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This Research Note explores the business activities and financial highlights of the Fagerhult lighting group, based on their 2025 results, investor presentation, and their latest annual report. This article updates our previous coverage of the group in March 2025. Fagerhult Profile The Fagerhult Group is one of Europe’s leading lighting companies with 4,100 employees in […]

This Research Note examines EMCOR Group, one of the largest mechanical and electrical contractors in the United States with a focus on its U.S. building services business in 2025. This article updates our coverage of the group in September 2025. Emcor Corporate Overview The group has four reportable segments: Electrical construction and facilities services; Mechanical […]

This Research Note examines Assemblin Caverion in 2025 and 2026, following the completed merger in April 2024.  We explore group strategy, the first full year of financial results and highlight recent activities and acquisitions in the smart buildings sector. This article updates our previous coverage of the group in March 2024, November 2022, and September […]

Learn how to close the gap between casual AI use and reliable, repeatable market research output. Join us on Wednesday, 10th June, for a practical workshop on using AI for Smart Building market research. Three hands-on sessions drawing on Memoori’s experience in developing AI services and 15+ years of independent market analysis. Three sessions, three […]

In this Research Note, we examine Beckhoff, a German family-owned industrial automation business, their 2025 financial highlights, 2026 outlook and a recent building automation deployment. This article updates our previous coverage of the company in May 2025. Beckhoff Automation Profile Founded in 1980, Beckhoff Automation GmbH & Co. KG has 5,450 employees worldwide (March 2025), […]

The competitive landscape for AI in smart buildings is shifting faster than many expected, and not always in the predicted directions. Our latest research, Competitive Landscape for AI in Commercial Buildings 2026, maps 454 companies across 12 domains and 69 individual use cases, delivering the most granular picture yet of who is building what, who […]

In this Research Note, we examine Kieback&Peter, one of the long-established German manufacturers and systems integrators of building automation solutions and services. We highlight their June 2025 outlook forecast, 2024 results, and review acquisitions & strategic partnerships before commenting on the Trane Technologies stake in the company acquired in October 2025.  This article updates our previous […]

The independent smart building AI specialist vendor is becoming an endangered species. Our new research tracked approximately $22 billion of disclosed mergers and acquisitions value across roughly 35 transactions in the 27 months to April 2026. On the other side of the ledger, only 34 new companies entered the market across all 12 use case […]