Hard service provider Arcus FM has welcomed its new chief technology officer to drive technology proposition within its FM services.
Alan Wright has been appointed to the role, who has been with the company since 2009 and has been the driving force behind many of the business’s award-winning technology deployments for customers over that time.
With a background in engineering, he brings a wealth of FM experience, operational knowledge, and 16 years of technology project delivery expertise to the role as the business continues its growth trajectory.
Chief executive officer Chris Green said: “We pride ourselves on supporting career growth and development right through our organisation and I am delighted to welcome Alan to the C-Suite.
“Alan is perfectly placed to support Arcus in realising the potential of our technology division to bring benefits to both our colleagues and our customers.”
Mr Wright will be responsible for the company’s technology strategy with a focus on developing innovations to support the services offered, continuing to strengthen information and cyber security, and support its customer engagement and growth.
The company uses technology to enable businesses to realise efficiency, energy, carbon, and cost savings while maintaining operational up-time and compliance – all underpinned by a nationwide team of technical experts and specialists.
Throughout his time with the business, Mr Wright has led the digitisation of maintenance with CAFM system integrations, introduction of equipment monitoring, supporting the development of its in-house team of technical specialists, the SMaRT (Smarter Maintenance and Real -Time Technology) Hub, and the embedding of Arcus’ IoT platform Helix that monitors maintenance needs of multiple assets and their energy usage and offers remote controls to automate energy and carbon savings for customers.
