Asset surveys
All buildings should have robust and accurate building services asset registers in place which provide comprehensive details including manufacturer, model, installation date and current condition.
Thomson FM provide well qualified, suitably experienced and security cleared asset surveyors to carry out asset collection surveys in all kinds of building environments. We use Mobiess Asset Inspector software installed on our iPads to carry out the on-site collection survey which ensures the collection process is streamlined and consistent. Once the asset data is downloaded we QA the data and transpose it into our "standard" asset register output which
includes CIBSE life expectancy and estimated replacement costs based on SPONS. We can also provide the data in a format that can be used for CAFM uploading. Our asset hierarchy is based on SFG20 asset types and asset data can be collected as granular as each sub component e.g. smoke detectors and fire alarm sounders and break glass points to major systems and plant & equipment - this is all dependent on the client scope and data requirements.
Delivering Technical Expertise
- Asset collection surveys
- Asset register collating
- Life expectancy analysis
- Estimated cost replacement analysis
- CAFM uploading
- Asset verification / comparison analysis
- Labour analysis for maintenance delivery
Asset comparison
Clients often need to compare a before and after survey review, or asset verification/comparison exercise, of the asset registers either to establish if their bid price was accurate or to ensure that their maintenance regimes have captured the entire portfolio of asset types within their demise or maintenance responsibility. We carry out this service off site once the asset surveys are complete as a desktop exercise.
Labour loading
We can also provide a "labour loading" service on the asset data to establish the number of engineers required to carry out the maintenance of the assets along with any sub contracted elements. This is a bespoke service to the client as we don't have an "off the shelf" system for labour loading as we believe each of our clients is different but work with our clients and apply a number of standard approaches to ensure a robust cost model is created which can be used for transposing into tender pricing matrices.
Case Studies
- What was the Brief TJ Morris (trading as Home Bargains) approached Thomson FM in late 2018 to work collaboratively to develop a new Hard FM strategy across their UK retail […]
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Thomson FM are professional, meticulous and very experienced in so many different disciplines, some of which are not traditional FM subjects. We have found their input to be invaluable in resolving some long-standing problems across a variety of our projects.
Thomson FM have been immensely helpful, knowledgeable and professional in their undertaking and mindful of our objectives and pressures. They have always been reliable, effective and supportive of our needs, giving sound advice and guidance where needed.
Having used Thomson FM on several occasions to provide Asset Surveying and associated services, I have found them to be reliable and excellent communicators - giving us the confidence that projects are on track. I have been impressed with their adaptability and flexibility in providing tailor-made solutions to meet our expectations and requirements.
I have found Thomson FM to be a highly professional, thoroughly skilful and suitably experienced consultancy. They are a class leading consultancy in the field of asset management and facilities maintenance.
Throughout our working relationship, Thomson FM have proven to be a thoroughly professional team, providing competent, knowledgeable and flexible resources appropriate to the scope of works. They have consistently delivered to time and budget.
Thomson FM have consistently impressed us with their professionalism and ability. Their standard of work is exceptional and they always deliver on time and to budget. They have a team of highly capable individuals who combine credible professional knowledge with well-developed soft skills.