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Comparesoft Podcast

Comparesoft 76 Episodes Sep 29, 2026

The Comparesoft Podcast features conversations with enterprise software users about their real-world experiences. Guests discuss how they find, evaluate, implement, and adopt transformational enterprise software in their organisations. Episodes focus on practical lessons, challenges, and outcomes from software selection and rollout projects. The show is produced by Comparesoft, a company known for its software comparison and recommendation platform.

Episodes

Running Aviation Maintenance for 40 Airlines at BOS Aerospace
Running Aviation Maintenance for 40 Airlines at BOS Aerospace Sep 29, 2026 01:02:04 Dr Sajjad Hussain, Head of Maintenance at BOS Aerospace (BOSA), joins the Comparesoft Maintenance Management Podcast to delve inside aviation maintenance, where aircraft turnarounds can be as short as 25 minutes and every signature carries legal accountability. Sajjad has spent 26 years in aviation engineering. He started as a trainee engineer at Monarch in 2000, spent 14 years in the Middle East
Leading Waste & Recycling Maintenance at Biffa
Leading Waste & Recycling Maintenance at Biffa Sep 18, 2026 01:23:26 Damien O'Neill, Group Head of Engineering (Maintenance) at Biffa, joins the Comparesoft Maintenance Management Podcast to unpack CMMS selection in the waste and recycling industry, across more than 100 sites and roughly £1bn of assets that keep the UK's recycling infrastructure running. Drawing on 12 years as a Royal Navy marine engineer and maintenance leadership roles at EMCOR, Doncasters and AT
SAP & Oracle ERP Implementation In Aerospace
SAP & Oracle ERP Implementation In Aerospace Sep 11, 2026 01:01:49 Doug Hanson, a former IT and ERP Director with a 40 year career across aerospace and defence manufacturing, joins the Comparesoft ERP Podcast to explain what more than 25 ERP deployments taught him about selecting, implementing and adopting the right system. Starting as a Fortran programmer at McDonnell Douglas back when it was still called MRP II, Doug went on to lead SAP and Oracle deployments a
Running Microsoft Dynamics ERP at Alpine F1 Team
Running Microsoft Dynamics ERP at Alpine F1 Team Sep 8, 2026 01:05:39 Jaco Schutte, ERP Manager at the Alpine Formula One Team, discusses selecting, implementing and running Microsoft Dynamics ERP inside Formula One. Jaco leads the technical and functional design of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations for a team of roughly 900 people. He explains why an F1 team is really a manufacturing business, how the system was selected, why he aligns processes to the
Maintenance in MTO Manufacturing: 300 Machines & 1000 Custom Doors a Day
Maintenance in MTO Manufacturing: 300 Machines & 1000 Custom Doors a Day Sep 2, 2026 01:03:13 Israel Arrieta, Senior Maintenance Manager at TruStile Doors, joins the Comparesoft Maintenance Management Podcast to unpack MTO maintenance management: what it takes to keep a made-to-order manufacturing plant reliable when almost every product coming down the line is different. Drawing on 10 years in the US Navy as an aviation structural mechanic, then maintenance leadership in medical device ma
Leading Water Utility Maintenance With a CMMS at United Utilities & Binnies
Leading Water Utility Maintenance With a CMMS at United Utilities & Binnies Aug 27, 2026 59:29 Chris Bates, Director of Operations and Maintenance Excellence at Binnies, joins the Comparesoft Maintenance Management Podcast to unpack what water utility maintenance management really involves across a large, ageing and heavily regulated asset base. Drawing on eight years at United Utilities, where he went from graduate mechanical engineer to Reliability Maintenance Manager and helped shape the
From Jet Engines to Runways: Airport Maintenance Management at Manchester Airports Group
From Jet Engines to Runways: Airport Maintenance Management at Manchester Airports Group Aug 13, 2026 01:15:33 James Ayre, Asset Management Director at Manchester Airports Group (MAG), joins the Comparesoft Maintenance Management Podcast to unpack what airport maintenance management really involves at the UK's largest dedicated cargo hub, East Midlands Airport. After 20 years at Rolls-Royce, from engineering apprentice to global maintenance executive, James now oversees more than 220,000 assets across Manc
How a Korn Ferry FM Gets Supplier and Contractor Management Right
How a Korn Ferry FM Gets Supplier and Contractor Management Right Jul 14, 2026 33:36 Lewis O'Brien, Facilities Manager UK at Korn Ferry, joins the Comparesoft Facilities Management Podcast to explain how he manages suppliers and contractors across three offices, and why he still runs most of the operation on spreadsheets rather than a Computer-Aided Facilities Management (CAFM) system. Lewis started at Korn Ferry as an Operations Assistant in March 2020 before moving into the UK F
What FMs Need to Get Right First: Team, Tools & Knowledge
What FMs Need to Get Right First: Team, Tools & Knowledge Jul 1, 2026 50:02 Rachael Lawton, Head of Estates at the Royal Armouries Museum, joins the Comparesoft Facilities Management Podcast to share advice for new and entry-level facilities managers, and to make the case that you do not need an expensive software system to run an estate well. Drawing on more than two decades in facilities management (FM), from accommodation assistant to leading the estate of a national m
Running ERP In-House: Lessons From a Six-Country ERP System Rollout
Running ERP In-House: Lessons From a Six-Country ERP System Rollout Jun 23, 2026 01:06:19 Aissam Drai, ERP Head at the Middle East Broadcasting Centre (MBC), talks through his journey of selecting, implementing, and adopting an ERP system. He explains how he runs Oracle Fusion across six countries and 38 legal entities, with more than 25 integrated applications covering finance, procurement, HR, and project and performance management, at the largest broadcaster in the Middle East, and
Running a PPM Schedule Across 80+ Stations at First Rail London
Running a PPM Schedule Across 80+ Stations at First Rail London Jun 16, 2026 35:09 Marianne Martin, PPM and Statutory Compliance Manager at First Rail London, joins the Comparesoft Facilities Management Podcast to unpack what it really takes to build and manage a planned preventive maintenance (PPM) schedule across mission-critical sites. With over a decade in facilities management across demanding environments, including Wembley Stadium and rail depots, Marianne is currently re
Ep 24: Building FM From Scratch at Ocado Retail (and When You Actually Need CAFM)
Ep 24: Building FM From Scratch at Ocado Retail (and When You Actually Need CAFM) Jun 9, 2026 32:37 Can you run facilities management for a major retail head office without a CAFM system? Lisa Assiotes does. She's built an FM function from scratch four times, and in this episode she explains how a lean team, an integrated provider and a disciplined RAG report keep a single site compliant. Plus, the exact point where software starts to pay for itself. In this episode, Lisa talks about: The first

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