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Smart Sensors: 5 Use Cases for Facilities Managers

IoT and wireless tech make smart sensors more accessible for more companies - and it's easy to see why so many are implementing them. Smart sensors give you real-time actionable insights on your facilities from one centralised location, allowing for more intelligent decisions, cost-savings, and a better environment for customers and staff alike.

How Technology Transforms Guest Experiences in UK Hospitality

The UK’s hospitality and leisure sector is operating in a paradox. Consumers are going out less, yet they’re spending more when they do. With cost-of-living pressures still biting, discretionary spend on casual dining, hotels, and entertainment has fallen sharply — Barclays’ 2025 Consumer Spending Report shows a 6% decline in frequency of hospitality visits year-on-year, but a 9% increase in average spend per occasion.

MPLS vs SD-WAN: What is the Difference?

If you run a business with multiple sites, the way your locations connect to each other and to the cloud is critical. Two main technologies dominate this space: MPLS vs SD-WAN.

Deep Dive: How Smart Sensors unlock Value for Multi-Site Businesses

Multi-Site businesses sites face a familiar challenge: rising energy costs, tighter climate legislation, and increasing expectations from customers and staff for safe, comfortable, and sustainable spaces. One technology is quietly transforming how forward-thinking businesses meet these demands—smart sensors.

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Stopping “Sweethearting” & Staff Theft at the Checkout: A Playbook for Retailers

Retail shrink isn’t just a back-of-house problem. At the checkout—manned lanes, SCO, scan-and-go-the risk of sweethearting (staff giving away items or discounts to friends/family) and other employee fraud quietly erodes earnings. With shop theft and overall shrink hitting record levels, ignoring internal loss at the till is no longer tenable.

Navigating the Fourth Industrial Revolution: A Starting Point

To fully grasp the significance of the Fourth Industrial Revolution, it's essential to understand the three that came before it—each marking a transformative leap in how societies produce, work, and live.