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GDI Integrated Facility Services Inc. Releases its Financial Results for the Second Quarter Ended June 30, 2024

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Q2 2024 revenue of $639 million, an increase of $30 million, or 5%, over Q2 2023. Q2 2024 Adjusted EBITDA* of $34 million, in line with Q2 2023.Q2 2024 net income of $2 million or $0.07 per share compared with $1 million or $0.04 per share for the second quarter of 2023.

LASALLE, QC, Aug. 7, 2024 /CNW/ – GDI Integrated Facility Services Inc. (“GDI” or the “Company”) (TSX: GDI) is pleased to announce its financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2024.

For the second quarter of 2024:

Revenue reached $639 million, an increase of $30 million, or 5%, over the second quarter of 2023, comprised of 6% growth from acquisitions and partially offset by 1% organic decline coming from the Technical Services segment.Adjusted EBITDA* amounted to $34 million, in line with the second quarter of 2023.Net income was $2 million or $0.07 per share compared to $1 million or $0.04 per share in Q2 2023.

For the second quarters of 2024 and 2023, the business segments performed as follows:

(in millions of

Canadian dollars)

Business Services
Canada

Business Services
USA

Technical Services

Corporate and
Other

Consolidated

2024

2023

2024

2023

2024

2023

2024

2023

2024

2023

Revenue

145

144

221

180

259

264

14

21

639

609

Organic Growth (Decline)

1 %

(1 %)

1 %

0 %

(5 %)

31 %

14 %

11 %

(1 %)

12 %

Adjusted EBITDA*

12

13

14

13

14

12

(6)

(4)

34

34

Adjusted EBITDA Margin*

8 %

9 %

6 %

7 %

5 %

5 %

N/A

N/A

5 %

6 %

For the six-month period ended June 30, 2024:

Revenue reached $1.3 billion, an increase of $83 million, or 7%, over the corresponding period of 2022, comprised of 1% organic growth and 6% growth from acquisitions.Adjusted EBITDA* amounted to $61 million, a decrease of $6 million, or 9%, over the corresponding period of 2023.Net income was $2 million or $0.09 per share compared to $5 million or $0.19 per share over the corresponding period of 2023. The decrease in net income in the first six months of 2024 compared to 2023 is mainly due to lower operating income of $14 million, which is primarily attributable to an increase in amortization and depreciation expense of $9 million resulting from a significant reduction in the amortized value of a large customer contract in the quarter, which was partially offset by lower net finance expense of $10 million and lower income tax expense of $1 million.

For the first two quarters of 2024 and 2023, the business segments performed as follows:

(in millions of

Canadian dollars)

Business Services
Canada

Business Services
USA

Technical Services

Corporate and
Other

Consolidated

2024

2023

2024

2023

2024

2023

2024

2023

2024

2023

Revenue

290

286

446

356

511

516

36

42

1,283

1,200

Organic Growth (Decline)

1 %

(1 %)

6 %

(1 %)

(3 %)

36 %

10 %

14 %

1 %

13 %

Adjusted EBITDA*

23

27

27

25

22

23

(11)

(8)

61

67

Adjusted EBITDA Margin*

8 %

9 %

6 %

7 %

4 %

4 %

N/A

N/A

5 %

6 %

GDI’s Business Services Canada segment recorded $145 million in revenue in the second quarter while generating $12 million in Adjusted EBITDA*, representing an Adjusted EBITDA margin* of 8%. GDI’s Business Services USA segment performed well in Q2 2024, recording revenue of $221 million and Adjusted EBITDA* of $14 million, representing an Adjusted EBITDA margin* of 6%.

The Technical Services segment recorded revenue of $259 million and Adjusted EBITDA* of $14 million, representing an Adjusted EBITDA margin* of 5%. Historically, the first half of the year in the Technical Services segment is seasonally slower and the business ramps up as the year progresses.

Finally, GDI’s Corporate and Other recorded revenue of $14 million compared to revenue of $21 million in Q2 2023, the decrease being attributable to the sale of its Superior cleaning and sanitation products distribution business on April 1, 2024, which was partially offset by organic growth generated by GDI’s chemical manufacturing business.

