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Technical review of Approved Document B (Fire Safety)

By Conor Logan, Technical Director of Colt UK, Smoke and Climate Control Division. On the 2nd April, Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick MP announced ambitious steps, initiated by the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower fire, to further reform the building safety ...

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Sauter Automation appoints Chris Reid as new UK MD

Mark Clinch, former MD, appointed to Sauter Group Management Board Sauter Automation Limited (SAL) has appointed Chris Reid UK managing director, taking over from Mark Clinch, who has been appointed VP, Head of Sales and Marketing for the Sauter Group. ...

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Measured approach

Mike Boxall, Managing Director of Sitemark extolls the value of benchmarking waste management and recycling practices Landfill in the UK is in steep structural decline, with the focus turning to alternative waste treatments and a move toward the circular economy. ...

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Thorn’s Omega Pro 2 – a new approach to lighting control

The new Omega Pro 2 from Thorn Lighting offers a new approach to lighting control as it enables you to afford the functionality required for your project today or delay the expenditure of the materials until a later date and ...

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The big picture

FM needs to wake up to the true value of building information modelling, argues Lee Ramsey, Design Management and BIM Director at Morgan Sindall Construction Digital construction has become an integral part of the built environment. However, many facilities managers ...

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Contractor from FSI: keeping your customers, employees and supply chain safe and compliant through Covid-19

Contractor from FSI extends the enterprise capabilities of the Concept Evolution CAFM/IWMS solution to enforce the safe management of contractor resources into your premises. The pre-qualification compliance mechanism ensures that you capture the relevant information at each stage of the ...

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J S Wright recognises key suppliers with awards

Mechanical and electrical services specialist J S Wright has honoured its key suppliers for their excellent standards of quality, commitment and service delivery at an annual awards ceremony in Birmingham. R&M Fixings & Supports, a Southampton-based national supplier of building ...

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Home working essentials for managers

Under strict new measures to try to slow the spread of coronavirus all non-key workers in the UK have been told to work from home. Here, we look at the responsibilities of FMs in ensuring compliance is maintained for remote ...

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Fast track ISO 41001 implementation for FMs

An online service for facility owners, operators and service providers wishing to implement a Facility Management System (FMS) in conformity with ISO 41001 has been launched. FMS Audit offers facility management organisations of any kind in the public and private ...

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Towards a zero waste future

Many facilities managers are struggling to meet increasingly stringent commercial and industrial recycling rates. We asked a panel of waste management specialists how FMs can achieve compliance and improve efficiencies There has been a growing drive in recent years for ...

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