• The Urbanise Utilities platform has been designed to automate day-to-day tasks of meter data collection, bill processing and revenue collection.

• Our Utilities mobile app provides accurate, up-to-date information to consumers, an easy and convenient way to pay their bills, anytime and any place.

Similan is a property developer, owner and manager in South Africa who provides turn-key innovative solutions and services across the entire property lifecycle. Being passionate about improving and changing the way people live, Similan engaged with Urbanise in 2017 to provide innovative technology for the provision and billing of utilities (water & electricity) and rent, to the tenants of their sustainable development project, Urbika Estate, in Boksburg, South Africa.

The Urbanise Utilities platform provided the perfect solution by incorporating smart meters for each of the three utilities, including a new automated shut-off mechanism for the hot water meters. The advanced tariff engine in the Urbanise Utilities platform enabled Similan to tap into the resell margin which is available to resellers of electricity in the South African market, automating the end-to-end billing process from meter reading through to revenue and rent collection, using the platform’s Smart Wallet feature.

“The property management industry has up to now been very slow in adopting new technology. During the conceptualisation and implementation of the integrated Utilities and Facilities management solution, the Urbanise team and the Urbanise utilities platform was pivotal. We believe the solution will assist us to shape the future of property management in South Africa.”

– Harold Spies (Similan, CEO)