MicroMain intros Service Escalation Module for maintenance and FM software
01/10/2009
MicroMain Corporation, a leading provider of asset and facility management software and services, has introduced a MicroMain Service Escalation. This addition to MicroMain's current add-on tools is used with the company's maintenance and facility management software (CMMS/CAFM). With Service Escalation, MicroMain customers can specify the types of service requests that will automatically be escalated to one or more staff if not responded to within a designated period of time. When a request for a service marked for escalation is received, MicroMain Service Escalation will continually monitor the request to determine if it has been responded to and will send notifications to assigned staff or contractors based on the time intervals specified. Follow-up notifications will continue to be sent depending upon notification options set for the service.
CBRE
PropertyWeek.com
CBRE and JLL plummet on Wall Street
01/12/2008
The share plunges at the world’s two largest property services firms came as evidence of a global slide towards a deep recession mounted with severe strain reported by manufacturing companies around the world, large falls in car sales across Europe and bad construction figures in the US.
CBRE
Globe St.com
Ehrenberg To Lead CBRE Facilities Management
01/11/2009
CB Richard Ellis has named Maureen Ehrenberg as the head of global facilities management for the company’s Global Corporate Services (GCS) group. Ehrenberg, who is based in Chicago, recently joined CBRE as senior managing director in its strategic consulting division.Ehrenberg previously led the Global Client Services business for Grubb & Ellis, which included property and facility management, transaction management, project management, lease administration and strategic consulting services. William Concannon, president of Global Corporate Services for CBRE, says that facilities management is a highly successful service line for the company and that CBRE expects the service line will "grow more quickly under Maureen's leadership."
CBRE
123Jump.com
CB Richard Ellis Third Quarter Earnings
01/10/2009
Our facilities management business continued to benefit from strong fundamentals in the third quarter. The firms operating in a wide variety of industries continue their efforts to improve earnings and reduce real estate operating expense by outsourcing their commercial real estate needs. And we continue to grab a significant share of this growing market.
Cofely
Trading Markets
AXIMA Services becomes COFELY Services Inc.
01/10/2009
AXIMA Services Inc., leader in Long-term Technical Management, Energy Management, and Airport Services, will start operating under a new name effective October 1st, 2009: COFELY Services Inc.COFELY Services develops and ensures innovative and durable exploitation and maintenance solutions for buildings and technical infrastructures. COFELY Services realized a turnover of $50 Million during the year 2009 and provide work for more than 400 associates sharing a vision based on long-term commitment and sense of client. COFELY Services is part of GDF SUEZ Energy Services.Following the example of all GDF Suez Energy Services Technical and Facility Management companies, AXIMA Services Inc. is harmonizing its profile and forging a strong brand in North America and Europe that is synonymous with quality, energy and environmental performance, and attentiveness to clients
Grubb & Ellis
PR Newswire
Grubb & Ellis Company Reports 2009 Second Quarter Results
01/07/2009
The company reported first-half 2009 revenue of $244.8 million, compared with revenue of $310.7 million for the comparable 2008 period.Awarded 20 new property and facilities management assignments during second quarter totaling 4 million square feet of property.
Grubb & Ellis
CNN Money
Grubb & Ellis Company Reports 2009 Third Quarter Results
01/11/2009
The company reported revenue of $136.1 million for the third quarter of 2009, compared with revenue of $153.2 million for the third quarter of 2008. The company reported revenue of $385.1 million for the first nine months of 2009, compared with revenue of $468.8 million for the comparable 2008 period.One of the highlights was that it was awarded 30 new property and facilities management assignments during third quarter totaling approximately 8.1 million square feet.
Grubb & Ellis
Globe St.com
Grubb & Ellis Reports Yearly, Quarterly Losses
01/05/2009
Grubb & Ellis Co. lost $330.9 million in 2008, most of it in the fourth quarter, and lost $41.5 million for the first quarter of this year.In contrast to the decline in revenue from transactions, revenue from the company's global client services business has been increasing as a growing number of corporations decide to outsource their real estate operations. Much if not most of this revenue falls under the heading of management services revenue, which climbed to $253.7 million in 2008, compared with $214.6 million for Grubb & Ellis and NNN Realty Advisors combined in 2007.
Jacobs
IndustrialInfo.com
Jacobs Engineering's "Preferred Relationships" Create Steady and Profitable Global Growth
01/09/2008
Chief Financial Officer John Prosser pointed to the company's attempts to create meaningful, sustained relationships with clients as being a key factor in Jacobs' cross-industry success. Jacobs operates in a variety of industrial sectors, including oil and gas, chemicals and infrastructure, undertaking a variety of engineering and construction projects.Regardless of the industry, the company focuses on retaining repeat clients rather than simply completing individual projects. "We really focus on building relationships, and so 80% of our business comes out of preferred relationships where some of them are formal, some of them are informal, where we have an alliance agreement, a partnership agreement, some kind of a framework agreement that outlines how we are going to be working with that client over time, not just over one project or event," Prosser said.
