Bidvest Noonan Ireland

Ireland's leading provider of facilities services and solutions

Innovation

Introducing Spot, the Next-Gen Security Robot

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We recently announced our investment in Spot, a highly advanced quadroped robot developed by Boston Dynamics. We were delighted to unveil this technology to a captivated audience of security experts at our Counter-terrorism conference at Croke Park Stadium in Dublin in 2023.

Spot comes equipped with state-of-the-art features that are instrumental in performing vital security tasks. These advanced tools allow Spot to perform real-time inspections, mapping, and data gathering, even under the most challenging and hazardous conditions. This functionality can make Spot highly valuable to security teams, providing a new layer of safety and operational efficiency.

Spot overcoming obstacles and undertaking a patrol on-site

Walking on four legs, Spot is more stable, agile, and versatile than bipedal or wheeled robots. It can travel at up to 3.5 miles per hour, more than 15% faster than the average human walking pace. Importantly, the robot can be deployed in areas that may be difficult to access or hazardous for humans.

Spot can be equipped to gather a wide range of data, generate detailed 3D maps, and identify anomalies, including changes in temperature and sound. The data it collects can be used to enhance security operations in a number of ways, such as identifying patterns in activity and detecting potential hazards. Spot can also capture real time video footage of an area allowing security teams to monitor and respond to incidents.

Peter Smyth, Director of Innovation and Technology at Bidvest Noonan said “Spot represents an important step forward for the security industry. It is a highly innovative robot and it will be used to augment security teams and keep people safe in a variety of ways. One of its key attributes is the ability to customise it by integrating different equipment options through the base platform mounting rails. This versatility allows Spot to adapt for numerous business applications, including Security Patrols, Alarm Responses, repeatable data capture for asset maintenance, and performance management, among others. I firmly believe that ground-breaking technologies like Spot will have a profoundly positive impact on the security industry in the coming years, and I take great pride in Bidvest Noonan being among the first security companies to invest in Spot.”

Spot’s Entrance into our Counter-Terrorism Conference at Croke Park, Dublin

Dynamic cleaning: A data-led approach to cleaning services management

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In this conversation with Peter Smyth, Director of Innovation and Technology, we explore the concept of Dynamic Cleaning, a data-driven and technology-enhanced approach to cleaning that aims to match the supply of cleaning resources against demand.

What is Dynamic Cleaning?
Dynamic cleaning enables us to develop data-driven insights and an accurate understanding of which spaces in customer buildings need to be cleaned and when to clean them.
Its an approach that aims to match the supply of cleaning resources against demand more accurately than ever before.

What are the benefits of Dynamic Cleaning?

The benefits of Dynamic Cleaning are many, including cleaner buildings, happier building users, more efficient cleaning teams and a better environment for all.

Cleaning teams become more productive because they allocate their time based on data about how spaces are used. This means team members can be redeployed to where they are needed most, providing greater value to our customers.

Building users enjoy better environments because cleaning teams know where and when to spend their time to ensure spaces remain clean and attractive.

Dynamic cleaning improves the sustainability of our operations. We use less water, less energy and less cleaning chemical because cleaning is targeted to areas that need attention.

How do the sensors work?
Our sensors are discretely installed around our customers’ sites. They detect motion, temperature, light (lux), and humidity levels within any given area. The data flows into powerful dashboards which we use to inform our cleaning operations.

Does this impact the privacy of building users?
No; the data collected is entirely anonymous, providing information only on a specific area and not on specific individuals in that space.

To learn more about our dynamic cleaning solution, read our brochure below:

Driving down water and energy consumption with SMART FLOW technology

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Bidvest Noonan, a market-leading facilities services provider, has announced plans to cut its water and energy consumption to help achieve its ambitious sustainability goals.

The business is introducing a cutting-edge water management technology system developed by SMART FLOW across its portfolio in Ireland.

Using Smart Flow technology, Bidvest Noonan’s facilities teams will have real-time access to information on their water usage and carbon emissions. The business will be able to prevent water wastage, use less energy for heating water and protect assets against water damage among a host of other benefits.  

