary references that led to this success!

We wanted to find a way to show our appreciation for spreading the good word about us.  As such, if you are willing to share your MC experience with a friend or colleague and they decide to purchase Maintenance Connection, we will provide you with a $100 gift card:

Are you not sure how to introduce us to others?  Following is some sample text that can be copied and pasted into an email, and personalized to your liking.   Thanks for helping to spread the word about Maintenance Connection!

We’ve found a great CMMS software application called Maintenance Connection that has been instrumental in helping us keep better track of operations and maintenance within our business. They have nearly a thousand customers and have been supporting the product for nearly 10 years. Since we’ve enjoyed it so much, I wanted to pass along a link for you to check out.

Here is a link to their website:
www.MaintenanceConnection.com

Checkpoint 2012 Update

We are seeing record sign-ups for this year’s training event in Las Vegas April 24-26. The event will most likely sell out, so if you have not purchased your ticket yet – be sure to register today!