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A day in the life of a: Lead Technical Support Engineer

Lead Technical Support Engineers play a crucial role as part of the Customer Services at Spica. They deal with...

Workplace Requests: Making It Easy

I want never gets! Or at least that’s what my mum always told me... Sadly, that’s not the case when you...

Is Smart Technology the Answer for Cleaner Air?

It’s National Clean Air Day! A day dedicated to raising awareness on the harmful effects of air pollution and the...

Nordomatic continues European expansion with new acquisition in Benelux

Nordomatic, the leading independent BMS provider in the Nordics is taking its next step in its successful European expansion strategy by the acquisition of Y-con, a quality BMS-provider in the Netherlands which also has a presence in Belgium.

3 Ways Data Can Optimise Your Corporate Footprint

Imagine you’re making breakfast; you get out the cereal and whichever version of milk you prefer and set about your...

Nordomatic AB acquires Spica Technologies Limited

Nordomatic, the leading Smart Buildings system integrator in Scandinavia, today agreed to fully acquire the Digital...

Happy International Women’s Day 2022!

Whilst women’s achievements should be celebrated every day, March 8 is a day dedicated solely to women, a day to raise...

3 Unique Trends Hitting PropTech in 2022 and Beyond

Technology is embedded into many aspects of our daily lives, and it won't be long until digital innovation reinvents...

4 Antidotes To Your Employee Burnout Problem

Stumbling into February whilst carrying the burden of a pandemic, the worrying future of climate change, and the...

Smart Building Certifications: A Powerful Driver For Change?

Out with the old, in with the new. From adjusting the lighting to booking a desk or ordering a drink from the staff...

Clients ISS and Atos wins at the PFM Awards 2021

The PFM awards which were held on November 3rd saw ISS, global leading facilities management provider, take home 3...

Opening Workplaces: IoT for Building Re-commissioning

We were honoured to be invited to the Smart Buildings Show at the Excel In London last October. Our Digital Workplace...

Spica Technologies Statement: Platform not affected by “Log4Shell”

You may have recently seen in the news information relating to a potentially very serious security vulnerability that...

Occupancy Analytics from the GemEx Engine®

In the modern workplace we are inundated with demand for data. Data. Data. Data. It’s the golden goose of your...

How will 5G Benefit Your Business?

The rise in 5G coincides with radical changes in digitalisation, society and the economy. It means...

5 Benefits of Heatmap Analytics in the Workplace

Heatmaps are a fantastic analytical tool for exploring your data. Our GemEx...

A quick guide to IoT in the workplace

What are IoT Sensors? The story of IoT sensors goes back to 20th century, 1982 to be specific. A group of students...

5 reasons your Booking System hasn’t aged well

There was a time when the FX in films like Jurassic Park would have knocked your socks off. We can still enjoy them,...

IWMS, IoT, BMS, CMMS, CAFM. What does it all mean?

IWMS, BMS, CAFM… If you’re involved in running corporate spaces, you’ve probably heard of all of these acronyms at one...

The office 2022: a better workplace building or building a better workplace?

Imagine...London September 2022 England is bullishly optimistic of a winter World Cup victory in Qatar, still basking...

Meet Paul Collins – CTO & Co-Founder of Spica Technologies

I've learned a lot in my first few months at Spica but a real highlight has been getting to know, named, but certainly...

Spica Technologies awarded iUK Grant to develop plug & play Workplace App

Birmingham-based Spica Technologies have been awarded over £200,000 in funding to develop a plug and play workplace...

What Makes A Great Workplace Digital Twin?

What is a digital twin? In corporate real estate, we define a digital twin (DT) as a realistic digital...

Meet Lukasz Ciastko – Senior Software Engineer at Spica Technologies

As one of Spica’s newest recruits I was lucky enough to chat to Flutter expert and one of Spica’s many brilliant staff members, Senior Software Engineer Lukasz Ciastko. Asking him some questions about his gateway into tech, his role within the company and his various areas of expertise. He shared some great insights into the advantages and drawbacks of working with new technology, the similarities between learning a programming language vs a spoken language and some words of wisdom for those at the early stages of their career in tech.