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Angry Roads: new research reveals scale of our road rage nation

One in five (20 percent) UK drivers, some 7.5 million road users, experience road rage at least once a week, while six percent – over two million drivers – get

Road safety campaigner slams “irresponsible” motoring shows

BigChange, the mobile workforce technology company, today published new research revealing that almost half (40 percent) of UK motorists believe Top Gear and The Grand Tour motoring shows promote faster

Older bosses most guilty of failing to ensure employees drive safely

Almost a quarter (22 percent) of businesses leaders with road-going employees are leaving themselves vulnerable to reputational damage, heavy fines and even corporate manslaughter charges. By failing to monitor their

BigChange and Brake launch life-saving campaign for safer driving at work

BigChange, the mobile workforce management software company, today announced the launch of Leaders for Life. A new campaign designed to turn business leaders into role models for road safety and reduce the

BigChange growth story continues with opening of Thorpe Park Leeds HQ

BigChange, the mobile workforce management technology company, today announced the official opening of its new offices in Thorpe Park, Leeds. The new 10,000 square foot facility provides the capacity BigChange

Martin Port, CEO of BigChange, becomes latest Transaid Ambassador

Leeds-based transport technology company BigChange is pleased to announce that CEO Martin Port has become the latest Ambassador for Transaid. Transaid is an international development organisation that transforms lives through

BigChange delivers 75% sales growth in first half of 2018

BigChange, the mobile workforce management company, today announced that its billings for the first six months of 2018 grew to £5.46 million, a 75% increase on the corresponding period last year.

The New BigChange Booking App

Your customers already use apps everyday to book everything from taxis to takeaways. Now they can book your services in seconds, with the new on-demand booking app from BigChange. It’s here

Big change for tech firm in Thorpe Park move

Mobile workforce management technology company BigChange is relocating to Thorpe Park Leeds, which it says will enable it to increase its workforce from 70 to 150 staff over the next five

BigChange joins Future 50, the flagship programme from Tech City UK

We’re very excited to announce that BigChange are joining Future Fifty in 2018. The Future Fifty programme from Tech City UK has chosen a new cohort of 26 late stage

Local tech trailblazer BigChange celebrates its 5th Birthday

BigChange, the fast-growing Leeds tech business owned by local entrepreneur Martin Port, is celebrating its fifth birthday. The company’s innovative cloud-based service helps businesses with mobile workers – such as

BigChange pledges support for Transaid’s life-saving work

UK technology company BigChange has become international development organisation Transaid’s newest corporate member. It becomes the 35th company – ranging from vehicle manufacturers to some of the largest fleet operators

BigChange drives 400,000 litre Fuel saving for Silentnight

The UK’s leading bed manufacturer Silentnight has saved 400,000 litres of fuel worth £500,000 and has cut CO2 emissions by over 1,000,000 kilos with BigChange Transport and Delivery Management technology. The

Racing Driver Nic Hamilton launches Road Safety Week at BigChange

Nic Hamilton, brother of the Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton, was spreading the message that “Speeding is only for the Track” ahead of Road Safety Week later this month.

BigChange strikes Gold at the Yorkshire Post Excellence in Business Awards

The best of Yorkshire business have been recognised at the 2017 Yorkshire Post Excellence in Business Awards. Leeds-based Big Change Apps was given the award for the best company turning

Hargreaves & BigChange: Technology Innovation Winners – 2017 Logistics Awards

Hargreaves Logistics, together with BigChange won the award for Technology Innovation (large companies category) at the 2017 Logistics Awards which was presented by Comedian Paul Sinha in front of the

Simon Weston CBE kicks off Motivational Monday at BigChange

Celebrated veteran and British hero Simon Weston CBE visited technology company BigChange to mark the unveiling of Motivational Monday. BigChange CEO Martin Port who founded the company in 2013 invited

Business Matters: Health & Safety and mobile workforce technology

Martin Port, CEO at BigChange, explains how the latest mobile workforce management apps and systems can greatly enhance any organisation’s safety management. This story was featured in Insider Magazine. We all

BigChange recognised as the 12th fastest growing Technology business in the North

Mobile Workforce Management innovator BigChange was recognised as one of the fastest growing technology businesses in the north. BigChange ranking 12 out of 100 in the Northern Tech Awards league

BigChange brings digital transformation to 5000 service engineers across the Equipment Hire sector

BigChange the Mobile Workforce Management technology specialist has won contracts to supply some of the UK’s biggest equipment rental businesses with its three-in-one JobWatch system for over 5000 mobile technicians,

BigChange Wins KPMG’s Best British Mobile Startup 2017 Competition for the Northern Powerhouse Region

Leeds based BigChange Apps has won KPMG’s Best British Mobile Startup 2017 competition for the Northern Region. The Mobile Workforce Management technology company founded by Leeds entrepreneur Martin Port beat

Game changing B2B logistics technology business BigChange has appointed Frank

After a competitive pitch to raise it’s profile across the UK business spectrum as it heads towards a goal of a £100m turnover within the next 5 years of trading.