“I am pleased with GDI’s overall performance in Q2 2024, we were able to overcome specific challenges that affected our business in recent quarters and delivered solid results,” stated Claude Bigras, President & CEO of GDI. “Our Business Services Canada segment performed well with a sequential increase in Adjusted EBITDA* and Adjusted EBITDA* margin over the first quarter of 2024. Occupancy levels in the Class A office market in Canada are remaining stable and we continue to expect Adjusted EBITDA* margin in the segment to remain higher than pre-COVID levels for the near-to-mid term. Adjusted EBITDA* and Adjusted EBITDA Margin* were slightly lower than Q2 2023 due to COVID-related gains realized in the prior year’s quarter. Our Business Services USA segment performed well during the quarter to mitigate the revenue and Adjusted EBITDA* impact of the previously announced supplier realignment of one of the segment’s largest clients which became effective just prior to the start of Q2. In fact, the business delivered both positive organic revenue growth and an increase in Adjusted EBITDA* compared to Q2 2023 despite the revenue loss experienced during the quarter, which serves to demonstrate the resiliency of the business and the strength of our team. The integration of the Atalian acquisition has been progressing as planned and our margin improvement initiatives are progressively being realized. The previously announced Paramount Building Solutions acquisition, that closed on May 1, 2024, has been substantially integrated and has been performing in-line with expectations. Our Technical Services segment had a very good quarter with Adjusted EBITDA* growth of 75% over Q1 2024 and 17% over Q2 2023. The three projects in our U.S. business that negatively impacted the segment’s results in the past two quarters were successfully closed out in Q1, and enhanced procedures were put in place to augment project management in the region. The business delivered Adjusted EBITDA* margin of 5% which was in-line with historic levels in the segment’s seasonally weak second quarter. We are continuing to improve pricing and margins and still selling as much new contracts as in the past producing a near record backlog. Finally, Ainsworth completed the acquisition of RYCOM Corporation on June 1, 2024. RYCOM develops, deploys, and manages smart building solutions that enable the end-to-end transformation of real estate assets into smart buildings and is recognized as the leader in smart building solutions in Canada. This acquisition considerably strengthens Ainsworth’s Energy & Technology business unit and positions GDI as a leading player in the Canadian marketplace in building technologies, data analytics and advisory services for energy and greenhouse gas reduction,” continued Mr. Bigras.

“With the recent challenges behind us, the outlook for all of GDI’s business segments is positive for the remainder of 2024. Our initiatives to reduce working capital requirements during 2024 are continuing and we remain committed to deliver a total reduction in operating working capital in the second half of the year. Our balance sheet remains healthy and we have sufficient room on our existing credit facilities to continue to execute on our strategic growth plans. I look forward to GDI’s performance through the remainder of 2024,” concluded Mr. Bigras. 

ABOUT GDI

GDI is a leading integrated commercial facility services provider which offers a range of services in Canada and the United States to owners and managers of a variety of facility types including office buildings, educational facilities, distribution centers, industrial facilities, healthcare establishments, stadiums and event venues, hotels, shopping centres, airports and other transportation facilities. GDI’s commercial facility services capabilities include commercial janitorial and building maintenance, energy advisory and system optimization, the installation, maintenance and repair of HVAC-R, mechanical, electrical and building automation systems, as well as other complementary services such as janitorial products manufacturing and distribution. GDI’s subordinate voting shares are listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX: GDI). Additional information on GDI can be found on its website at www.gdi.com.

