Mobile apps – Continuing the journey towards the paperless rental business 11 October 2016 The paperless office has often seemed like a distant dream within the rental industry but now it is becoming a reality courtesy of new mobile apps. Read more
Blackmail: The Dangers of the CryptoLocker Virus for the Hire Industry 18 August 2016 When it comes to disasters in the workplace, fires and floods - as devastating as they can be - are easy to spot. A non-physical disaster, however, is much more difficult to identify - but equally as destructive. So, what happens when your hire business is under threat - and you don’t even know it? Read more
Protecting your rental business from a power outage 14 July 2016 Power outages are quite common nowadays – it could be because of a lightning strike, a construction worker accidentally cutting through up a power cable or even as a result of floods or high winds. Read more
Computerise to survive 25 July 2013 In Richard van der Knaap's second blog commemorating MCS' 30 years in the software business, he considers how MCS and the hire industry both have had to embrace the onslaught of computerisation and the convergence of technology standards. Read more
A trip down memory lane 13 June 2013 Richard van der Knaap, reflects back on the company he founded as MCS, celebrates its 30th year in the rental software business. Here a series of blogs that recounts the early years in the rental software business and how it has adapted to fit the ever evolving technology landscape. Read more