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  • Facility management company passes into new hands

    Facility management company passes into new hands

    The Hälg Group, based in the St.GallenBodenseeArea, is taking over Löwen Bau- und Betriebs AG from Lucerne, which specialises in facility management, according to a press release. The Lucerne-based company’s existing customers include five shopping centres, several multi-storey car parks and 100 flats. The portfolio also includes restaurants and fitness centres.

    The company will continue to operate under its own name for the first six months. On 1 July 2025, it will be integrated into Hälg Facility Management AG and the previous company name will be discontinued. The current Managing Director of Löwen Bau, Markus Belser, will continue to manage the company. Furthermore, all employees will continue to be employed.

    “I am delighted to be placing my company in the hands of a successful family business. With Hälg Facility Management AG as part of the Hälg Group, we share common values and a long-term strategic orientation. This offers our employees a secure future and creates the basis for positive further development,” Markus Belser is quoted as saying in the press release. The Hälg Group is convinced that the takeover will strengthen its market position in Central Switzerland.

  • New facility management branch opened in St.Gallen

    New facility management branch opened in St.Gallen

    Hälg Facility Management AG will also have a presence in St.Gallen from the new year. The Zurich-based company, which was founded in 2000, is thus expanding its network to eastern Switzerland. It already has branches in Zurich, Bern, Münchenstein BL and Rotkreuz ZG. The company is part of Hälg Holding AG, based in St.Gallen. With 1144 employees at 27 locations in Switzerland, the group is active in building technology and property management.

    Markus Haldimann, the long-standing Managing Director of Hälg Facility Management AG, will take over the strategic management of the new branch, according to a company press release. Daniel Weber will be responsible for operational management as site manager. After training as a polymechanic, Weber completed a degree in facility management and continued his training in new energies. He will be responsible for providing services on site and further developing the St.Gallen team.

    “The expansion of our range of services here in St.Gallen not only strengthens our regional presence, it also offers our customers real added value,” Marcel Baumer, co-owner of the Hälg Group, is quoted as saying. “In addition to services in the area of building technology, we can now also offer our high service quality and expertise in the area of facility management.”

  • ZHAW awards 77 Bachelor’s and 10 Master’s degrees

    ZHAW awards 77 Bachelor’s and 10 Master’s degrees

    On Friday, 30 August 2024, the graduates of the ZHAW Bachelor’s degree programme in Facility Management and the Master’s degree programme in Real Estate & Facility Management were presented with their diplomas at the Technopark Zurich. A total of 47 women and 40 men received their long-awaited diplomas, marking the end of an intensive and successful period of study.

    Prof Dr Urs Hilber, Director of the ZHAW Department of Life Sciences and Facility Management, gave the opening speech at the ceremony. He congratulated the graduates on their degrees and emphasised the importance of their future contributions in a rapidly changing world. Katrin Leuenberger, Head of the Real Estate Office of the Canton of Zurich and member of the Advisory Board of the Institute of Facility Management, gave the ceremonial address. She emphasised how essential well-trained specialists in the field of real estate and facility management are for overcoming major social challenges.

    Awards and special achievements
    Irene Arnold and Anja Fuchs-Barbana, head of the Bachelor’s degree programme, presented the 77 successful Bachelor’s graduates with their diplomas. Till Plüss, who was honoured as the best student in his year, was particularly outstanding. Together with Sara Lehmann, he also received the prize for the best thesis, which was presented by Rainer Artho, Managing Director of the Swiss Association for Facility Management and Maintenance. Both theses were awarded the top grade of 6.00.

    In the Master’s programme, Prof. Dr Isabelle Wrase and Zifei Wang-Speiser were able to award 10 Master’s diplomas to five women and five men. Particularly outstanding were Tania Kornsteiner and Severin Keller, who were both honoured for their excellent performance. Severin Keller also received the prize for the best master’s thesis for his master’s thesis entitled “Asset Returns and Liquidity: Empirical Insights from Publicly Traded Real Estate Assets”, presented by Nora Dainton, board member of the IFMA Switzerland Chapter.

    A look back at an eventful period of study
    Anja Balsiger and Oliver Horner for the Bachelor’s students and Elsa Jeanfavre for the Master’s graduates brought the graduation ceremony to a festive close with an entertaining look back at their time at university. They reviewed the highlights of their years of study and recalled the challenges and successes they had overcome together on their way to this important milestone.

    The graduates can now look forward to a promising future in an industry that demands well-trained specialists and managers and in which they will contribute their skills and knowledge for the benefit of society.

  • Introduction of BIM in facility management: a paradigm shift

    Introduction of BIM in facility management: a paradigm shift

    In the property sector, where various stakeholders – from owners to facility management – have specific requirements for a property, access to up-to-date and detailed information about the building structure and technical systems is essential. Effective utilisation and linking of this data makes a significant contribution to increasing efficiency. The increasing use of technology in property increases the complexity of the data, which in turn requires sophisticated data management.

    Synchronisation of planning and operation
    BIMtoFM, or BIM2FM, stands for the seamless transition of BIM data from the planning and construction phase to the operational phase of a property. This enables an efficient flow of information and the automation of operational processes, which leads to a significant increase in efficiency and a reduction in costs. The benefits of integrating BIM into FM processes are manifold and include easier access to building-related data, support for preventive maintenance and the minimisation of operating costs and downtime. These aspects are particularly important for strictly regulated areas such as hospitals or critical infrastructures. The introduction of BIM2FM creates the basis for automated administrative processes, solid budget planning and advanced order management in facility management. For property owners, this means access to up-to-date information that supports efficient yield planning and target definition. BIM2FM is thus establishing itself as an indispensable tool in the modern property sector.

