Snapfix Blog 2026

THE GREAT REOPENING | Snapfix

Admin — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 06:25:22 GMT

Welcome Back! After two long years, it seems that life is finally coming back to some sort of normality. Restrictions are being relaxed and experts speculate that we’re heading towards the endgame of the pandemic. There is finally light at the end of the tunnel!

The easing of restrictions will benefit the hospitality industry and most employees are returning to the workplace.

HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY

The Irish Government has signed off on a full reopening of the hospitality sector. Which now means:

The 8 pm curfew ceases to exist
Guests no longer have to show their digital COVID certs.
The Government has curtailed: Mandatory table service; Contact details; Six per table; Sitting at all times; One-metre social distancing; and the ban on using bar counters.

This is a huge relief for the Irish tourism and hospitality sectors, as the last two years were full of numerous false starts and deep disappointment as we returned to various lockdowns.

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‍RETURN TO THE OFFICE

Employees are now encouraged to return to the workplace on a phased basis after many have spent the last two years working remotely.

Although social distancing limits no longer apply, businesses still have a legal duty to manage the risks to staff and customers.

Employers must follow health & safety guidelines and carry out Covid risk assessments for those staff who are in the office.

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Safety measures can include:

Minimizing visitors
Improving ventilation
Using one-way systems
Additional cleaning and sanitizing

USING SNAPFIX FOR REOPENING

We must learn to live with Covid, which means solutions must be put in place for any future waves.

Snapfix makes your building covid compliant with better cleaning and hygiene tracking measures:

Our NFC Snaptags allow you to scan areas to check when they were last cleaned.
Covid cleans can be easily scheduled with our in-app scheduler feature. The Scheduler is also ideal for reminding you to carry out your health & safety inspections.
Checklists ensure that every surface and door handle has been cleaned and sanitized.

Aside from the many benefits of using Snapfix for covid-compliance, it is also hugely beneficial for making sure your building is ready for reopening. Snapfix covers all your facilities management/hotel maintenance needs by:

Making communication across teams easy and efficient with its use of photos and instant messaging.
Saving you and your team time as issues get resolved quicker which means more time to attend to your guests/visitors and an overall improved guest experience.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON REOPENING VISIT:

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https://www.thinkbusiness.ie/articles/covid-supports-ireland-reopening/

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/careers/return-to-offices-hybrid-working-remote

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/covid-19-restrictions-lifted-there-is-a-relief-but-i-hope-lessons-have-been-learned-1.4783624

To learn more about how Snapfix can help your team, check out our latest case study on The Armada Hotel here.

Booking a demo is easy, contact our team here.

Why Smart Hotel Design Is Key to Lowering Long-Term Maintenance Costs

Admin — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 06:25:21 GMT

In the hospitality industry, the way a hotel is designed can have a profound and lasting impact on its maintenance costs. Design isn’t just about aesthetics—it’s a critical driver of operational efficiency, guest satisfaction, and cost control. Strategic design decisions made during planning, construction, and renovation phases can lead to significant savings over the hotel's lifespan. This comprehensive guide explores how thoughtful hotel design can reduce long-term maintenance expenses and offers practical insights for hospitality professionals who want to build or renovate with maintenance in mind.

HELPING THE WORLD’S REMOTEST EDUCATIONAL FACILITY | Snapfix

Admin — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 06:25:21 GMT

In 2021, Snapfix proudly partnered up with non-profit organization Learning Lions to help keep their campus in excellent shape.

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‍ABOUT LEARNING LIONS

Founded in 2015 in Turkana county, North Kenya, Learning Lions is a non-profit organization which enables young adults in impoverished rural areas of Eastern Africa to work, and to live a life full of opportunities.

Learning Lions educates and trains students in high-value skills like software development, graphic design and media production. It is focused on hands-on skills taught by volunteers from around the world that can immediately be used to generate income online.

Their follow up program Startup Lions then helps their trained “Lions” to use the skills they acquired in the training to create their own business in their lakeside IT-Hub, while the organization sources clients for them from around the world.

A large ICT Centre was built on the shore of Lake Turkana to give students the possibility to completely focus upon their training and run several classes at the same time.

For the project, Learning Lions has partnered up with some well established names such as Ebay, The University of Nairobi and the Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Versailles ENSA‐V.

They have previously won the Google Impact Challenge for Best African NGO.

FACILITIES AT LAKE TURKANA

The campus is a self‐sustained IT campus which boards up to 500 students, respectful of the environment, constructed with bio sourced material and employing local manpower.

The campus was designed by famous African architect Francis Kéré and a team of Kenyan and European architects and Master students from the Ecole Nationale Supérieure d’Architecture de Versailles ENSA‐V.

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The facilities are made up of:

2 classrooms and a coworking space for up to 200 people
A cafeteria
Football field
Television and playroom

The campus also has its own electric grid based on solar energy and a fresh/wastewater system.

BRIZAN WERE

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Brizan Were is Co-Founder and Operations Director at Learning Lions where he oversees all the operations and the daily runnings of the campus. We spoke to him about how he and his team use Snapfix for all of their maintenance needs across the campus.

HOW SNAPFIX IS USED

Brizan and his team uses Snapfix for:‍

‍General maintenance and repairs
Placement of infrastructure and equipment (approval is needed of where infrastructure/equipment is placed so they use photos.)

“Before Snapfix we were not using any other software tool, except an Excel sheet which was very difficult to read, to monitor and to move things around. It meant that we needed to spend a lot of time on it.

