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Integrators: How Do You Control Your Field Tech Tool Inventory And Tool Costs?

UI
Undisclosed Integrator #1
May 05, 2020

Recently we have become more active in watching what our techs are spending on tools and limiting trips to Home Depot and ADI for repeat tool purchases. We are also wrestling with the concept of requiring certain employee owned tools vs. the more expensive company owned tools. We seem to landing on employees are responsible for their own basic hand tools but more expensive major tools (i.e. Rotary Hammer Drill) are company owned. I'm wondering how other companies handle this. Some specific questions are:

- Do you require employees to own their own tools? If so, do you require they own all tools or only basic and do you help them pay for those tools with an initial and/or yearly stipend?

- ** *** **** ** ******* and/or ****** ******* *** *****, *** much $ ** *** *******?

- **** ** **** ****** *** lost, ****** ** ****** ******* ***** tools? *** ** *** ********* **** field ***** ** **** ****** **** of ******* ***** ********?

- ** *** **** * ********** policy ******* ** **** *****? ** so, **** ** **?

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Brian Rhodes
May 05, 2020
IPVMU Certified

*****! ***** *** **** *********. *'** take *** ***** **** ** ******** based ** ***** ********** *** ******* with *** **** ************ *****:

- ** *** ******* ********* ** own ***** *** *****? ** **, do *** ******* **** *** *** tools ** **** ***** *** ** you **** **** *** *** ***** tools **** ** ******* ***/** ****** stipend?

**** ** *** **** ** ***** memberships, ***** **** ***** *** *** employee's **************. ***** ***** **** *** not ******** ** ******* **** **** are ********* ** *** ******* *** remain ******* ********.

** ***** ** **** * **** of ******** ******** ********* ***** ** give *** *****, **** *** **** detailed ********** ************ ***** ***** - ** Tools ******.

***** ** *******-***** ***** ** ********* like ******/*******/**** ** ******* ** *****-** policy.

- ** *** **** ** ******* and/or ****** ******* *** *****, *** much $ ** *** *******?

**** **** ** ********* ** *******/***/*** tools *** ****, *** *** ****** and ***** ***** **** *** *** actually ** **** ** * ****** incentive *** ********* **** ******** ** employee.

- **** ** **** ****** *** lost, ****** ** ****** *******-***** *****? How ** *** ********* **** ***** techs ** **** ****** **** ** company-owned ********?

** **** *****/**** * **** **** is *** ******, **** ******* **. Techs **** ********* **** ** ** lose ***** ***** **** ***** ****** as ****, ** ****** ************* ** policy *** ******* *** *********.

** ** **********, ***** ** **** 'wiggle ****' ** *** ******** **** is ********, *** *** ****** ** written ******* ****** *** **** ************.

- ** *** **** * ********** policy ******* ** **** *****? ** so, **** ** **?

**** ******/**** ** ********* ********* ** hire, *** ** **** ** **** is ****** ** *** ******** ****** the ****** *******. *** ****, '**** Policy' ** * ******* ** *** new ******** ********.

UI
Undisclosed Integrator #1
May 05, 2020

*****,

****** *** **** *****. **** *****.

******* **:"** **** *****/**** * **** **** is *** ******, **** ******* **."

* ******** *** * **** ****** a **' ****** **** ** ***** it ** *** *** "**** **** it ****". ****** ********* *********** **** we **** *** ** ** ****'* have * ***** ****** ** ****. Would *** **** *** **** *********** for ********* *** ****** ** **** situation?

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Brian Rhodes
May 05, 2020
IPVMU Certified

***** *** **** *** **** *********** for ********* *** ****** ** **** situation?

** *******, ***, *** ** *** prior ****** *** *** ******* **** it *** **** ** ** * compromise ** ***** *********** ******* *** this *********.

TM
Ty Mullen
May 06, 2020
COR Security, Inc.

* ********** ***** **** ****. ***** like ****** *****.

******* ** ********** *** *** *** do ****. **'* ********* *** ******* has ** ***.

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AB
Alexander Bakke
May 06, 2020

*** *** *** ****** *** ******* though?

*'** ***** *** * ****** ****** damaged, **** **** ****** ***** *********.

** ******* *******, ** *** **** is ****** ****** ** **** ******* down * ***'* ***** **'* *** right **** ** **** ** *******.

