SiteArticles for maintenance managers and engineers
Breakdowns, cover, the law and fault-finding, written by engineers for the people who keep factories and warehouses running.
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Why maintenance engineers are so hard to find right now
The jobs market has cooled, yet your fitter vacancy still sits open. Where the engineers went, what the figures show, and what you can do about it.
27 August 2026 · 5 min read - Fault-finding guides
Half-split fault-finding and why it works
Start in the middle, test, throw half the circuit away. Why half-split beats working from one end, and how to use it on a breakdown.
26 August 2026 · 6 min read - Downtime and breakdowns
Machine down at 2am: the phone call that decides the next six hours
At 2am the fix starts with a phone call. Who you ring, what you tell them and what you ask decides when the line runs again.
26 August 2026 · 5 min read
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