Facilities Management Awards 2022 BUILD 9 Jul22430 Public Building FM Experts of the Year - Austria Around 500,000 people use a building looked after by the team from BIG every day, making the service they offer absolutely essential. Their success in BUILD’s Facilities Management Awards 2022 showcases how effective they have proven to be, providing a one-stop-shop for all the services a property owner might need. With such amazing achievements behind them, we thought we’d take a closer look at their direction in the future. wned by ÖBAG (Österreichische Beteiligungs AG – the holding company of the Republic of Austria), BIG has made a name for itself as a premier provider of facilities management. Big owns more than 2,200 properties in the country, most of which are tended to by the BIG property & facility management team. People from all walks of life use the properties throughout their day-to-day lives, which makes facilities management not only a technical challenge but of paramount importance. The heady mix of buildings for the education sector, for residential use and for office space, to name but a few uses, means that the BIG team play an important role in keeping things going. To manage the properties in their care effectively, BIG has positioned bases close at hand to the sites they manage. If any problems occur, they can be there incredibly quickly, drawing on the diverse skillset of the team to overcome any difficulties. The size of BIG means that all trades are available under one roof, making them the ideal partners for many in Austria. Owning a building is an enormous responsibility for anyone, especially those which will be used by the public. There are numerous requirements to ensure the highest standards are maintained at all times, needing experts to guarantee this. Big bears comprehensive responsibility for the maintenance of it’s properties, but the delicate balance between professional portfolio, asset, construction and project management as well as property & facility management is much clearer here. It has been a major factor in the team’s continued success. The level of integration means that the property and facility management team can take on other related responsibilities too. These include security inspections, analyses of a building’s condition, repairs and maintenance, maintenance planning, incident management, energy management and many more. By turning to BIG, you can access all of the services that a property owner might need in one place. In recent months, the BIG team signed a contract to take on the property management of Austria’s parliament building. Over 130 years old, with roughly 1,600 rooms on seven floors, this impressive structure will house approximately a dozen members of staff from the BIG facilities management team O to ensure that any issues that might arise with regards to maintenance or energy management will be swiftly dealt with. While this is a property that is approaching the end of a major renovation, it is clear that issues will arise and must be dealt with quickly to ensure that the business of government can continue for the foreseeable future. By integrating property management with ownership, the BIG team have been able to secure impressive strides within the facilities industry. The ability to build an organisation capable of tackling all the jobs involved in facilities management has given them an impressive advantage, and allowed them to positively impact on many properties throughout Austria. Their success in BUILD’s Facilities Management Awards 2022 is well earned, and we cannot wait to see what this impressive firm does in the weeks and months to come. Company: Bundesimmobiliengesellschaft m.b.H. Name: Matthias Plattner Email: [email protected] Web Address: www.big.at/ofm
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