CAUTION CONCERNING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Certain statements in this MD&A may constitute forward-looking information within the meaning of securities laws. Forward looking information may relate to GDI’s future outlook and anticipated events, business, operations, financial performance, financial condition or results and, in some cases, can be identified by terminology such as “may”; “will”; “should”; “expect”; “plan”; “anticipate”; “believe”; “intend”; “estimate”; “predict”; “potential”; “continue”; “foresee”; “ensure” or other similar expressions concerning matters that are not historical facts. In particular, statements regarding GDI’s future operating results and economic performance, and its objectives and strategies are forward-looking statements. These statements are based on certain factors and assumptions including expected growth, results of operations, performance and business prospects and opportunities, which GDI believes are reasonable as of the current date. While management considers these assumptions to be reasonable based on information currently available to the Company, they may prove to be incorrect. It is impossible for GDI to predict with certainty the impact that the current economic uncertainties may have on future results. Forward-looking information is also subject to certain factors, including risks and uncertainties (described in the “Risk Factors” section) that could cause actual results to differ materially from what GDI currently expects. Namely, these factors include risks pertaining to unsuccessful implementation of the business strategy, changes to business structure, inherent operating risks from acquisition activity, failure to integrate an acquired company, decline in commercial real estate occupancy levels, increase in costs which cannot be passed on to customers, labour shortages, disruption in information technology systems and execution issues with Strategic IT projects, increases in interest rates, exchange rate fluctuations, deterioration in economic conditions, increase in competition,  influence of the principal shareholders, loss of key or long-term customers, public procurement laws and regulations, legal proceedings, reputational damage, labour disputes, disputes with franchisees, environmental, social and governance (“ESG”) considerations, goodwill and long-lived assets impairment charges, tax matters, key employees, participation in multi-employer pension plans, legislation or other governmental action, cybersecurity, data confidentiality and data protection, and public perception of our environmental footprint, many of which are beyond the Company’s control. Therefore, future events and results may vary significantly from what management currently foresees. The reader should not place undue importance on forward-looking information and should not rely upon this information as of any other date. While management may elect to, the Company is under no obligation and does not undertake to update or alter this information at any particular time, except as may be required by law.

Analyst Conference Call:

August 8, 2024 at 9:00 A.M. (ET)

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June 30, 2024 unaudited condensed consolidated interim financial statements and accompanied Management & Discussion Analysis are filed on www.sedarplus.ca.

GDI INTEGRATED FACILITY SERVICES INC.
Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Financial Position
(Unaudited) (In millions of Canadian dollars)

As at June 30,

2024

As at December 31,
2023

Assets

Current assets

Cash

29

17

Trade and other receivables and contract assets

600

571

Current tax assets

9

11

Inventories

37

42

Other financial assets

14

13

Prepaid expenses and other

16

11

Derivatives

1

Total current assets

705

666

Non-current assets

Property, plant and equipment

125

127

Intangible assets

121

131

Goodwill

373

356

Other assets

15

12

Total non-current assets

634

626

Total assets

1,339

1,292

Liabilities and Shareholders’ Equity

Current liabilities

  Bank indebtedness

6

14

Trade and other payables

303

298

Provisions

33

32

Contract liabilities

29

34

Current tax liabilities

6

2

Current portion of long-term debt

27

36

Total current liabilities

404

416

Non-current liabilities

  Long-term debt

444

384

Other payables

6

5

Deferred tax liabilities

27

32

Total non-current liabilities

477

421

Shareholders’ equity

  Share capital

381

380

Retained earnings

70

68

Contributed surplus

3

2

Accumulated other comprehensive income

4

5

Total shareholders’ equity

458

455

Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity

1,339

1,292

GDI INTEGRATED FACILITY SERVICES INC.
Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Comprehensive Income
(Unaudited) (In millions of Canadian dollars, except for earnings per share)

Three-month periods

ended June 30,

Six-month periods

ended June 30,

2024

2023

2024

2023

Revenues

639

609

1,283

1,200

Cost of services

526

497

1,063

979

Selling and administrative expenses

81

81

163

159

Transaction, reorganization and other costs

2

1

3

2

Strategic information technology projects configuration and customization costs

1

1

1

2

Amortization of intangible assets

5

6

17

11

Depreciation of property, plant and equipment

14

13

28

25

Operating income

10

10

8

22

Net finance expense

5

8

4

14

Income before income taxes

5

2

4

8

Income tax expense

3

1

2

3

Net income

2

1

2

5

Other comprehensive income (loss)

Gains (losses) that are or may be reclassified to earnings:

Foreign currency translation differences for foreign operations

3

(7)

9

(7)

Hedge of net investments in foreign operations, net of tax

(3)

7

(9)

7

Cash flow hedges, effective portion of changes in fair value, net of tax

(1)

(1)

(1)

(1)

Total comprehensive income

2

1

1

4

Earnings per share:

Basic

0.07

0.04

0.09

0.19

Diluted

0.07

0.04

0.09

0.19

GDI INTEGRATED FACILITY SERVICES INC.
Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Changes in Equity
Six-month periods ended June 30, 2024 and 2023
(Unaudited) (In millions of Canadian dollars, except for number of shares)

Share capital

Retained
earnings

Contributed
surplus

Accumulated
other
comprehensive
income

Total

Number

(in thousands
of shares)

Amount

Balance, January 1, 2023

23,414

379

49

4

7

439

Net income

5

5

Other comprehensive loss

(1)

