Press
« Back to the Press page
Modus Properties chooses TAS to make assets work harder
Effective risk management and powerful content delivery are critical success factors for today's shopping malls and tomorrow's town centres
Modus Properties has announced its choice of the Tenant Active System (TAS) from ACCL as a standard element of its corporate asset management toolkit.
Mike Riddell, Managing Director at Modus Properties, explained: “Modus is a shopping centre specialist dedicated to driving footfall and delivering value. By adopting fresh technology, as well as using new web-based media such as social networking, shopping centres can create superior customer experiences, while adding to the bottom line. In today's environment, when it comes to critical disciplines such as risk management, we need to assure best practice applications for mall management teams.”
With the foresight to see that optimising the value of its assets will increasingly depend on making the most of diverse information sources, Modus Properties has selected the TAS platform for its flexibility and scalability, as well as the fact that its adoption of open standards means that it is simple to “bolt on†new data feeds.
Wayne Connors, Managing Director of ACCL, commented: “We help our customers create and build personalised relationships with theirs. TAS was designed by a team that included operational shopping centre managers, so that we could be sure from the start that it precisely met the sector's needs. That careful approach has been rewarded by its adoption by leading UK malls, together with a great deal of interest from around the world. This groundbreaking deal with Modus Properties is further proof of the rightness of the TAS strategy.”
In fact, the IP-based nature of TAS means that it forms a comprehensive platform for any multi-tenanted development. It not only integrates risk management applications such as security alerts, and communications with security staff, but also allows the processing and sharing of data such as car park information, footfall statistics, and daily turnover figures.
Mike Riddell summed up: “Our vision is for nothing less than a joined up model that works for the entire 21st Century town centre, not just shopping centres and malls. That way lays greater environmental responsibility as well as healthier, wealthier and happier citizens. Our adoption of TAS as a corporate standard is a significant step in that direction. One could argue that the business benefits for our building owners and operators come as a very welcome side effect.”
With more than 17 years experience in the property industry, Modus Properties has rapidly become one of the top award winning developers in Europe. The Modus portfolio has a total top end value in excess of £4.3 billion, including over 44 schemes either owned or being actively developed by the company. As specialists in urban regeneration, these Modus schemes are mainly large retail-led, but Modus also focuses on food store development. In March 2007, Modus opened Grand Arcade, the first UK CarbonNeutral® shopping centre. Anchored by Debenhams, Grand Arcade boasts a strong line up of tenants including M&S, River Island, Boots, Topshop, BHS, and HMV. Other distinctive Modus schemes are located in Blackpool, Coventry, Crewe, Newport, Rhyl, Swindon, and Wakefield.
Active Communication Company Limited (ACCL) delivers high quality network integration and consultancy services. The company's portfolio includes converged local and wide area voice and data infrastructures, wireless networking, intelligent buildings, and structured cabling. The company's Tenant Active System (TAS) subsidiary complements that activity by providing risk management and communications solutions for the retail industry. Since 1998, ACCL has built a reputation for service second-to-none among clients in industry sectors including financial services, construction, retail, healthcare, and education.
Further details
Please contact Wayne Connors direct on 01689 896961. Alternatively, for press enquiries, call Tony Linsell of Caseworks Customer Interaction on 020 8502 1112.
« Back to the Press page