To help mitigate against the risk of infection and assist employee safety, Leicester based BS Handling Systems has invested over £100,000 in specialist equipment, cleaning solution and training for an electrostatic sanitisation system. This enables the company to offer a ...
Read More »Tech trends
FM is undergoing a cultural shift in creating new strategies that balance technology and trade skills, according to new research carried out by Service Works Global, FMJ (UK) and FM magazine (Australia). Gary Watkins, CEO at Service Works Global, presents ...
Read More »How can you ensure your building can re-open safely?
One topic is currently more relevant than ever: what hygiene measures can we use to protect ourselves? For CONTI+ the topic of hygiene has always been a top priority. Our products and services are designed to protect their users from ...
Read More »Laying down the protocol for site safety at COVID-19 drive through facilities
As part of its strategy to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic, the government has opened a series of regional drive-through sites across the UK providing coronavirus testing facilities for essential workers. Two of these testing stations are located at Cardiff City ...
Read More »Working on the front-line: Career Ladder talks to Interserve NHS Domestic Manager, Vanessa Morrison
For this month’s regular column on individual FM careers, we talked to one of the many front-line FM people working for our NHS. Interserve Domestic Manager Vanessa Morrison runs a team of 219 people delivering catering and domestic services to ...
Read More »Returning to work safely with SWG
Emerging from the COVID-19 lockdown, businesses across the UK welcome the government’s phased return to normality, starting with those who cannot work remotely. Employers now need to think carefully about their workplace strategy. Facilities & HR managers face a particular ...
Read More »Automotive giant EGR switches manufacturing to PPE for essential security and FM worker
Capacity to produce 100,000 protective face shields every day Security officers, receptionists and other customer-facing facilities management staff could soon benefit from the decision by EGR, a world-class manufacturer of precision-engineered solutions for the automotive industry, to convert its manufacturing ...
Read More »Statutory inspections during COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has introduced a range of challenges for businesses with many restrictions on normal operations. This includes difficulty of getting support from contractors in carrying out statutory inspections, examinations and tests of plant and equipment or the need ...
Read More »FM provider Samsic launches chemical-free floor care
Chemical-free floor cleaning has been introduced to the Innovations portfolio of facilities services provider, Samsic UK. The first national contractor to adopt the Toucan solution-disinfectant agent for hard surface cleaning within its client portfolio, Samsic has now introduced technology to ...
Read More »Ready and waiting
How do you manage unoccupied buildings during a lockdown? We talk to three FM specialists about the issues involved, including the role of technology, shutdown procedures and the impact on maintenance programmes For the majority, the world has gone into ...
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