Bradford Metropolitan District Council adopt Certero products

17 February 2010

Bradford Metropolitan District Council has adopted Certero’s products and services to improve their IT Asset Management capabilities, help meet their carbon reduction targets and help drive efficiencies.

Certero’s products and services, AssetStudio™, Software Metering for Decision Makers™ and SAM Services have all enabled improved management, control and real visibility of their IT Asset Management capability. Intelligent PowerStudio™ software will enable the Council to identify daily, monthly and annual trends of computer power across the organisation, and drive down energy costs as well as reducing their carbon footprint.

The Council has achieved "Beacon Council" status for its work in Community Safety. This status is awarded by the Government for Councils which can show exceptional best practice in a particular service area. It is one of 36 Metropolitan District Councils in the country, which serve the larger cities and conurbations. In addition to the "traditional Bradford City", the Metropolitan District includes the following main areas of population: Addingham, Baildon, Bingley, Burley, Cullingworth, Denholme, Eastburn, Haworth, Ilkley, Keighley, Menston, Oxenhope, Queensbury, Silsden, Shipley and Steeton. The total population of the District is approximately 474,000 and it covers 141 square miles. Bradford Council is comparable to major businesses in terms of size and scale of its operations.

John Lunt, managing director and co-founder of Certero, says, “We’ve been working with Bradford Metropolitan District Council and their partners IBM and Serco for over 12 months and have built a strong relationship in helping them achieve their objectives. It is another excellent example of how Certero’s products, services and support tangibly add value on many levels. We look forward to working together in the future and building on an already strong relationship.”