OpenSpace, is pleased to announce that international property and construction consultancy Gleeds is to continue the expansion of Visualise, its client-facing site intelligence service powered by our Visual Intelligence Platform.
Visualise was initially introduced by Gleeds in 2022 to address the challenge of having to make critical decisions using incomplete, delayed, or contested site information. Since its launch, the service has grown from a 16-person pilot to more than 1,900 platform users across approximately 340 projects in ten countries, enabling around £2m in client savings during 2025 alone.
The decision to expand the platform’s use is part of Gleeds’ wider Service Innovation programme that sets out to standardise, digitalise, and continuously improve service delivery, boost project performance, and give clients greater certainty across complex schemes.
Sheldon Atkinson, Head of Visualise at Gleeds said: “Combining OpenSpace’s Visual Intelligence Platform with Gleeds’ trusted consultancy expertise, Visualise creates a scalable site intelligence service that gives clients and project teams a clear, time-stamped view of site progress, supporting better decisions, stronger evidence, and improved control of cost, programme, and risk.
Gleeds selected OpenSpace for its leadership in Visual Intelligence, ease of adoption, proven performance across complex projects, and ability to scale globally across diverse client portfolios. Together, we’re helping to transform site observations into structured, actionable project intelligence”.
Since its implementation, operating teams have used the Field Notes function in OpenSpace to capture more than 50,000 site observations, issues, and actions against live project records, creating a richer evidence base for clients and project teams.
Beyond direct client savings, Visualise is also helping Gleeds’ teams complete core project activities more efficiently, with reported improvements of up to 75% across areas such as progress reporting, change management, claims assessment, and defects resolution. The application’s ability to allow remote access to live site information has been a particularly valuable tool for dispersed, remote, and multi-site programmes where travel can be costly and carbon intensive. Gleeds users have logged nearly 10,000 hours of remote site viewing, reducing the need for physical site visits.
Tamas Borodi, Managing Director UK, Ireland, Nordics, and Eastern Europe at OpenSpace, said: “Gleeds exemplifies what it means to put technology at the heart of how you serve clients. From a 16-person pilot to more than 1,900 users across ten countries in four years, the growth speaks for itself—but what’s even more impressive is the discipline with which Gleeds has focused that growth on creating real, documented value for clients. The £2m in identified savings demonstrates the value of giving project teams access to a complete, reliable, and shared record of site reality, enabling better decisions, stronger risk management, and greater confidence throughout the project lifecycle.”
