Sitemark Appoints Tim Downing to Accelerate Global Strategy

We’re excited to share a major milestone in Sitemark’s journey: we’ve appointed Tim Downing to our board of directors, marking the beginning of a bold new phase in our international growth.

For more than 20 years, you’ve known us as the UK’s leading independent FM benchmarking consultancy. Now, we’re bringing that same data-driven improvement model to organisations across the globe and Tim will be at the forefront of making it happen.

Leading Our International Growth Strategy

Tim joins us with extensive experience, having previously served as UK Managing Director of the RPS Project Management Group before its acquisition by Tetra Tech. He’ll be spearheading the development of our international partner network and shaping new strategic delivery partnerships across the Middle East, North America and Australia regions, where early conversations with potential collaborators are already underway.

This moment represents the most significant step forward in our history, and it positions us to take our proven benchmarking methodology overseas for the first time.

Industry Leaders Back the Move

We’re not the only ones who see the impact this expansion will have. Lord Digby Jones, former Director General of the CBI and former Minister for Trade and Investment, warmly welcomed Tim’s appointment and highlighted what it means for the global FM sector.

As he put it, watching Sitemark evolve from a specialist UK consultancy into a genuine global contender in FM transformation has been “exciting and long overdue.” He recognised that our combination of benchmarking, best practice and operational excellence is exactly what the international market needs at scale—and we couldn’t agree more.

Why Now? (Sitemark Appoints Tim Downing)

Across the world, building owners and operators are facing growing pressure to improve performance, reduce waste, meet ESG commitments and prove ROI. Here in the UK, you’ve trusted us for years to deliver measurable improvement through independent analytics, robust benchmarking and hands-on transformation.

Now we’re ready to take that expertise further.

Tim’s Vision for the Next Chapter

Tim has already described Sitemark as a “completely unique business, innovative, evidence-led and far ahead of the market in how it uses data to improve facilities management.” Long before AI became mainstream, we’ve been using advanced analytics to help FM teams boost efficiency, quality and cost performance.

With a client base ranging from global tech giants and major retailers to local authorities and large public estates, Tim sees incredible potential to take our proven model to some of the world’s most iconic sites—and deliver the same impact we’ve achieved in the UK.

A Strategic Step in Our Long-Term Vision

Our Founder and Managing Director, Mike Boxall, described this moment perfectly: expanding internationally has always been part of our long-term vision, but it needed the right leadership. Tim brings exactly that—deep built-environment expertise, global experience and a track record in project management that will help us scale responsibly and sustainably.

This appointment marks the start of Sitemark’s global journey, and we couldn’t be more proud or more energised by what’s ahead.

Looking to 2026 and Beyond

With strong momentum in the UK and a growing appetite for independent benchmarking from international operators, we expect our global expansion to accelerate rapidly through 2026.

We’re thrilled to take this next step and even more excited to bring you along with us.