12 | Plant & Works Engineering www.pwemag.co.uk Annual Buyers’ Guide 2025 Insight Nestled amidst London’s financial district, the Scalpel Building has implemented a forward-thinking approach to facilities management, pioneering new standards for proactive, data-driven maintenance. This initiative, led by CBRE with partners from Turck Banner and Fletcher Moorland, is using advanced condition-based monitoring (CBM) technologies to keep the building’s infrastructure running smoothly around the clock. But what drove this shift to a data-led maintenance model? And why was CBM, with its real-time monitoring and predictive maintenance capabilities, considered an essential asset for a building like the Scalpel? At the Scalpel, Tony Coghlan, Managing Director at Turck Banner Ltd., joined CBRE representatives Daniel Mayes, Engineering Manager, and John Dennis, Account Manager, along with Matt Fletcher, Managing Director of Fletcher Moorland, to assess the impact and advantages of CBM within the Scalpel’s maintenance framework. Their agenda included understanding how CBM was reshaping the building’s operations and exploring the strategic benefits of this datacentred approach. The case for condition-based monitoring Tony Coghlan reflected on why CBRE had chosen CBM for the Scalpel, explaining that it was more than a traditional project - it was a new experiment in modern building maintenance. CBRE wanted to find a way to streamline operations, increase efficiency, and optimise asset performance with CBM. This proactive system continuously monitored critical assets, such as pumps, boilers, and cooling towers, to help the team identify potential issues before they turned into costly failures. Coghlan stated that implementing CBM in a new building was a unique approach since CBM is typically used in older assets. He noted that CBRE had chosen to implement CBM from day one of the building’s operation. This was seen as a remarkable shift in how maintenance was being approached. Proactive maintenance through data-driven insights At the Scalpel Building in London, CBRE, Turck Banner, and Fletcher Moorland have introduced condition-based monitoring (CBM) technology to improve efficiency, reduce downtime, and proactively manage maintenance, transforming the building’s operations and asset management strategy. PWE reports. The Scalpel team’s commitment to CBM was immediately validated when the Meerkat system detected abnormal vibrations in a critical pump. Upon investigation, engineers discovered a loose bearing that, if left unaddressed, would have led to a catastrophic pump failure. The early alert allowed the team to plan repairs during non-peak hours, avoiding disruption to the building’s tenants and saving thousands of pounds in potential emergency repair costs. Daniel Mayes explained that CBM was activated immediately after the building’s handover, allowing his team to detect and
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