Yorkshire’s UBER of transport and service “BigChange” wins best B2B e-business accolade at the Big Chip digital awards

Leeds based BigChange Apps was victorious at this year’s Big Chip digital awards, winning best B2B e-business project. BigChange helps companies plan, manage, schedule and track their mobile workforces and

Google for Work interviewed BigChange founder & CEO Martin Port

Google’s Apps for Work team recently interviewed our founder and CEO Martin Port to gain an insight into the rapid growth of our JobWatch mobile workforce management platform. Google technology is

“JobWatch creates a buzz amongst the customers!” – Paul Chatwin, Shop Front Group

BigChange TV visited The Shop Front Group, a roller shutter company based in Manchester. They offer complete service from initial consultation through to manufacture, installation and maintenance. They have since

‘Uber’ of service and transport sectors planning to raise £2m

Serial entrepreneur Martin Port has launched a second round of fundraising for his Leeds-based technology business. BigChange helps companies plan, manage, schedule and track mobile workforces and transport operations. The tech

BigChange to present JobWatch at the Google Teamwork Event this week in Las Vegas, USA!

BigChange is looking forward to presenting at the Google Teamwork Event 2016 in Las Vegas this week. Martin Port CEO and Johann Levy CTO will present the latest developments /

BigChange Integrates With BT Cloud Phone!

Make every second count – with JobWatch CRM and BT Cloud phone integration. Did you know? – your call handlers can waste up to 15% of their time searching for customer

Ex-Apprentice star rejoins entrepreneur to make big change to small business

A former star of The Apprentice has teamed up with a well-known local entrepreneur to develop a business management app aimed at helping start-ups. Alex Epstein, who featured in series

BigChange Moves To New Offices To Accommodate Growth

The Leeds office of global property consultancy Knight Frank have secured an “excellent” out-of-town office letting at Temple Point Business Park in Colton, east Leeds. BigChange, the mobile workforce management technology company,

BigChange For JobWatch

Launched three years ago, JobWatch was developed to give field service businesses of any size everything they need to plan, manage, schedule and track their mobile workforce. The easy to use, simple

BigChange at Fleet Management Live

We met hundreds of Fleet Managers, HR Professionals and Finance Managers at this years Fleet Management Live show that was held at the NEC from the 6-7 October 2015. It’s

Travel time is now work time for some mobile workers

With the recent ECJ ruling on travel time for Mobile workers, we asked Richard Parr, Partner at Blacks Solicitors about the implications of this change to the Working Time Directive.

Join us at the Build Show – 6th-8th October 2015 – NEC

The Build Show is part of UK Construction Week and will be the most exciting and significant event in the Construction, HVAC and Service sector for decades. The event will

BigChange’s GPS Vehicle Tracking system comes to Coach & Bus Live

BigChange Apps is exhibiting at this year’s Coach & Bus Live show that is taking place between Wednesday 30th September and Thursday 1st of October 2015 at the NEC in

BigChange joins forces with SmartWitness

BigChange Apps has teamed up with mobile workforce tech company SmartWitness . Entrepreneur Martin Port is to install 100,000 SmartWitness in-vehicle CCTV cameras over the next three years in a bid

Q&A: Martin Port of BigChange

Martin Port, the UK founder of Masternaut, on the latest developments in the telematics market and his new venture, BigChange. The UK market has grown significantly over the last 20

Cardinus explain why safety comes first with JobWatch

Cardinus Risk Management explain why safety comes first with JobWatch powered by BigChange. Below is the health and safety document drawn up by Cardinus Risk Management documenting how JobWatch safeguards businesses

BigChange Sees 300% Sales Growth

A technology firm that helps transport and managed services firms eliminate paperwork has seen 300 per cent sales growth in 2014. BigChange secured 100 new customers in its first full

Jobs drive looms as investors go for BigChange

As featured in the Yorkshire Post, Martin Port has secured backing from major business players including Mark Adlestone, the chairman of Beaverbrooks, as he develops BigChange, a company which will

Yorkshire based BigChange raises funds for technology development and international growth

BigChange, the mobile workforce technology company, today announced that it has raised more than £300,000 to help fund new product development and international growth plans. Much of the cash raised

BigChange launches new scheduling application to save small companies thousands of pounds a month

Scheduling Assistant for revolutionary JobWatch system New application reduces travel time per job and increases billable time Small fleets already making savings in excess of £5,000 per month. BigChange, the mobile

My Week: Martin Port, Big Change

Serial entrepreneur Martin Port launched his new business on New Year’s Day. He talks us through a week running his new tech start-up, Big Change, and reveals why he always

Martin Port, founder of Masternaut, heralds a BigChange for fleet operators with innovation

Technology entrepreneur Martin Port has launched his most exciting venture to date, BigChange, which brings “mobile apps” into the mainstream for transport, fleet and field service operators. One of the most