Frankie gives new life to properties

Frankie gives new life to properties
Co-founder Georgina Fenwicke wants to help her clients save money, save carbon and be prepared for changing weather. (Image: Frankie)
Ben Moore
Travelling through Vietnam in 2018, Georgina ‘Georgie’ Fenwicke found herself looking more closely at the office buildings and factories densely crowding the streets and wondering how exactly cities are maintained.Of course, the answer is people – property maintenance managers and their teams the world over who try to keep track of every nook and cranny of every building and ensure that it’s all kept up to code.Figuring out where to direct their limited human and financial resources to maintain compliance and keep inhabi...

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