As part of the changes to fire safety regulations there have been updates to the regulations regarding lifts. Ahead of LIFTEX 2022 in October, Nick Mellor, MD of LEIA and LIFTEX 2022 explains the existing guidance in British Standards. The ...

Steve McGregor, Group Managing Director of building services and maintenance specialist DMA Group (DMA) argues that FMs may not be realising the full potential of digitalisation and automation for effective property maintenance. Effective maintenance is a vital part of the ...

Anthony Robins, Technical Director at FireSealsDirect explains how changes in fire door legislation will affect FMs and their duties. Five years after the terrible Grenfell Tower tragedy some of the initial inquiry findings have impacted fire door legislation and, by ...

Giampiero Frisio, ABB Electrification’s Smart Power Division President, explains why it’s time for the modern facilities manager to ‘think circular’. We cannot ignore the escalating environmental crisis. By 2030 the planet will be home to over 8.5 billion people, meaning ...

Stuart Purton, UK Lead for Training and Onboarding at Chubb Fire & Security on why the new Fire Safety Act 2021 which came into force in May, offers clearer directions on meeting compliance. The Grenfell Tower tragedy in 2017 and ...

Ian Reynolds-Young, the Editor of Planet Vending gives us the insiders view on how the latest technologies are helping the vending sector deliver workplace foodservice in a myriad of ways While FMJ is aware of a current trend that sees ...

Office fit-out specialist PSG Global has produced a guide to the coworking phenomenon and why more corporates than ever are requesting coworking spaces. Marina Vassilopoulos reports. Coworking spaces are a relatively new phenomenon, with the first coworking space built in ...

Last year, NEC Contracts released a new set of contracts specifically designed for the procurement of facilities management services. NEC worked with the Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM) to develop the contracts, ensuring that they demonstrate and encourage ...

Global facility management market size is witnessing notable expansion lately. Urbanisation and industrialisation have been responsible for the robust development of public infrastructure, such as commercial buildings, residential spaces, and recreational parks. With governments introducing initiatives to boost the quality ...

Meeting Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) criteria is now an essential part of the FM remit, encompassing as it does the many strands of sustainability, from achieving net zero to supporting the supply chain. It also incorporates the core goal ...