Omnix International and FaMe GmbH strategic Middle East partnership to address growing demand for FM

Feb. 28, 2012 - PRLog -- Omnix International, one of the leading CAD solutions providers in the Middle East, has entered into a strategic partnership with FaMe GmbH, a technology and services company that provides turn-key solutions for Facility and Asset Managers, for the management of technical and commercial tasks in Facility and Real Estate Management. The move demonstrates Omnix International’s commitment towards addressing key issues and challenges faced by the region’s FM companies in today’s economic climate, which include Maintenance Management, Asset Management, Energy Management and Project Management.

Industry experts have reported that the region’s FM segment has grown to become a multimillion dollar industry and is rapidly gaining momentum in the region. Factors attributed to this growth are the continuing influx of construction projects over the past few years. The FaMe application is a 100 per cent web-based application that caters to the entire lifecycle of buildings, which consists of energy efficiency, reducing life-cycle costs, contracts, cost effective FM and sustainability. Utilizing a proven lifecycle management solution like FaMe not only contributes to effective management of the facility but also makes substantial savings in the overall operational cost and provides useful statistics to management.

“The Middle East region has witnessed a lot of construction activity, with major projects already completed and several others in pipeline. A large number of projects that were once stalled have already resumed operations. The vibrancy of the Middle East’s construction industry translates to huge potential for the asset and facilities management segments,” said Jitendra Deshpande, Business Manager, Omnix International. “Moreover, the present economic situation is putting pressure on company bottom lines, which in turn necessitates a committed drive to adopt new technologies to increase operational efficiency. At the same time, today’s markets have expressed a demand for turnkey solutions that require services like physical asset labelling, setup & integration of RFID hardware and linking the asset database with AutoCAD layout plans.”

“With this partnership, our focus is to provide technology solutions to building owners, in-house FM teams and operations & maintenance organizations of the region’s real estate industry. FaMe is a leading technology developer for FM in Germany, and we are the premier Autodesk partner in the Middle East. So this partnership complements the strengths of both the companies in their respective domains,” concluded Binil Kumar, Operations Manager, Omnix International.
 
FaMe GmbH is based in Germany and has over 23 years of experience in the domain of facility management. With over 350 customers worldwide, the company has a direct interface with AutoCAD drawings as also with 3D BIM models using IFC Standards. Its premier software offering, FaMe, is a modular software application developed with an open source and has over 25 modules based on the functionalities - giving customers the freedom to start with a low initial investment and gradually add functionalities over longer period of time. The software solution is backed by a 24/7 hotline support provided to customers.

About Omnix International
Omnix International is an ISO 9000-2008 company that was established in 1987 with the vision of serving its customers by promoting the use of key Information Technology to help attain business objectives. The company maintains its headquarters in Dubai with strategic offices spread across the Middle East region like Abu Dhabi, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Jordan, Libya and Iraq. Omnix International is staffed with a large pool of qualified and experienced staff covering Building Intelligence Modeling (BIM) services in the areas of architecture, structure and MEP. Offering resources for Pre-bid Engineering, Detail Engineering, Consultancy services and training, the leading BIM services provider also executes detailed engineering for a project based on the requirements of a basic bid package. Omnix International has four major divisions addressing the various needs of the market—computer aided engineering; media networks; public services solutions and enterprise software solutions. Over the last 23 years, the company has successfully met the requirements and demands of its various customers in the Government, Telecommunications, Energy, Healthcare, Financial Services and Hospitality sectors.