John King, ESG Director, Bidvest Noonan, said: “We look forward to using SMART FLOW technology to ensure we minimise our carbon footprint. Having access to real-time data together with sub-meters will help us achieve our sustainability goals”

Dave Hogan, CEO of SMART FLOW, said: “We look forward to working with Bidvest Noonan. Their ESG team were quick to realise the impact of water consumption on their sustainability plans, especially hot water.“

Modernising security solutions with a custom-built digital solution

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At Bidvest Noonan, we are always looking for new ways to push technological boundaries to improve the way we deliver our security services.

Working with partners and our customer, we have introduced a cutting-edge digital solution to improve security at a prestigious multi-use site in the heart of London. This is a vibrant and complex site that offers beautiful public spaces, modern homes, offices, shops, bars, and restaurants.

Our custom-built system enables us to quickly develop insights, identify trends, resolve security issues, and continuously improve the security services we deliver to our clients.

Using a mobile application, our security team logs incidents, flags risks, and shares their security observations. All of the data captured by the security team flows into an intelligent program that generates highly visual reports and heat maps, enabling us to deploy resources to where they are needed most.

Adrian Canale, Business Development Director at Bidvest Noonan said “We were determined to seize this opportunity to challenge the status quo. We wanted to demonstrate our ability to innovate and deliver even more value to our customer”.

On the success of the introduction of our new security solution, the customer commented: “Our collaboration with Bidvest Noonan has been very successful. We have already seen excellent results from the work we have done together; And, we are not finished yet! We look forward to achieving even more for the people and businesses who call our space home.”

The Future of Clean Air – Bidvest Noonan adopts AerNua Air Purification System

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Bidvest Noonan is delighted to have added the AerNua Air Purification System to our technology portfolio following a successful trial.

This cutting-edge clean air sterilisation technology uses the latest UV and air filtration technology to continuously clean the air. AerNua traps and destroys more than 99.96% of airborne particles, allergens, bacteria, and viruses including Covid-19. It provides a Mass Air Sterilisation Service ensuring the correct number of air changes are achieved to minimise virus transmission.

AerNua traps and destroys:

  • RNA & DNA Viruses
  • Bacterial Spores
  • Pollen
  • Mould Spores
  • Fungi
  • Vehicle Fumes
  • Dust Allergens
  • Pet Dander
  • Staphylococcus
  • Odours
  • Tobacco Smoke

AerNua’s unique real-time technology continuously monitors and manages air quality to assist facilities teams to ensure that our customers’ buildings have the highest standards in clean air quality, and improve the health and well-being of occupants.

Bidvest Noonan’s Technology and Innovation Director, Peter Smyth said:
“The Aernua system is a game changer. The pandemic has heightened the need for ways to provide confidence in the air quality for building occupants and visitors. This piece of equipment can provide real-time data to inform and alert when necessary. There is also a powerful web-based dashboard and reporting system.”

Bidvest Noonan using game-changing Comac InAqua water saving technology

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At Bidvest Noonan, we always look for innovative ways to improve the service we deliver to our customers. We use the latest technologies to help our clients reduce their use of water and make cleaning operations more environmentally friendly. Across a number of our customers sites, we have introduced more sustainable practices by implementing water recycling systems.

Recently, we installed the Comac InAqua for one of Ireland’s largest universities. Comac InAqua is an external purification system that allows dirty water to be loaded directly from any floor scrubber. The system filters the dirty water gathered from cleaning floors so it can be reused.

The benefits of Comac InAqua include:

  • Can clean 150 Litres of water in just 30 minutes
  • Independent scrubbing water recycling system
  • Reduction in water consumption
  • Reduction in costs connected to the use of clean water
  • Reduction in costs connected to managing wastewater
  • Easy to use due to an intuitive display that allows interaction with the machine
  • Quick and simple installation
  • Easy to move mobile unit on wheels

We have committed to saving a minimum of 500,000 litres of water per year on campus. This equates to 1/5 of an Olympic size swimming pool.