Building services engineering & technical facilities management

Consultation. Implementation. Interim management.

mfc-concept

mfc-concept helps you achieve your goals

in building services engineering, technical facilities management and digitalisation.

At mfc-concept we put our customers’ needs first. Longstanding experience and expertise in building services is key to effective building services engineering and technical facilities management. With our background, we are ideally placed to provide our customers with professional support, and to meet specific goals regarding technical safety, cost effectiveness and quality assurance.

We aim to provide integrated solutions:

Consultation. Implementation. Interim management.

Technical facilities management

Effective technical facilities management (TFM) is essential for the smooth running of buildings. All services such as heating, ventilation, air conditioning, refrigeration (HVACR), fire prevention and other applications contribute to the comfort and safety of a building and help to maintain its value. mfc-concept offers the following consultancy services:

Strategy
- Defining TFM strategies for buildings
- Defining owner/operator organisational strategies
- Defining implementation plans/provider management strategies

Cost effectiveness 
- Life-cycle considerations and cost analyses 
- Procurement: Make or buy strategy, SLA optimisation
- Adapting and optimising supplier agreements
- Highlighting overall energy-saving measures

Compliance & quality
- Ensuring compliance (regulations, standards, recommendations)
- Designing and facilitating training programmes
- Audits (procedural and technical)

Digitalisation
- Advising on and implementing digital facilities management solutions (Internet of things, sensor systems)
- Professional facilities-based data collection
- Using BIM (building information modelling) for facilities management service provision
- Managing data and deriving operational benefits from its use

Process optimisation
- Digitalising and optimising facilities management processes
- Advising on and establishing efficient, customer-focused approaches
- Introducing and implementing new processes, facilitating training

Project and general management in building service

Projects often stall in the start-up or implementation phase in the absence of skilled project management.

mfc-concept takes on project management tasks in facilities management and building services engineering to ensure that your project is delivered on time, in budget and to a high standard.

We also offer interim solutions by providing temporary managerial support to safeguard the day-to-day running of your business.

Organisational development

The organisational structure of a business is key to achieving its corporate goals. And this includes the recruitment of qualified staff. 

With long-standing experience in building services engineering, mfc-concept is ideally placed to assist our customers with organisational development.

mfc-concept gmbh references

  • Consulting
  • Interim management
  • Technical facilities management
  • Building services engineering project management

Property company

Remit:Advising on TFM/IFM strategy
Description:Advising on the development of a TFM/IFM strategy for a large property portfolio in Switzerland

Goals achieved

  • Developed make or buy strategy
  • Advised on future organisational structure
  • Defined processes for service provision/digitalisation
  • Defined interfaces for third-party suppliers
  • Implemented measures relating to digital applications


Property company

Remit:Advising on TFM strategy
Description:Digitalisation of TFM services throughout Switzerland

Goals achieved

  • Developed concept for future TFM services; volume estimation
  • Developed make or buy strategy => decision-making tool for management
  • Highlighted digital solutions and efficiency savings in TFM
  • Developed concept for creating inventory of technical facilities throughout Switzerland
  • Project managed Swiss-wide data collection


Products business

Remit:Fire prevention advice
Description:Advising on fire prevention for product development

Goals achieved

  • Developed concept for fire prevention requirements in facilities management
  • Highlighted life-cycle considerations in TFM; from development and use to dismantling/recycling
  • Designed decision-making tool for further development work
  • Participated in development workshops, incorporated TFM requirements

Pharma

Remit:Management of service team
Number of employees:10
Challenge:To take over management of the division in an unstructured situation, unsatisfactory HR management, division in financial difficulties

Goals achieved

  • Established structures (organisational and procedural)
  • Completely overhauled maintenance planning (digitalisation); substantially reduced outside companies
  • Successfully refocused project business
  • Significantly improved team communications
  • Division has achieved a turnaround


Public administration

Remit:Take over management of technical facilities management
Number of employees:12
Challenge:To temporarily manage technical facilities, including construction work, until recruitment of new manager