(1)

Total comprehensive income for the period

5

(1)

4

Transactions with owners of the Company:

Stock options exercised

66

1

1

Share-based compensation

1

1

Shares repurchased for cancellation

(98)

(1)

(3)

(4)

Balance, June 30, 2023

23,382

379

54

2

6

441

Balance, January 1, 2024

23,414

380

68

2

5

455

Net income

2

2

Other comprehensive loss

(1)

(1)

Total comprehensive income for the period

2

(1)

1

Transactions with owners of the Company:

Stock options exercised

66

1

1

Share-based compensation

1

1

Balance, June 30, 2024

23,480

381

70

3

4

458

GDI INTEGRATED FACILITY SERVICES INC.
Condensed Consolidated Interim Statements of Cash Flows
(Unaudited) (In millions of Canadian dollars)

Six-month periods ended June 30,

2024

2023

Cash flows from (used in) operating activities

Net income

2

5

Adjustments for:

Depreciation and amortization

45

36

Equity portion of share-based compensation

1

1

Net finance expense

4

14

Income tax expense

2

3

Income taxes paid

(2)

(11)

Net changes in non-cash operating assets and liabilities   

(24)

(49)

Net cash from (used in) operating activities

28

(1)

Cash flows from (used in) financing activities

  Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt                                                                 

201

177

  Repayment of long-term debt

(157)

(118)

  Payment of lease liabilities

(19)

(16)

  Interest paid

(15)

(10)

  Other

1

(4)

  Net cash from financing activities

11

29

Cash flows (used in) from investing activities

  Business acquisitions and disposal, net of cash acquired

(7)

(2)

  Additions to property, plant and equipment

(8)

(11)

  Additions to intangible assets

(1)

(3)

  Proceeds on disposal of property, plant and equipment

2

1

  Net cash used in investing activities

(14)

(15)

  Foreign exchange (loss) gain on cash held in foreign currencies

(5)

2

  Net change in cash

20

15

  Cash (Bank indebtedness), beginning of period:

  Cash

17

7

  Bank indebtedness

(14)

(10)

3

(3)

  Cash, end of period:

  Cash

29

15

  Bank indebtedness

(6)

(3)

23

12

GDI INTEGRATED FACILITY SERVICES INC.
Segmented information
(Unaudited) (In millions of Canadian dollars)

Three-month period ended June 30, 2024

Business
Services
Canada

Business
Services

USA

Technical     
Services

Corporate
and Other 

     Total

Recurring/contractual services

127

200

32

4

363

On-call services

10

21

68

1

100

Project

159

159

Manufacturing and distribution

12

12

Other revenues

5

5

Total external revenues

142

221

259

17

639

Inter-segment revenues

3

(3)

Revenues

145

221

259

14

639

Income (loss) before income taxes

9

8

3

(15)

5

Net finance expense

1

2

2

5

Operating income (loss)

9

9

5

(13)

10

Depreciation and amortization

3

5

9

2

19

Transaction, reorganization, and other costs

2

2

Share-based compensation

2

2

Strategic information technology projects configuration and customization costs

1

1

Adjusted EBITDA

12

14

14

(6)

34

Total assets

271

409

560

99

1,339

Total liabilities

68

119

256

438

881

Additions to property, plant and equipment

1

5

8

2

16

Additions to intangible assets

1

3

4

Goodwill recorded on business acquisition

7

2

9

GDI INTEGRATED FACILITY SERVICES INC.
Segmented information
(Unaudited) (In millions of Canadian dollars)

Three-month period ended June 30, 2023

Business
Services
Canada

Business
Services

USA

Technical
Services

Corporate
and Other 

     Total

Recurring/contractual services

124

170

21

4

319

On-call services

11

10

73

2

96

Project

170

170

Manufacturing and distribution

18

18

Other revenues

6

6

Total external revenues

141

180

264

24

609

Inter-segment revenues

3

(3)

Revenues

144

180

264

21

609

Income (loss) before income taxes

10

8

2

(18)

2

Net finance expense

1

1

6

8

Operating income (loss)

10

9

3

(12)

10

Depreciation and amortization

3

4

9

3

19

Transaction, reorganization, and other costs

1

1

Share-based compensation

3

3

Strategic information technology projects configuration and customization costs

1

1

Adjusted EBITDA

13

13

12

(4)