Once we started using Snapfix, our operations became more streamlined and processes became very easy for us.

Thanks to Snapfix, we have seen a huge improvement in these 4 areas:

Cost Savings
Accountability & Proof of Work
Time Saving
Collaboration & Communication

COST SAVINGS

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Snapfix helps me to save on costs. As a non-profit organization, we work on a very low budget and we need to be innovative about how we can keep within the budget.

Due to working on such a low budget, we cannot hire a high number of highly skilled and experienced people. Snapfix has really helped us in terms of workflow efficiency and our team is working better and in a smarter way. This means that we don’t have the need to hire more people as all the tasks and issues are being attended to.

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STAFF ACCOUNTABILITY & PROOF OF WORK

Snapfix helps with holding the entire team accountable for their work. If for example, there is an issue with the water system such as a leaking pipe in section A, then I can see it in Snapfix when it’s being fixed. The traffic light system makes tracking the task so easy as I can see when it’s being moved from red to yellow to green.

If I see something has been left in red for too long then I can investigate as to why it is with the person I have assigned it to. It allows me to be very precise.

Another great feature of Snapfix is that it allows me to share photos, which is ideal for holding staff accountable. My team has to share a photo of the issue that was fixed before they move it to green so that way I know and have proof that the issue has been resolved.

TIME SAVING

Our campus is so big that going out to check issues would be very time consuming.

But now, thanks to Snapfix, it means I don’t have to move from one side to the other to see the issue. I only need to look at my Snapfix app and I can see the issues right away. I can be in my office and see everything that is happening across the campus, saving me so much time.

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COLLABORATION & COMMUNICATION

Working with Snapfix we have found that it really brings the team together, it has made communication better and everyone has visibility and is aware of what is going on.

The in-app messaging and the photo element of the app means we communicate faster as a team and issues can be resolved a lot quicker‍

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Snapfix has really changed the way we work. It’s one of the first things I look at every morning to see what is happening across the entire campus facilities, I would be lost without it!”

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To learn more about how Snapfix can help your team, check out our case study on The Johnstown Estate here.

Booking a demo is easy, contact our team here.

Snapfix Expands its Insights & Analytics Capabilities | Snapfix

Admin — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 06:25:20 GMT

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Reports

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In order to keep track of your tasks, we have expanded the Snapfix reporting capabilities. On the desktop version, reports can now be run across multiple groups. When a customer requests a report, the generated report will be waiting for them in their reporting inbox.

These are the reports that will be available on the desktop:

Task details report (formerly known as the Spreadsheet report), showing details at the task level.
Checklist report that includes a task level summary including exception percentage as well as checklist item level details.
Time report which shows time between the traffic light stages as well as how long it took to complete a checklist. Great for productivity tracking.
Completed tasks by user report (formerly the Completed report) which shows the number of tasks moved to green by each of your team members.
Multi task report which for a more visual way of sharing the tasks in your selection.

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Dashboard

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For the first time in Snapfix history, the desktop version now includes a visual dashboard where you can easily see how your team is doing or what the status is of your assets. As a start we offer summary views of tasks by traffic light color, group level details, a map of your tasks and additional details on tags and users.

We can’t wait for you to experience these new features, so don’t forget to log in to the desktop version to see the new dashboard and reporting pages.

Snapfix Making Waves in the Start-Up World | Snapfix

Admin — Tue, 08 Sep 2026 06:25:19 GMT

In recent weeks, Snapfix has been making some serious headway in the news. Thanks to ThinkBusiness.ie for including us on their “50 Irish start-ups to watch in 2021”

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And special thanks to The Business Post for including Snapfix in its annual “100 Hot Start-Ups” list and for the in-depth profile written by Elaine O’Regan.

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We're always happy to see our name out there generating some positive buzz -- long may it continue!

Leveraging The Eyes And Ears Of Your Staff | Snapfix

Admin — Wed, 06 May 2026 04:00:00 GMT

Employees are the forefront of any good business and enabling them to use their eyes and ears more attentively will lead to better results all round.

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How to leverage the eyes and ears of your staff?

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Having staff participate in team building exercises allows for them to build confidence between each other to converse and trust when certain problems arise. By creating a bond between staff, they will less likely be afraid to report an issue or pointing out a potential fail point.

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Delegating work and giving staff the opportunity to explore their own techniques when getting things done can allow for ‘self starters’ and self directed people to thrive and build confidence within their skillset. This will motivate them to be more focused on the work environment and train their eyes and ears to keep engaged for a longer period of time.

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Giving staff the chance to regularly communicate through team meetings enables the prevention of communication breakdown and allows for staff to be vocal about what they regularly see or hear.

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Why would you want to leverage the eyes and ears of your staff?

Increased focus of staff leading to a higher professional standard.
Drives accountability as staff is more engaged with work.
Promotes communication within staff members.
Allows staff with problem solving skills to thrive to benefit business output.

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Leveraging the eyes and ears of your staff with Snapfix

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Snapfix empowers team members to be the eyes and ears of a business by easily reporting and resolving issues using the universal language of photos, messages and traffic lights, simply by using their mobile phone.

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Streamlining communication and driving accountability is at the heart of what Snapfix is all about and is delivered in a time saving manner.

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To learn more about how Snapfix can help your team, check out our latest case study on The Armada Hotel here.

Booking a demo is easy, contact our team here.