Goals achieved

  • Safeguarded day-to-day running of the business
  • Provided internal/external contact (manager)
  • Developed concept for planning major maintenance projects, budgeting
  • Supervised external FM providers
  • Performed inspections and audits


Pharma / Biotech

Remit:Management of onboarding
Description:Development of structured onboarding scheme for new employees in technical facilities management

Goals achieved

  • Developed onboarding structure and process
  • Set up education/training programme to ensure compliance with pharmaceutical requirements (e.g. GMP)
  • Conducted interviews with new employees, skill-gap analysis
  • Organised and implemented training courses (German and English)
  • Supervised onboarding reporting

FM provider

Remit:Concept development for TFM services
Description:Development of processes and structured content for TFM services

Goals achieved

  • Developed in-house TFM processes (inspection, maintenance, repairs, on-call service)
  • Defined TFM services for future tendering
  • Defined strategic direction and organisation of energy management
  • Provided conceptual support for organisational strategy
  • Implemented maintenance projects (organisation, resources, opportunities, risks)


Public administration

Remit:Project management: Design TFM strategy
Description:Design concept for TFM services for large Swiss-wide property portfolio

Goals achieved

  • Strategy and action plan for digitalisation of facilities data
  • Prepared specifications for operational staff
  • Developed Swiss-wide TFM processes
  • Designed concept for long-term maintenance strategies
  • Defined standard times for inspections and maintenance work
  • Drew up maintenance/repairs checklists
  • Make or buy analyses


Property owners

Remit:Project management: TFM data collection tool, digitalisation of facilities for computer-aided facilities management (CAFM)
Description:Systematic inventory of TFM systems and recording of data in CAFM; large, Swiss-wide property portfolio

Goals achieved

  • Defined concept for digitalisation & scope
  • Structured design as per e-BKP construction costs plan
  • Prepared specification for new electronic data capture tool
  • Project managed creation of data collection tool with IT
  • Implemented pilot systems
  • Trained data collection staff
  • Developed 2019 implementation plan

Research

Remit:Acting on behalf of the building owner to redevelop the logistics area

Goals achieved

  • Drew up specifications for new logistics area
  • Selected and supervised external planners and suppliers
  • Obtained quotes; technical clarifications
  • Clarified official requirements
  • Planned schedules to take account of ongoing operations


Pharma

Remit:Project management: Replacement of refrigeration system with a 1.3MW cooling capacity

Goals achieved

  • Devised draft concept (user analysis, cost estimate, solutions development)
  • Obtained internal/external approvals; safety clarifications
  • Supervised external planners
  • Support customer approval
  • Tendering and contracting
  • Scheduling and supervision of works


Research

Remit:Project management: New 1000kVA emergency power plant

Goals achieved

  • Devised draft concept (user analysis, cost estimate, solutions development)
  • Obtained internal/external approvals; cantonal regulations
  • Supervised external planners
  • Support customer approval
  • Tendering and contracting
  • Scheduling and supervision of works


Public administration

Remit:Project management: Takeover of the management of facilities

Goals achieved

  • Took over the management of all building services and facilities (HVACR, plumbing, electrical systems and building automation)
  • Organised and implemented acceptance/handover
  • Koordination von Lieferantenschulungen
  • Coordinated supplier training
  • Oversaw the maintenance of TFM data in CAFM
  • Compiled a snagging list; rectified all deficiencies with suppliers

Turn my experience to your advantage

“As a graduate HVAC engineer and EMBA with long-standing experience in building services engineering and technical facilities management,

I can offer comprehensive consultancy services and integrated conceptual solutions.

My background in HVAC and MEP engineering and installation, international key account management (building automation) and technical facilities management guarantees practice-based, customer-focused results.

I look forward to helping you achieve your goals."

Contact

mfc-concept gmbh
Oberfeldhöhe 13
CH-6280 Hochdorf
www.mfc-concept.ch
info@mfc-concept.ch
041 911 24 02