NODE’s landlord-controlled fibre network makes retrofit debut

Post-pandemic recovery is underway after months of challenges, the CEO and CFO of essensys have said following a mixed but optimistic set of half-year results.

With the project now live, PlaceTech caught up with Bogdan Nicoara, CEO and co-founder of Bright Spaces, and Oliver Moorhouse, director of Moorland Property Solutions.

In a further sign of the growing consolidation among major proptech suppliers, VTS, the leasing and asset management platform, has agreed the acquisition of property operations specialist Rise Buildings.

The highly acquisitive software provider has purchased workplace safety and security firm WhosOnLocation.

Workplace analytics platform VergeSense has entered into a global reseller agreement with JLL, significantly expanding its access to clients amid a rapid evolution in office space use.

Bruntwood SciTech has expanded into the UK’s ‘golden triangle’ of elite research universities, acquiring a £46.2m long leasehold of Melbourn Science Park in Cambridge.

Flexible workspace software provider essensys saw strong growth in its US business in the six months to January despite the pandemic’s impact on parts of its operations, the company said in a trading statement.

CBRE has acquired a 35% stake in US flexible workspace provider Industrious in a move to significantly expand its presence in the rapidly growing industry.