The Client
Cardo Group is a leading property maintenance and retrofitting contractor, dedicated to providing affordable housing solutions and exceptional property services. Their customers are local authorities and social housing landlords. With a mission to enhance the quality of living for communities, Cardo Group continuously seeks opportunities to expand and improve their operations.

Their recent acquisition of Osborne Property Services Limited (OPSL) represented significant growth, also necessitating a seamless integration of systems and data.
Working with Nexus
To navigate the complexities of their recent acquisition and ensure a smooth data migration, Cardo Group partnered with Nexus. We are an established IT provider, known for our expertise in handling large-scale data migrations and IT integrations. This collaboration aimed to leverage our technical proficiency and strategic planning capabilities to achieve a successful transition.
Merging IT Systems: The Challenge
The acquisition of OPSL required a comprehensive overhaul of Cardo Group’s IT infrastructure, involving the integration of various systems and the migration of substantial data.
Key challenges included:
The Solution
Our highly technical project and engineering team at Nexus led the project, working closely with key stakeholders within Cardo Goup to address these challenges systematically:
Upfront Planning
We initiated the project with exploratory workshops and strategic discussions, aligning the integration process with Cardo Group’s long-term goals. This thorough initial planning ensured that the project met broader business strategies.
Expert Tech Partnerships
Our extensive experience in managing large-scale data migrations proved invaluable. We ran detailed scoping exercises and comprehensive discovery phases to identify potential risks and complexities early on, laying the groundwork for effective planning and execution.
Scalability and Future-Proofing
We designed a robust multi-tenant environment to support Cardo Group’s evolving needs. This infrastructure accommodated future growth, ensuring scalability and adaptability.
Regular Communication
Weekly progress meetings facilitated transparent and consistent communication, enabling real-time problem-solving and decision-making. Workshops to propose changes to business systems provided opportunities to identify undocumented processes and ensure necessary functionality.

Leveraging Technology
We used several key tools and techniques to streamline the project for Cardo Group:
Minimising Downtime
Our number one goal was to ensure downtime was kept to an absolute minimum, so we implemented the following proactive measures to achieve this:
Testimonial
“Working closely with Nexus, we were thoroughly impressed by the meticulous scoping and attention to detail they brought to this project. Their expertise within the Nexus team shone through every aspect, ensuring a seamless integration that met our strategic objectives while keeping our operations running smoothly. This project highlighted the importance of agility and foresight, enabling us to adapt to unexpected challenges and confidently plan for the future. The lessons learned will continue to guide us as we leverage this experience with future acquisitions, exploit new technology, and innovate our business.”
Ben Marsden, Cardo Group CIO

As Cardo Group’s long-term technology partner, we now work with them to provide day-to-day IT support and strategically, to support their business plans for future growth through further acquisitions.
We’re proud to have been recognised for our work with Cardo Group at the Cardiff Property Awards 2024, winning the Suppliers and Services Award for our transformative work with Cardo Group.
Our success didn’t stop there. We were also Highly Commended in the Partnership category, which recognises the strength of our collaborative approach and our dedication to working closely with Cardo to deliver exceptional results.
