Case Study: Global FTSE 500 Financial Company reduces office costs and improves space utilisation with OpenSensors

Global FTSE 500 Financial Organisation - Customer Case Study

Global FTSE 500 Financial Company was facing rapid growth at its European offices, with headcount forecast to rise by 20% and existing buildings already nearing capacity. The company also wanted to reduce carbon footprint, avoid costly new leases, support activity-based working, and make better space-planning decisions based on real usage data. OpenSensors helped address this need with workplace occupancy and utilisation monitoring across multiple office buildings.

OpenSensors installed and tested over 1,700 location points across desks, shared spaces, neighbourhoods, and environmental conditions, giving the Facilities team real-time occupancy data and tailored analytics reports. The results showed average utilisation was only around 35%, enabling the company to decide not to renew an off-site lease and avoid an estimated £6 million in annual lease costs, while also improving desk sharing, supporting agile working pilots, and planning future meeting-room optimisation.