34

Total assets

267

359

544

122

1,292

Total liabilities

69

109

253

406

837

Additions to property, plant and equipment

3

3

6

2

14

Additions to intangible assets

1

2

3

Goodwill recorded on business acquisition

2

2

GDI INTEGRATED FACILITY SERVICES INC.
Segmented information (continued)
(Unaudited) (In millions of Canadian dollars)

Six-month period ended June 30, 2024

Business
Services
Canada

Business
Services

USA

Technical
Services

Corporate
and Other 

     Total

Recurring/contractual services

253

403

62

10

728

On-call services

18

43

140

3

204

Project

309

309

Manufacturing and distribution

29

29

Other revenues

13

13

Total external revenues

284

446

511

42

1,283

Inter-segment revenues

6

(6)

Revenues

290

446

511

36

1,283

Income (loss) before income taxes

17

11

2

(26)

4

Net finance expense

1

1

2

4

Operating income (loss)

17

12

3

(24)

8

Depreciation and amortization

6

14

19

6

45

Transaction, reorganization, and other costs

1

2

3

Share-based compensation

4

4

Strategic information technology projects configuration and customization costs

1

1

Adjusted EBITDA

23

27

22

(11)

61

Total assets

271

409

560

99

1,339

Total liabilities

68

119

256

438

881

Additions to property, plant and equipment

3

6

16

3

28

Additions to intangible assets

1

3

1

5

Goodwill recorded on business acquisition

10

2

12

GDI INTEGRATED FACILITY SERVICES INC.
Segmented information (continued)
(Unaudited) (In millions of Canadian dollars)

Six-month period ended June 30, 2023

Business
Services
Canada

Business
Services

USA

Technical
Services

Corporate
and Other 

     Total

Recurring/contractual services

244

337

42

11

634

On-call services

23

19

147

3

192

Project

327

327

Manufacturing and distribution

33

33

Other revenues

13

1

14

Total external revenues

280

356

516

48

1,200

Inter-segment revenues

6

(6)

Revenues

286

356

516

42

1,200

Income (loss) before income taxes

22

16

3

(33)

8

Net finance expense

1

3

10

14

Operating income (loss)

22

17

6

(23)

22

Depreciation and amortization

5

8

16

7

36

Transaction, reorganization, and other costs

1

1

2

Share-based compensation

5

5

Strategic information technology projects configuration and customization costs

2

2

Adjusted EBITDA

27

25

23

(8)

67

Total assets

267

359

544

122

1,292

Total liabilities

69

109

253

406

837

Additions to property, plant and equipment

4

5

13

5

27

Additions to intangible assets

1

3

4

Goodwill recorded on business acquisition

2

2

GDI INTEGRATED FACILITY SERVICES INC.
Business acquisitions

Acquisition
date

Company acquired

Location

Segment
reporting

Purchase price
allocation status

2024 Acquisitions

April 1, 2024

Hussmann Canada Inc.
(“Hussmann”)

Darthmouth, Nova
Scotia

Technical

Services

Preliminary

May 1, 2024

Jade Opco, LLC, doing business
as Paramount Building Solutions
(“Paramount”)

Phoenix, Arizona

Business

Services USA

Preliminary

June 1, 2024

RYCOM Corporation (“RYCOM”)

Toronto, Ontario

Technical

Services

Preliminary

2023 Acquisitions

June 1, 2023

React Technical, Inc. (“React”)

New York, New York

Technical

Services

Completed

November 1,
2023

La Financière Atalian (“Atalian”)

Multi-sites in USA

Business
Services USA

Preliminary

Business disposal 

On April 1, 2024, the Company completed the sale of its Superior cleaning and sanitation supplies distribution business and transferred some of its related liabilities.

