Maintenance Untangled Podcast | Christmas Special 🎄 Highs, Learnings & What’s Next

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What did Ricky Johnstone and Derick Martins learn during the year, and what are they looking forward to next? In this Maintenance Untangled Christmas Special, the hosts reflect on family, business, safety, partnerships and the practical lessons they are carrying into the new year. Welcome to a special Christmas edition of Maintenance Untangled. Ricky and Derick record together in person and look back on the year: Ricky's move into running his own business, Derick and his family's move to an off-grid farm, major projects, time with family, and the next stage of the podcast and Maintenance Untangled website. In this episode: Ricky and Derick share personal highlights from the year, including travelling with family, motorsport, fishing and the importance of making time for the people outside work. They also reflect on the professional realities of running a business, from marketing and administration to delivering major projects under tight timeframes and continuing to build trusted partnerships. The safety discussion is a reminder for anyone working through the Christmas and New Year period. The hosts reflect on previous fatal incidents discussed during the podcast and the importance of stopping, staying focused and making it home safely. Operations still need to run, but no job is more important than people returning home to their families. Looking ahead, Ricky and Derick discuss future guests, practical maintenance tools, collaborative contracting, contractor compliance, FIFO financial and cultural pressures, the Maintenance Untangled website, and the value of breaking large improvement work into smaller, useful steps. They also discuss one of the simplest lessons for the year ahead: define the scope and the required end result clearly before the work begins, so everyone understands the goal and avoidable rework is reduced. 👉 Subscribe for more episodes on maintenance strategies, safety, reliability and industry insights. 👍 Like this video if you found it helpful, and share your thoughts or questions in the comments below. Resources & Links: 🔗 Maintenance Untangled website: https://maintenanceuntangled.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=christmas_special 🔗 Watch the Christmas Special: https://youtu.be/Hix5k4aJGVI 🔗 Follow Maintenance Untangled on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/maintenance-untangled-podcast 🔗 Asset Optimisation on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/assetoptimisation 🔗 Johnstone Business Intelligence on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/johnstone-business-intelligence