Workplace Optimisation
What’s Behind the HqO Decision to Acquire Symbiosy Smart Office Platform?
January 16th, 2024Johnson Controls Buildings Business & 2023 Financials Examined
December 19th, 2023Apleona Technical Facility Management Business Examined
In this Research Note, we examine Apleona, a leading German real estate technical services provider and facility manager, based on their recent activities, 2023 projected revenues, M&A strategy, and target markets. Based in Neu-Isenburg near Frankfurt am Main, Apleona successfully closed the merger with Gegenbauer, another German facility and real estate service provider as of […]
How have Tech Job Losses Impacted the Smart Buildings Space? Part 2: Workplace Tech
In this Research Note, we examine trends in job losses in the smart buildings startup space. Part 1 of this series covering job losses in the Building IoT and digital twin platforms sector, can be found here. This Part 2 analysis is based on LinkedIn headcount reduction data over the past two years and our own compilation […]
Eptura Workplace Technology and Software Business Examined
The unification of Archibus, SpaceIQ, Serraview, and iOffice to form Eptura in October 2022 was one of the major mergers in the global integrated workplace management (IWMS) sector. This Research Note examines the business, one year on. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia and with large regional offices in London, UK and Melbourne, Australia, Eptura was created […]
Occupancy Data Reveals Huge Waste in Federal Buildings Portfolio
“Alarming”, “not sustainable”, and “not fiscally responsible” were just a few of the reactions by Committee chairman Sen. Tom Carper to a recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) report that has revealed huge wastes in the federal government’s huge nationwide real estate portfolio. The GAO study found that 17 of 24 agencies sampled were using as […]
Trane Augments Integrated Workplace Management Portfolio with Acquisition of Nuvolo
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 […]
iLobby Visitor Management Platform for High-Security Enterprises Examined
In this Research Note, we examine iLobby, a Canadian startup offering a visitor management platform for high-security enterprises and complex work environments. Founded in 2013 and based in North York, Ontario, iLobby offers a SaaS-based facility and visitor management platform which helps enterprise companies track, manage and monitor visitors, contractors, employees, and others in their […]
Hybrid Work: Driving the Workplace Technology Market!
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 […]
Workplace Management Platform Provider Jooxter Doubles in Size with Acquisition of Wx Solutions
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 […]