GDI INTEGRATED FACILITY SERVICES INC.
Supplementary Quarterly Financial Information
Three-month periods
(Unaudited) (In millions of Canadian dollars, except per share data)

Three months ended

(in millions of Canadian dollars, except per share data) (1)

June

2024

March

2024

December

2023

September

2023

Revenue

639

644

622

615

Operating (loss) income

10

(2)

9

16

Depreciation and amortization

19

26

22

19

Transaction, reorganization and other costs

2

1

2

Share-based compensation

2

2

2

2

Strategic information technology projects        
configuration and customization costs

1

1

2

2

Adjusted EBITDA

34

28

37

39

Net income for the period

2

6

8

Earnings per share

   Basic

0.07

0.02

0.26

0.35

   Diluted

0.07

0.02

0.25

0.35

Three months ended

(in millions of Canadian dollars, except per share data) (1)

June

2023

March

2023

December

2022

September

2022

Revenue

609

591

588

563

Operating income

10

12

15

19

Depreciation and amortization

19

17

22

18

Transaction, reorganization and other costs

1

1

1

1

Share-based compensation

3

2

3

2

Strategic information technology projects
configuration and customization costs

1

1

1

2

Adjusted EBITDA

34

33

42

42

Net income for the period

1

4

10

11

Earnings per share

   Basic

0.04

0.15

0.41

0.45

   Diluted

0.04

0.15

0.40

0.44

______________________________

* The terms “Adjusted EBITDA” and “Adjusted EBITDA Margin” do not have standardized definitions prescribed by International Financial Reporting Standards and therefore, may not be comparable to similar measures presented by other companies. “Adjusted EBITDA” is defined as operating income before depreciation and amortization, transaction, reorganization and other costs, share-based compensation and strategic information technology projects configuration and customization costs. The Adjusted EBITDA Margin is calculated by dividing Adjusted EBITDA by revenues. For more details and for a reconciliation of that measure to the most directly comparable IFRS measure, consult the “Segmented Information” tables at the end of this press release. 

SOURCE GDI Integrated Facility Services Inc.

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DENVER, July 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — CM Global Services, LLC (CMGS) today announced Project Santos, its plan to develop a 50-megawatt AI data center campus for a site in the ERCOT South grid zone. CMGS is a long-standing strategic partner of Compass Mining, Inc. and is a global provider of logistics, hardware sales, and infrastructure services, with a growing focus on AI infrastructure and building site development. The announcement was made by Shanon Squires, Chief Mining Officer of Compass Mining, during a panel on bitcoin mining companies diversifying into AI infrastructure at the Energy Investors Forum.

CMGS intends to deliver Project Santos in two phases. The first phase, a 7-megawatt, 5 MW of IT Load Tier III facility purpose-built for AI inference workloads, is targeted for completion by the end of the first quarter of 2027. A subsequent 43-megawatt expansion, bringing the site to its fully planned 50-megawatt capacity

“This is a disciplined next step for CM Global Services, drawing upon its expertise in standing up infrastructure, while Compass Mining simultaneously continues to be the gold standard in Bitcoin mining-related services,” said Shanon Squires. “Bitcoin mining remains the core of Compass Mining. CMGS’ Project Santos reflects the power infrastructure and site development discipline CMGS built over years, and we’re pursuing this initiative on our own terms.”

“This is a new step forward for CMGS, as we continue building for the future,” said Vishnu Mackenchery, Managing Director at CMGS. “Project Santos marks our entry into AI infrastructure and inference, and we’re charting our own path, moving fast to get there.”

GPU-as-a-Service for Enterprise and Neocloud Customers

Project Santos is being developed as a GPU-as-a-Service (GPUaaS) platform. Rather than requiring customers to bring their own hardware, CMGS is securing NVIDIA GB300 Blackwell GPU capacity to offer directly to off-takers as dedicated, single-tenant or multi-tenant compute. The company’s ideal customer profile is AI enterprise organizations seeking dedicated capacity, and CMGS is also in active discussions with neocloud providers.

Project Status

Site: located in the ERCOT South grid zoneCompute: CMGS is securing NVIDIA GB300 Blackwell GPU capacity to offer as GPU-as-a-Service to off-takersTotal planned capacity: 50 megawatts, 35 MW of IT to be delivered in two phasesPhase 1: 7 megawatts, 5 MW of IT load Tier III, targeted for completion by end of Q1Phase 2: adding a 43-megawatt expansion, 30 MW of IT load with utility-supported expansionCustomer profile: AI enterprise companies are the ideal customer; CMGS is also in active discussions with neocloud providers

About CMGS

CM Global Services (CMGS) is a global provider of logistics, hardware sales, and infrastructure services, with a growing focus on AI infrastructure and building site development. CMGS supports clients with end-to-end logistics solutions, hardware procurement, and site-level execution for next-generation compute infrastructure.

