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TOOLHOUND
David Ball
44 Riel Dr., Ste. 240
St. Albert, Alberta T8N 3Z8
Canada
p: (800) 387-8665
e: sales@toolhound.com
www.toolhound.com
Unleash Business Potential with
ToolHound 5 Tool and Equipment
Management System
T
he ability to locate the right tool in the
right place at all times is critical for any
organization maintaining an equipment
inventory. When workers cant nd the
tool they need to do their jobs, its not just an
annoyance it means lost productivity, lost prot
and even lost customers due to missed deadlines.
The ToolHound 5 tool and equipment
management system is a scalable solution for
tracking tool movement, usage and location,
allowing contractors to maximize productivity
and protability by saving time and reducing
tool budgets. For nearly 30 years, ToolHound
systems have been deployed by industry-leading
companies in construction, power generation,
maintenance, chemical processing, mining and
mechanical contracting.
However, the ToolHound system does much
more than just tracking tools across locations for
greater efciency. The complete ToolHound 5
system also simplies management of external
rentals, maintenance scheduling, work order
costs, new tool purchasing and identication of
obsolete or excessive inventory to be resold.
SNYDER ROOFING STAYS ON TOP
Snyder Roong in Snohomish, Wash.,
employs ToolHound to manage their equipment
inventory of small handheld equipment, large
construction equipment, roong supplies and
hand tools that are used by approximately 60-70
workers on any given day.
The team at Snyder Roong found that using
the ToolHound system not only makes it easier
to track the location of the equipment, but
also to record who last used it. It puts some
responsibility on the foreman to keep track of
the equipment, so were not losing as much of it
in the eld, said Neil West, head mechanic for
Snyder Roong.
FT SERVICES TAPS DIRECT
PIPELINE TO SAVINGS
FT Services (FTS) relies on ToolHound to
track and manage a tool and equipment inventory
valued at more than $10 million. FTS conducts
industrial asset management and maintenance
services, specializing in the oil and gas industry,
and their equipment is located in multiple tool
cribs at jobsites throughout Alberta, Canada.
When you have 2,500 employees checking
out tools, writing it all down on paper doesnt
work. With ToolHound, we are able to track
all of our tools in and out of the tool cribs, and
track them from site to site, said Matt Faulks,
equipment and tool crib supervisor for FTS. I
can access the web-based system from anywhere
to track where items are located, recover lost
tools, manage regular equipment maintenance
and account for losses.
ToolHound Inc. specializes in personalized
technical support with onsite training and
installation expertise. FastTrack commissioning
enables new users to quickly master the system
and begin saving valuable time, improving
productivity and minimizing equipment costs.
For more information, call (800) 387-8665, or
visit www.ToolHound.com.
Dean Perry,
President of ToolHound
ToolHound 5 signifcantly improves overall
proftability by eliminating tool hoarding, increasing
staff accountability and productivity, and reducing
IT support for inventory management.

It puts some responsibility on

the foreman to keep track of
the equipment, so were not
losing as much of it in the feld.
With ToolHound, we are able
to track all of our tools in and
out of the tool cribs, and track
them from site to site.

Neil West,
Head Mechanic, Snyder Roofng
Matt Faulks,
Equipment and Tool Crib Supervisor, FTS