UI
Undisclosed Integrator #1
May 06, 2020

**! ****** ***** ** ******* ***** we *** ******* **. ***** *** tech **** ** **** *** *** the ****** *** *******. * **** no *** ** ******* **.

UM
Undisclosed Manufacturer #2
May 05, 2020

**** *** *** ******** ** *** when * *** * ****:

- ** *** ******* ********* ** own ***** *** *****? ** **, do *** ******* **** *** *** tools ** **** ***** *** ** you **** **** *** *** ***** tools **** ** ******* ***/** ****** stipend?.

- ** *** **** ** ******* and/or ****** ******* *** *****, *** much $ ** *** *******?

***, ** *** ** *** *** own ***** - *** *** ******* would *** **** *** *** *** a ******* ********** (* ***** ** was **%) *** **** *** **** out ** *** ********* **** ****, the ****** ******* **** *** ******** depended ** *** **** *** **** and *** **** *** ****, **** had * *********** **** ******** *** exact ******. **** *** * *** tech *** *** **** ** **** taken *** ** ** *********** **** who ***** * *** ****. ** could *** ***** ******** ** ******/****** with ** ************* ******** *** *** company ***** ***** *** */*. * bought *** ******** ** *** ***** I ***** **** ***** **** ***. There **** * *** ********** (***** that **** ****** **** ** **** thousands) **** *** ******* ***** *** we ***** ***.

- **** ** **** ****** *** lost, ****** ** ****** ******* ***** tools? *** ** *** ********* **** field ***** ** **** ****** **** of ******* ***** ********?

* ****** * **** ******** ** expensive ***** ****** *** ** *******, as * ****** * ******* ** the *********** **** *** ***** ** his "**** ****" ** **** *** company.

- ** *** **** * ********** policy ******* ** **** *****? ** so, **** ** **?

********* ******, ********* ******** *** ****** were ****** *******, *** ** ***** was * ******* ** ******* ** general **** ** **** *** **** canned. ******* ** ** *** *** just *** **** *** ******** ******* in * ******* ******* - *** were ****.

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UI
Undisclosed Integrator #1
May 06, 2020

****** *** *** *** ******! *********** approach.

UI
Undisclosed Integrator #3
Jun 01, 2020

**** * ****** *** * ***** telco ********** ** **** ********* ** provide *** *** *** *****. ******* was ******** ** *** *******. **** would ********** *** ******** ** ** AMP ******** ******* (*** ***) ***** was ************ ********* *** *** **** it *********, *** *** ********* *** splicing. **** ******* *** ****** ** payroll ********* *** **.

********** **** **** ** **** *** more **** **** *** ***** *** took ** *** ************** ** ****** drops. * ****** ** ******** * ladder **** *** **' ********* *** my **** ****** ** ******* * 28' *********. * *** **** ** persuade **** ** ******** **** ******* other ***** ** **** **** ** hot ****** **** * ****** *** a *** ***** ********* ***** ** an **-****** ***** (**** ******** ** purchase * ******** ** * ***** shoot **** **** ******* *****).

********** ***** ******* *** *** ******* took ** *** **** ** ********, and *********** ********** ***** **** ***** and ******* **** *** ****. *** fusion ******** *** ********** ******** *** company-owned, *********** ********** **** ******** ** buy ***** *** ***** *******.

*** ******* ***** ******* ** * tool **** **** **** *** *** purposes ** ** ***** ***** **** off, *** ******** *** *** *** good ****** **** ** *** ********** about **** ****. ***** *** ***** dropped *** ******* ** * ********** for *********** ******** *** **** **** off ***** ***** ****, *** ******* most *** ***** ** *********** **** were ***** ***** ****. *** ******* now *********** **** ***** ************** ****.

**** * ****** *** *** ***** company, ********** *** ******** ** ****. Tool **** *** ******* ** *** manner ***'* ****** - "***'* *** lose **? ***'* *** **** **? We ***'* *** *** ******* */**" wrench ***, **'* *** ** *** budget." **** *****, *** ***** **** as ***'* ****** - "*** *** guys *** ***** **** *** ******* backboards ** **** *** ** *** warehouse?" "****! ** ***** ******* ***** to ***** * ********."

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