South African Visitor Management Startup WizzPass Acquired By US Company FM:Systems

WizzPass, a fast expanding leader in the visitor management system and workplace management industry, has been purchased by FM:Systems, a North Carolina-based company and global pioneer in digital workplace solutions. Verdantix, an independent research and consultancy organization, said earlier this year that 24 percent of businesses around the world plan to invest in visitor management systems (“Smart Buildings Software: Market Size And Forecast, January 2021). The WizzPass system is efficient, easy to use, and can be modified to fit any facility or company. It is used and trusted by major organizations across several continents.

Ulrich Stark, co-founder of WizzPass
Ulrich Stark, co-founder of WizzPass

“We are excited to build on our strategy of providing comprehensive digital workplace solutions with the addition of WizzPass’ leading visitor management technologies,” said Kurt von Koch, CEO of FM:Systems. “This acquisition deepens our offerings in visitor management, which is an important aspect of delivering productive, safe, and enriched workplace experiences. With customers that include many marquee companies, WizzPass is recognized as a leader across the industry. We look forward to welcoming and continuing to support existing WizzPass customers as part of the FM:Systems family.”

Why WizzPass Was Acquired

FM:Systems offers a comprehensive, end-to-end solution package that turns the digital workplace into a self-sustaining ecosystem and builds a deep foundation of workplace data that informs choices as the company expands and times change. Intuitive, user-friendly interfaces offer a fluid workplace experience whether a person works in the office, at home, or anywhere else in the globe. The WizzPass purchase broadens the FM:Systems product range, guaranteeing that clients can continue to handle the most difficult real estate and facilities issues with a single, dependable provider.

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“It is with great enthusiasm that we join forces with an outstanding company like FM:Systems,” said Ulrich Stark, co-founder of WizzPass. “This will facilitate exactly the kind of valuable workplace solution combination our customers have been asking for.”

“We see great potential to jointly drive innovation and market expansion with FM:Systems, continuing to bring an incomparable full realm of unique digital workplace solutions to market together,” said Bradley Hornby, co-founder of WizzPass.

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WizzPass, located in Johannesburg, South Africa, was founded in 2015 with the goal of upgrading the frequently laborious and unsecure procedures and technologies that are used in traditional facility visitor management. The WizzPass Visitor Management System improves communications and interactions between companies and their visitors, whether they are contractors, suppliers, workers, or others, by revolutionizing the experience, security, convenience, and safety of visitors to offices and other places. WizzPass has handled over 10 million safe events and is trusted by blue-chip organizations in over 300 sites across four continents.

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