This free to attend online event from the Workplace Futures conference team deftly pinpointed some key challenges for FMs in managing the widescale return to the workplace As Chair of the conference Martin Pickard noted in his introduction to inaugural ...
Read More »Lessons from abroad
Conor Logan, Colt’s Technical Director looks at how UK fire safety design regulations compare to those of other countries in the EU. Could we learn from their example? Responding to the tragic loss of life following a fire at Grenfell ...
Read More »Catering safely
Catering facilities must meet stringent safety standards. Here, Jason Webb, Director, Electronic Temperature Instruments, explains how the technology is there to keep both food and people safe There’s been a clear rise in sanitary and safety precautions across most industries ...
Read More »Catering for the future
FMJ hears from catering and vending specialists on how food and drink services are being adjusted to support new working patterns, meet variable demands and contribute to a more hospitable workplace atmosphere According to Mintel’s UK Contract Catering report 2020, ...
Read More »Wearables at work
PLP Architecture Partners Ron Bakker, Midori Ainoura and Bernard Storch, and PLP Labs team lead Alex Davidson describe the results of an innovative pilot study into the use of wearables at work The wearables market is expanding rapidly, as is ...
Read More »Farm work
Patrick Dumas Co-Founder at Square Mile Farms on why he thinks every office should have a farm and how it could be a great way to pull people back into the workplace Driven by a passion for creating healthier, more ...
Read More »Career Ladder talks to the operations manager, Covent Garden Estate, Incentive FM
Q: What first attracted you to working in FM, did you have much awareness of the profession? After leaving the military I was unsure of the direction I should take. I was first made aware of FM when I spoke ...
Read More »Rekindling that workplace spark
Will Richards, Head of Workplace Experience at ISS UK says research proves that a new approach will be required to enrich the post-COVID workplace experience Our relationship with the office has changed fundamentally since Q1 2020. Prior to March 2020 ...
Read More »First of a kind
ABM UK recently introduced an innovative mental health first aid training programme for its front line staff. Here, Chris Townsend, Senior HR Director at ABM UK explains why the rest of the FM industry needs to follow suit The pandemic ...
Read More »Energy management: Getting businesses back on track with their carbon reduction journey
As organisations prepare for the widescale reopening of buildings, the need to maintain a low carbon footprint remains a priority. But with lockdown making it difficult to even produce an accurate analysis of energy management rates over the past year ...
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