About CMGS and Compass Mining Partnership

Compass Mining serves as a strategic partner and advisor to CM Global Services (CMGS), supporting its growth across global logistics, hardware sales, and infrastructure services. As CMGS expands its focus into AI infrastructure and site development, Compass Mining’s guidance helps shape its strategic direction and execution. Together, the two organizations continue to collaborate on delivering end-to-end solutions for clients building next-generation compute infrastructure.

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Advantech Unveils Next-Gen AI Infrastructure Solutions Powered by AMD EPYC™ 9006 Series Processors

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TAIPEI, July 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Advantech, a global leader in industrial edge computing and edge AI solutions, today announced its next-generation server and network platforms powered by the latest AMD EPYC™ 9006 Series processors. Designed to accelerate AI infrastructure from the data center to the intelligent edge, Advantech’s 6th Gen AMD EPYC-powered servers deliver the performance, scalability, and reliability organizations need for AI, HPC, storage, networking, and mission-critical industrial workloads.

At AMD Advancing AI 2026, Advantech will showcase its latest 2U 4-node edge server and EATX server board, demonstrating how its workload-ready server solutions enable customers to build scalable, high-performance AI and edge computing infrastructure with greater deployment confidence.

Continuing Performance Leadership with AMD EPYC 9006 Series Processors

6th Gen AMD EPYC server CPUs bring continued leadership in performance, efficiency, memory bandwidth, and next-generation I/O. Featuring up to 128 cores and 256 threads, advanced 2nm process technology, “Zen 6” and “Zen 6c” architecture, up to 20% average generational performance uplift, and up to 20% performance-per-watt improvement, AMD EPYC 9006 Series processors are designed to support more virtual machines, higher throughput, and better system efficiency. With up to 128 PCIe Gen6 lanes per CPU, CXL™ 3.1 memory expansion, and support for DDR5 8000NHz and MRDIMM 12800MHz for high memory bandwidth, Advantech edge server solutions deliver balanced compute, memory, and I/O performance for next-generation AI, telco, edge, and storage infrastructure.

Key Features Include:

Up to 128 cores / 256 threads with “Zen 6” and “Zen 6c” architectureAdvanced 2nm process technology for improved performance and efficiencyUp to 20% average generational performance uplift and 20% performance-per-watt improvementDDR5-8000 and MRDIMM 12.8G support for higher memory bandwidth and capacityPCIe® Gen6 scalability: up to 128 lanes for 1 CPU and up to 196 lanes for 2 CPUsCXL™ 3.1 support for optimized memory expansion

Comprehensive Edge Server Solutions from Edge to Cloud

Advantech’s edge server portfolio powered by AMD EPYC™ 9006 Series processors delivers a complete board-to-system lineup for AI infrastructure, data centers, cloud, HCI, HPC, edge computing, industrial applications, and high-performance networking. The first-wave portfolio includes:
(1) The SKY-642E5, 4U MGX GPU server, for large-scale AI acceleration
(2) The SKY-722E5, 2U DC-MHS server with DC-SCM support, for modular data center and edge AI deployments
(3) The SKY-712E5, 1U DC-MHS server, supporting HHHL and FH-3/4L expansion cards for high-density enterprise edge and cloud workloads
(4) The SKY-822E5, 2U short-depth DC-SCM modular server, supporting 2–3 dual-slot GPU cards for space-constrained edge data centers
(5) The SKY-924E5F, 2U 4-node front-access server, for distributed edge computing,
(6) The ASMB-982 & ASMB-832 server boards for flexible, high-expandability system designs.

These new platforms also support PCIe Gen6 scalability, GPU-optimized architecture, advanced DDR5/MRDIMM memory, and AFA-ready high-density E1.S/E3.S NVMe SSD storage to meet low-latency data access, high-throughput storage performance, and scalable infrastructure for data-intensive AI and edge-cloud workloads.

Expanding the portfolio further, Advantech also introduces the FWA-6084, the 2U network appliance and is designed for demanding network security and edge AI workloads. It features DDR5/MRDIMM memory capability, eight Gen6 network module cards, and one PCIe Gen5 x16 slot for GPU or add-on card expansion. It is well positioned to support line-speed multiple 200G network workloads without compromise.

Together with Advantech’s unique service advantages—including 3-5-10 service guarantee, strict revision control, stable component supply, worldwide local support, and custom-ready integration—the new portfolio supports customers reduce deployment risk, secure long-term product roadmaps, and accelerate workload-ready AI and edge-cloud infrastructure from concept to deployment.

