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Press Release22 March 2021Smart InfrastructureZug (Zwitzerland)
Siemens advances flexible future of work at Arvato Financial Solutions’ European offices
Arvato Financial Solutions’ European locations to be equipped with Siemens’ Comfy workplace intelligence platform
Enables flexible working for employees, provides data insights on office utilization
Rollout and commissioning by 2022
Promotes employee experience and hybrid work models
Siemens Smart Infrastructure will roll-out its Comfy workplace intelligence platform at Arvato Financial Solutions’ 30 European offices. Arvato Financial Solutions, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Germany-based Bertelsmann, is a European Fintech company with 7,000 employees in 15 countries. The roll-out of the platform and app will begin immediately, starting with two of Arvato Financial Solutions’ main offices in Germany: Baden-Baden in the state of Baden-Württemberg and Verl in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. This will be followed by other locations in Germany and Scandinavia later this year. All other offices will be enabled with Comfy through the end of 2022. The Comfy platform will cover around 63,000 m
2 of office space.
Arvato Financial Solutions’ European locations to be equipped with Siemens’ Comfy workplace intelligence platform
Enables flexible working for employees, provides data insights on office utilization
Rollout and commissioning by 2022
Promotes employee experience and hybrid work models
Siemens Smart Infrastructure will roll-out its Comfy workplace intelligence platform at Arvato Financial Solutions’ 30 European offices. Arvato Financial Solutions, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Germany-based Bertelsmann, is a European Fintech company with 7,000 employees in 15 countries. The roll-out of the platform and app will begin immediately, starting with two of Arvato Financial Solutions’ main offices in Germany: Baden-Baden in the state of Baden-Württemberg and Verl in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia. This will be followed by other locations in Germany and Scandinavia later this year. All other offices will be enabled with Comfy through the end of 2022. The Comfy platform will cover around 63,000 m
2 of office space.
The Comfy workplace intelligence platform supports Arvato Financial Solutions’ flexible working model by creating a seamless employee experience, through a digital work environment. Using Comfy’s app, employees will be able to view and reserve available desks and meeting rooms in any office, in near real-time, empowering them to choose the right workspace to suit their tasks. Employees can also use the Comfy app to view office maps and locate amenities such as sanitization stations and make requests for cleaning and maintenance. Through an opt-in feature, employees will also be able to share their location and status, allowing colleagues to locate each other within the office and view their availability.
Comfy’s Insights platform will provide Arvato Financial Solutions a data analytics dashboard with reports on room and desk utilization, enabling real estate decision makers to better understand how spaces are being used, and make data-driven decisions about space management and plan ahead for future needs.
“With the Comfy platform from Siemens, we will drive the digital transformation of our workplace environment and enable our employees to plan their workday based on their own preferences,” said Jan Altersten, CEO of Arvato Financial Solutions.
“We’re pleased that Arvato Financial Solutions has turned to
us to find answers to a fundamental question: How can I give employees the
right environment so they can work productively, successfully and efficiently?
That’s exactly where Comfy comes in,” said Matthias Rebellius, member of the
managing board of Siemens AG and CEO of Smart Infrastructure.
“We’re proud to be working with Arvato Financial Solutions to
support the company’s flexible working model, implementing technology for an
enhanced employee experience, the smart management of workspaces and a
data-driven approach to the company’s future of work,” said Franco Castaldini,
Vice President of Product Management at Comfy.
Siemens Smart Infrastructure (SI) is shaping the market for intelligent, adaptive infrastructure for today and the future. It addresses the pressing challenges of urbanization and climate change by connecting energy systems, buildings and industries. SI provides customers with a comprehensive end-to-end portfolio from a single source – with products, systems, solutions and services from the point of power generation all the way to consumption. With an increasingly digitalized ecosystem, it helps customers thrive and communities progress while contributing toward protecting the planet. SI creates environments that care. Siemens Smart Infrastructure has its global headquarters in Zug, Switzerland. As of September 30, 2020, the business had around 69,600 employees worldwide.
Siemens AG (Berlin and Munich) is a global technology powerhouse that has stood for engineering excellence, innovation, quality, reliability and internationality for more than 170 years. Active around the world, the company focuses on intelligent infrastructure for buildings and distributed energy systems and on automation and digitalization in the process and manufacturing industries. Siemens brings together the digital and physical worlds to benefit customers and society. Through Mobility, a leading supplier of intelligent mobility solutions for rail and road transport, Siemens is helping to shape the world market for passenger and freight services. Via its majority stake in the publicly listed company Siemens Healthineers, Siemens is also a world-leading supplier of medical technology and digital health services. In addition, Siemens holds a minority stake in Siemens Energy, a global leader in the transmission and generation of electrical power that has been listed on the stock exchange since September 28, 2020.
In fiscal 2020, which ended on September 30, 2020, the Siemens Group generated revenue of €57.1 billion and net income of €4.2 billion. As of September 30, 2020, the company had around 293,000 employees worldwide. Further information is available on the Internet at
www.siemens.com.
Building Robotics, Inc., a Siemens company, is a leading provider of workplace intelligence technology, empowering people and businesses to create smart, healthy and flexible spaces for the future of work. Positioned at the intersection of employee experience and corporate real estate management, Comfy’s consumer-grade mobile app and IoT integration platform provide rich data insights for portfolio right-sizing and optimization. Headquartered in California’s Silicon Valley, USA, Comfy’s workplace intelligence platform and SaaS solutions are deployed in 59 countries across 83 million square feet of managed office space, with more than 110,000 employee users.
www.comfyapp.com.