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Facility Management · Procurement · Governance
Facility management as a management discipline.
Clear. Measurable. Delivered.
AFLO supports corporates and real estate organizations in transforming their facility management, procurement and governance structures—from strategic direction through to measurable impact in operations.
What we offer
Three ways to work with AFLO.
Consulting, seminars and software reinforce each other: what we learn in projects flows into our seminars—and into AFLO FM.
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Consulting
Facility management, procurement and governance—strategically designed, operationally delivered. On a project basis or as interim manager.
- FM strategy and organization
- Procurement and contract management
- Project and defect management
Seminars
At TÜV Akademie, Bayerische Akademie and the university, or as an in-house format you put together for your own team.
- FM fundamentals and service provider management
- Bidding, building services, contractor coordination
- Tailor-made in-house formats
AFLO FM
The brand-new CAFM system you understand after one day—GDPR-compliant and licensed once.
- Maintenance, contracts and reports
- Costs and budget
- For residential and office
New · 2026 CAFM software
AFLO FM
All Facilities. Learn Once.
Facility management in flow.
Brand new. Easy to implement. Easy to understand.
AFLO UG’s brand-new CAFM system combines the functional depth of established solutions with radical simplicity—implemented in days, understood in hours. Built from practice for FM service providers, residential property managers and organizations with many properties.
- Intuitive to use—minimal onboarding
- One shared, always up-to-date data foundation
- GDPR-compliant, on-premise or hosted in Germany
- One-time license instead of ongoing subscriptions
Our perspective
Secondary processes determine primary success.
In most organizations, buildings, service providers and contracts account for a significant share of cost—yet they are rarely managed with the same rigor as the core business.
We close this gap: with clear service models, robust metrics and structures that endure beyond the project. Our ambition is not the recommendation, but the result.
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Transparency
We make cost, performance and risk visible—contract portfolio, spend, assets and processes, prepared on a factual basis and ready for decision.
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Control
We establish governance, SLA and KPI frameworks and clear accountabilities that steer service providers and internal teams effectively.
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Impact
We take responsibility for implementation through to results—measurable in cost, quality, compliance and user satisfaction.
Consulting
Capabilities that deliver impact.
Nearly ten years as an independent consultant and interim manager. The concrete toolkit we use to deliver results—on a project basis or as interim manager within your organization.
Consulting in detailCost optimization
Creating transparency over multi-million budgets, quantifying savings potential and securing results for the long term.
Energy management
Capturing consumption, building energy and cost controlling, and implementing measures such as heat management systems economically.
Framework agreements & contract law
Contract frameworks with clear specifications, SLAs, guarantees and warranties—designed in the client’s interest.
Negotiating terms
Negotiating prices, discounts and terms on a factual basis, with robust market benchmarks and a clear negotiation strategy.
Bidding & Contract Award
Preparing RFPs, making bids comparable and leading award negotiations to a structured conclusion.
Service provider quality audits
Verifying that contracted services are actually delivered, with SLA and KPI compliance as the benchmark.
Defect management
Capturing, prioritizing and tracking defects through to acceptance.
Project management
Coordinating construction, build-out and relocation projects across all trades—schedule, budget, quality and HSE always in view.
ESG & policies
Building environmental and ESG frameworks, policies and procedures—audit-ready and aligned with ISO 9001.
Relocation & logistics
Planning flows of materials, people and service providers, and executing relocations without disrupting operations.
Interim management
Taking on leadership and P&L responsibility for a defined period—effective immediately, with a clear mandate and measurable goals.
Responsibility in numbers
Figures that speak for themselves.
Selected mandates from nearly ten years of independent practice.
>€10MProcurement volume
FM category strategy including sourcing, bidding, contract design and terms controlling—in the healthcare and care sector.
230+Facilities
bundled and managed nationwide within a single multi-site sourcing strategy.
50+Sites
Framework agreements for a heat management system worth over €4 million—targeting energy cost reductions of around 30%.
60,000 m²Usable area
Logistics and process concept plus the complete relocation of a new bank branch.
10,000+Defects
resolved systematically and to the highest standard—in an office building of over 14,000 m², accompanied by regular audits that verified every remediation.
since 2017Independent
Consulting and interim management with project and P&L responsibility at management level.
Seminars & in-house formats
Your seminar. Built to your plan.
Expert input, practice examples, hands-on application, discussion rounds and problem clinics—freely combinable for the training, development and deeper expertise of your staff.
View seminarsOwn materials
Presentations and case studies developed specifically for in-house formats.
Your topics
You decide which content is explored in depth and which is only touched on.
Your challenge
An acute problem in your organization becomes the seminar content, with a concept beforehand and support afterwards.
Your contact
Alexander Schwab
Managing Director, AFLO UG
Independent in consulting and interim management since 2017, Managing Director of AFLO UG since 2018. His mandates combine strategic design with operational responsibility in facility management, procurement and governance.
He passes on his expertise as a lecturer at TÜV Akademie and Bayerische Akademie and teaches several modules at Albstadt-Sigmaringen University.
- TÜV AkademieFM fundamentals · Service provider management · Bidding
- Bayerische AkademieBuilding services · Contractor coordination
- Albstadt-Sigmaringen UniversitySeveral modules for advanced semesters
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