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This Research Note examines what’s behind the bolt-on acquisition of Nuvolo, the workplace management software company announced this week by Trane Technologies, the US HVAC equipment firm. Trane is considered to be a competitive second-tier supplier in the world building controls market, behind Siemens, Honeywell, Johnson Controls and Schneider Electric. In a move which emulates […]

Here is the recording and presentation from our live stream last Friday, discussing the impact of hybrid work practices on commercial real estate and how it is driving growth in the workplace technology market. We discussed how growth is being driven by businesses exploring reconfigured solutions for hybrid work spaces and an emphasis on real-time […]

In this Research Note, we examine Skyfii, a Sydney-based Australian public company providing crowd analytics and occupancy management solutions to public venues and commercial properties. This analysis covers their latest financial results y/e 30 June 2023, investor presentations and their strategic review. Skyfii completed an IPO on the Australian Stock Exchange in 2014. The company positions […]

This Research Note examines Jooxter, a French workplace management startup and its May 2023 acquisition of Wx Solutions, part of Sodexo Group. Founded in the Nord de France region at Euratechnologies in 2014, Lille-based Jooxter is a provider of a SaaS workplace management platform that enables employees and their managers to work more efficiently. It […]

Apps have become so integrated into our daily lives over the past 15 years it is easy to forget what life was like before them or underestimate the influence they have today. Apps have quickly moved beyond the games, media, and social purposes that dominated early years to take on critical aspects in our lives, […]

Underlining the growing importance of the workplace within building automation, smart buildings giant Johnson Controls acquired workplace management technology firm FM:Systems last week for an initial price of $455 million. This adds to a growing trend by major players in the building automation market who are seeking to increase the level of integration between integrated […]

In this Research Note, we examine what’s behind Johnson Controls’ acquisition of FM:Systems, a Raleigh, North Carolina-based digital workplace management and Internet of Things (IoT) solutions provider for facilities and real estate professionals. Since 2015, when Johnson Controls divested its Global Workplace Solutions business to CBRE, the HVAC and building controls giant has been missing […]

“The workplace management industry is in the early stages of a fundamental change, where companies need new ways to deliver an environment that the modern workforce demands,” explains our new research on the global workplace experience apps market. “Over the last three years, the market for workplace experience platforms has evolved and accelerated as a […]