With the help of its technology partners, Siveco China has built the first cloud computing Facility Management / Risk Prevention (FM/RP) platform available on the Chinese market. This article provides an overview of this solution, already in use or being implemented by large property owners/operators.

Risk prevention should be a priority after the Shanghai blaze. How can another disaster be avoided? The 15 November blaze in Shanghai put risk prevention in the spotlight. Unlike mining accidents and other industrial mishaps, this was a tragedy that everyone could relate to; a fire that killed 58 middle-class denizens in a downtown residential building.

Maintenance assessments (sometimes called “audit” although we prefer the term “assessment”) represent a growing part of our business in China. This article will explore the principles, practice and benefits of such assessments.

While this article may be considered a follow-up on last month’s editorial on fire safety, it is clear that risk prevention has become a recurring theme at the conferences we attend, as well as during our customers meetings.

The objective of the contract is to provide a measurable improvement in the utilization of COSWIN, on a year-to-year basis. This improvement is guaranteed by Siveco and measured jointly with customer at the end of the year.

This article was originally published in the 5th edition of “CMMS News”, the CMMS magazine of Siveco Group, as part of a double-page on global CMMS deployments in China. The double-page, targeting global Siveco customers considering rolling out the system in China, aims at clearing some common misconceptions about maintenance projects in China. The page features an interview with Siveco China GM, practical “Do’s and Dont’s”, customers’ testimonials and some latest news.