  • Apleona takes over technical facility management for Federal Agency for Agriculture and Food in Bonn

    Apleona takes over technical facility management for Federal Agency for Agriculture and Food in Bonn

    The BLE headquarters is an office quarter consisting of six buildings located directly on the Rhine, with a total floor area of 34,200 m², which is mainly used as offices for around 1,000 employees of the federal authority. Among other things, Apleona provides the inspection, maintenance and repair of all technical building systems and ensures operation via a 24/7 fault clearance service. Further construction or service contracts are optionally provided as special services, currently for example the installation of charging points for e-vehicles or services for flood protection.

    Energy optimisation and CO2 reduction through energy audits and Enerlutec
    Energy management services play an important role for the BImA as a client. The central Apleona competence centre for energy and sustainability is in charge of these services and implements them together with the on-site operating team. The aim is to ensure efficient building operation in the long term and, associated with this, a sustainable reduction in CO2 emissions. Apleona’s own Enerlutec software is crucial here, as it enables data-based analysis of all energy consumption and costs in the individual parts of the building. Together with technical tours and an engineering analysis, malfunctions in operation are better recognised and can be remedied through optimised control and utilisation of the systems. In addition, the measures create transparency and a data-based foundation for future investment decisions to further decarbonise the buildings.

  • Hälg buys Etavis

    Hälg buys Etavis

    According to a press release , Hälg Facility Management AG , based in the St.GallenBodenseeArea, has bought Zurich-based Etavis Facility Services AG . With the takeover, Hälg intends to expand in the Facility Management division in the Zurich region.

    According to the press release, Etavis Facility Services has a strong customer service culture and many years of industry experience in the maintenance and repair of building technology systems. The specialist for building management becomes part of the Hälg branch in Zurich. The workforce will be fully taken over. “With the integration of the team in Zurich, we are gaining the expertise and network of the employees,” says Markus Haldimann, Managing Director of Hälg Facility Management AG. “We are thus further strengthening our facility management services.”

    The company merger leads to a change of name: Etavis Facility Services gives up the company name. Both companies will be called Hälg Facility Management AG in the future.

  • Apleona bundles businesses in Switzerland

    Apleona bundles businesses in Switzerland

    The new company will be managed by Michael Rohner (CEO), Markus Faber (COO, Facility Management), Thomas Scheiber (COO, Facility Management) and Sabrina Hauser (COO, Real Estate Management). The legal merger will be completed in the spring of 2022.

    According to CEO Michael Rohner, the merger strengthens Apleona’s market position in Switzerland: “By bundling the synergies of resources and know-how, we combine the best of facility management and real estate management, increase the depth of our own services and can thus offer our customers even more added value Offer.”

    In the future, more than 1,400 employees will work for Apleona Schweiz AG at 13 locations in Switzerland.

  • What does artificial intelligence have to do with facility management?

    What does artificial intelligence have to do with facility management?

    The topic of artificial intelligence has definitely left its “laboratory status ” behind. AI-based solutions are increasingly being integrated into everyday work. In essence, it is not about the “ learning ” technology itself, but about the data behind it. The technological solution takes over the collection, storage, processing and use of the data entered. The interplay between human and artificial intelligence will be decisive for future innovations. Those companies that use AI sensibly will be prepared for the challenges of the future and will gain decisive competitive advantages.

    AI-based solutions have also found their way into facility management. Building cleaning is a very expensive subject and cleaning agents, energy and time are often used more than necessary – this is not only unecological, but also uneconomical. With the help of artificial intelligence, the use of resources can be optimized and costs can be significantly reduced.

    The Swiss startup Soobr offers a usage-oriented AI solution here. The existing performance and building data are read into the software, whereupon the AI plans the daily tours based on factors such as room distances, room priority, number and duration of cleaning. The occupancy of the individual rooms can also be integrated into the operational planning via room sensors, so that cleaning can be carried out precisely where it is really necessary. The cleaning staff are guided through the respective tours by means of an app on mobile devices, whereby you can feed the AI with feedback and documentation. Dynamic route planning increases efficiency, saves time and money in route planning and increases transparency for data evaluation.

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  • 3 needs-based facility management solutions

    3 needs-based facility management solutions

    Soobr on artificial intelligence. The existing performance and building data are read into the software, whereupon the tour planning takes care of the planning of the daily tours based on factors such as room distances, room priority, number and duration of cleaning. The occupancy of the individual rooms can also be integrated into the operational planning via room sensors, so that cleaning can be carried out specifically where it is really necessary. The cleaning staff performing the work are guided through the respective tours by means of an app on mobile devices, whereby you can feed the AI with feedback and documentation. Dynamic route planning increases efficiency, saves time and money in route planning and increases transparency for data evaluation.

    Thingdust also relies on sensor-based data for its Smart Office product. With this simple plug & play solution, companies can measure the definitive utilization of their office space and analyze what will be a great need after returning from the home office. The anonymous data collected by sensors at the workplace is transmitted via an independent LoRa network and is displayed on the dashboard for analysis and statistics. At the same time, the flow of people is directed by means of a real-time display on a monitor placed at the entrance and the distribution of people in the building is optimized. In addition, reservations can be made quickly and easily using QR codes in order to increase the occupancy of meeting rooms, for example.

    The Service on Demand devices, which facility management only call for use when required, also ensure that personnel are deployed as required. Planned tours to filled water dispensers and empty file containers, intact coffee machines or functioning printers are a thing of the past. The service-on-demand devices can be installed in any number of locations and devices in order to report faults, events or services quickly and easily. Instead of these points being constantly checked, the building users report that there is a need for a service at the push of a button.

    You can find more about digital helpers in the real estate and construction industry at: https://proptechmarket.net/