Explore more product information, please contact us or visit the Advantech x AMD website.

About Advantech

Advantech is a global leader in IoT intelligent systems and embedded platforms, driven by its vision of “Enabling an Intelligent Planet.” To address the growth of edge computing and AI, Advantech focuses on five key markets: Edge Intelligence Systems, Manufacturing, Energy and Utilities, iHealthcare, and iCity Services & iRetail. By integrating edge computing hardware, WISE-IoT software, sector-specific AI solutions, and domain expertise, Advantech creates an orchestration model that connects industrial ecosystems and accelerates industrial intelligence with partners and customers.(www.advantech.com

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MulticoreWare and AMD Collaborate to Advance Physical AI and Autonomous Robotics on AMD Platforms

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Companies Demonstrated Real-Time Multimodal AI and Vision-Language-Action Workflows on AMD Ryzen™ AI Platforms at AMD Advancing AI 2026

SAN JOSE, Calif., July 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — MulticoreWare, Inc., a global technology company specializing in AI software solutions, physical AI, accelerated computing, and engineering services, today announced its ongoing collaboration with AMD to advance autonomous robotics and edge intelligence on AMD platforms.

As part of this collaboration, MulticoreWare joined AMD at AMD Advancing AI 2026 to present ‘Enabling Physical AI on AMD’, demonstrating how advanced vision, language, and action (VLA) models can drive real-time robotic intelligence on AMD Ryzen™ AI Embedded platforms.

As AI increasingly moves from the cloud into robots, autonomous systems, and intelligent edge devices, organizations need efficient ways to run sophisticated AI models closer to where decisions need to be made. Together, AMD and MulticoreWare are helping developers bring advanced perception, reasoning, and action capabilities to AMD-powered systems.

At AMD Advancing AI 2026, AMD and MulticoreWare demonstrated how multimodal VLA models run on AMD Ryzen™ AI Embedded integrated GPUs using AMD ROCm™, enabling robots to perceive, reason, and act in real time. The session showcased practical guidance for AI developers, robotics engineers, and innovators building next-generation intelligent machines on AMD Embedded platforms.

“Physical AI is reshaping how machines perceive, decide and act in the real world,” said Sumit Shah, Head of Product Management and Marketing, Adaptive and Embedded Computing Group, AMD. “AMD Ryzen™ AI Embedded X100 Series processors deliver a scalable, open x86 Embedded platform that unifies AI, real-time control and industrial reliability to enable the generation of autonomous systems without locking developers into a single compute architecture or software stack.”

“A Physical AI system depends on a tightly integrated loop between perception and actuation. It must operate in real time, on real hardware, and in environments that are inherently unpredictable,” said Vish Rajalingam, VP & GM, Mobility and Transportation BU at MulticoreWare. “That makes it a hardware-software co-design challenge, not simply an AI inference problem. Building on the open-source AMD Robotics Software Suite, we work closely with OEMs to optimize the entire stack so that latency, reliability and accuracy targets are consistently achieved in production environments. That’s the integration MulticoreWare and AMD deliver together to move intelligent robotic systems from prototype to deployment.”

This session builds on more than 15 years of collaboration, with MulticoreWare delivering software optimization, AI, and engineering expertise across the AMD ecosystem, including Ryzen™ AI, Ryzen™, AMD EPYC™, AMD Instinct™, AMD Radeon™, and adaptive computing technologies.

About MulticoreWare

MulticoreWare, Inc. is a global technology company delivering AI software solutions and engineering services that accelerate innovation in Physical AI, Agentic AI, Robotics, Edge Intelligence, and Accelerated Computing. With expertise in multimodal AI, Vision-Language-Action (VLA) models, sensor perception and fusion, AI optimization, embedded systems, and high-performance software, MulticoreWare helps customers transform advanced AI technologies into production-ready solutions. Its innovations power applications across automotive, robotics, industrial automation, smart cities, healthcare, defense, and intelligent edge devices, while its video codec technologies enable next-generation video experiences worldwide.
www.multicorewareinc.com

AMD, the AMD Arrow logo, EPYC, Instinct, Radeon, Ryzen and combinations thereof are trademarks of Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.

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Suchithra Thyagarajan
VP – Corporate Marketing
marcom@multicorewareinc.com 

 

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