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Technical advantage

As the CEO of The Global Alliance of Facility Management Innovators asserts (www.fmj.co.uk/digital-empowerment/), the adoption of FMTech is set to shape how facilities are managed in the future. Here we ask two leading suppliers of digital tech, Over-C and Anders ...

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Digital empowerment

Cindy Hermsen, CEO of The Global Alliance of Facility Management Innovators, which serves as a meeting point between FMs and start-ups that offer innovative digital technology solutions for FMs, explains how the adoption of FMTech can empower the sector Prior ...

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Optimising building ventilation

Don Foy, a Director and HVAC specialist at the multi-discipline engineering solutions business BGEN, provides practical tips on how businesses can improve building ventilation and reduce the possibility of COVID-19 and other winter viruses circulating indoors With Omicron variant contributing ...

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Wise counsel

The British Council for Offices believes the pandemic has accelerated evolving trends in office design, such as wellbeing and sustainability. Alexi Marmot, Professor Emerita of Facility and Environment Management at UCL and a BCO Research Committee member explains how In ...

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‘Apprenticeships are definitely worth it because I’ve seen first-hand that they work’

The UK facilities management market is one of the largest in Europe worth £47 billion and employs around 10 per cent of the population. To mark National Apprenticeship Week from 7-13 February, George Carter reveals why he invested in his ...

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Coffee points

David Basson, Head of Beverages at Nestlé Professional shares the results of research on the role of coffee breaks in workplace productivity and offers tips on making the most of opportunities to connect Whatever the reason for hybrid working there ...

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BSRIA best practice

BSRIA’s guide to Water Treatment for Closed Heating and Cooling Systems (BG50) has recently been revised. Tom O’Sullivan, Head of Operations at Guardian Water Treatment explains what’s changed and why real-time monitoring is now considered industry best-practice BSRIA’s guide to ...

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Power to the NHS

Alastair Morris, Chief Commercial Officer at Powerstar describes the role voltage regulation can play as part of a wider energy management strategy for healthcare The NHS operates 24/7, every day of the year, and a stable and resilient power supply ...

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Automatic choice

The installation of foodservice robotics serving fresh personalised meals to Ocado staff is the result of a coordinated effort between food robotics start up Karakuri and Atalian Servest. Six months into the project we discover how it’s going The disruption ...

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Safety in the post-Covid world

Kate Gardner, Tutor & H&S Consultant for International Workplace describes how health and safety training for managers has evolved to meet post pandemic challenges Having lived and worked through a challenging 18 months, managers could be forgiven for thinking that ...

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