JCI
COMPANY WEBSITE
Johnson Controls Reports 2009 Fourth Quarter Earnings; Affirms Forecast for Sales and Earnings Increases in 2010
01/10/2009
Johnson Controls (NYSE: JCI) today reported fiscal 2009 fourth quarter net sales of $7.9 billion and diluted earnings per share of $0.47. Segment income was $409 million versus $605 million in the 2008 fourth quarter. Excluding non-recurring items, earnings per share were $0.52 compared with $0.73 in the 2008 period.The $0.52 earnings per share is consistent with the quarterly guidance the company issued on October 13, 2009.Net income in the 2009 fourth quarter was $300 million ($0.47 per diluted share), compared with $16 million ($0.03 per diluted share) a year ago.The 2009 fourth quarter net income amount includes the following previously disclosed non-recurring items:A pre-tax $105 million warranty charge in the residential HVAC business. A pre-tax charge of $111 million for costs associated with the September 2009 debt exchange offer. An income tax benefit of $114 million.
JCI
Business Journal of Milwaukee
Johnson Controls reports $608M net loss
01/01/2009
Sales for all three of its businesses declined, with the automotive experience and power solutions businesses both posting 32 percent declines in sales, to $3.1 billion and $1.1 billion, respectively. The declines were largely blamed on a significant drop in global automotive production volumes. North American auto production was down 30 percent during the company's fiscal first quarter and is expected to be worse, down 46 percent, during the second quarter.Building efficiency sales were down 5 percent in the quarter, to $3.1 billion, largely because of double-digit declines in the North American residential HVAC business and in Europe. The firm said the North American residential market is markedly worse than a depressed market from a year ago.
Jones Lang Lasalle Inc.
Trading Markets
Jones Lang LaSalle Teams with FM:Systems for Integrated Offerings
01/09/2009
FM:Systems, a provider of integrated workplace management systems (IWMS) and computer-aided facility management (CAFM) software, announced its partnership with real estate services firm Jones Lang LaSalle to provide occupancy planning solutions to corporate real estate departments
Jones Lang Lasalle Inc.
PropertyWeek.com
CBRE and JLL plummet on Wall Street
01/12/2008
The share plunges at the world’s two largest property services firms came as evidence of a global slide towards a deep recession mounted with severe strain reported by manufacturing companies around the world, large falls in car sales across Europe and bad construction figures in the US.
Mace
i-FM net
Macro cracks America
01/10/2009
FM provider Macro has confirmed the formation of a new senior team in North America following the award of a seven-year deal with a financial services organisation to deliver facilities management across its North American office portfolio.The contract is Macro's first in the American market. Managing Director Pete Brumby said it was particularly significant because it means Macro is one of the very few UK companies that can support clients outsourced facilities management requirements across North America, Europe and the Middle East. Earlier this year, it struck a £1.8m deal with financial services firm Invesco to provide FM at offices in nine cities on the continent.
Proctor & Gamble
Business Facilities Magazine
Occupying a New Space in a Changing Real Estate IndustryThe inside story of the $613 million merger of Jones Lang LaSalle and Staubach.
01/12/2008
Companies such as Procter & Gamble, a longtime corporate solutions client of Jones Lang LaSalle's, for example, are now in discussions to use the merged firm for brokerage transactions. Meanwhile, some of the major oil companies in Texas that did business with Staubach were meeting with the firm this summer to discuss expansion both in terms of geography and in service lines such as facilities management. Gates notes that the company can now offer "an integrated technology solution that really brings a holistic view of [a client's] entire real estate portfolio to the desktop."
Sodexo
COMPANY WEBSITE
Sodexo launches retail gift card rewards platform
01/11/2008
Esteem Pass™ is a new U.S. gift card program that provides a unique way to recognize, reward and motivate employees, clients and customers, while offering new features in the gift card sector. The move marks the first offer in North America by Sodexo's successful global Service Vouchers and Cards business, Sodexo Pass, which posted $10 billion in issue volume recently.
Transfield
Lawn and Landscape
US Maintenance Unveils New Name, Logo
01/12/2008
US Maintenance has a new name and logo as it focuses on expanding its services to a broader market. Its new name is USM, to reflect its portfolio of capabilities which include self-perform and subcontractor management as well as maintenance services. USM’s logo has also changed to better align with its parent company, Transfield Services. All US Maintenance offices and subsidiaries, including Horizon and Whelan’s will now be known as USM
