The Workplace Trends annual conference included some innovative ideas for the long-term future of the workplace which facilities managers could be well advised to consider says Sara Bean Workplace Trend’s flagship October conference should have taken place at the National ...

What began as a short-term response in March 2020 has morphed into a way of life for millions of office staff who continue to work from home. Sam Rylands, Marketing Manager for DURABLE warns that the quality of the ergonomics ...

Recent research published by Warwick Business School suggests that companies that don’t do enough to support their workers’ mental health, risk seeing their overall productivity drop by a quarter. With employees facing continued disruption to their work and personal lives ...

Q: How did you progress through the profession to your current role? I started my career as an electrical apprentice at British Aerospace. I then moved to the England, Wales and Scottish railways, progressing through design engineer and building services ...

When the security of an organisation is compromised, the outcome can be significant: loss of, and damage to, property, plant and equipment, business interruption, loss of data and harm to personnel or others. Having good security measures in place can ...

With the furlough scheme coming to an end on October 31st, many firms will be forced to change their employment strategies to stay solvent. Can employers persuade staff to take a cut in hours or take holidays? Karen Holden, founder ...

Blog by Rory Murphy, Commercial Director, VINCI Facilities I look forward to the day when I can write a blog about anything other than the continued effect that the COVID pandemic is having on our economy and sector. The progress ...

David Clements, Chief Executive of FUTURE Designs explains how the careful deployment of UV-C lighting, aligned with the latest Smart technology could be a highly effective way of keeping work spaces COVID-free 2020 has been a year that no-one anticipated ...

Some of the key findings of the third major survey into waste management and recycling by FMJ and Grundon Waste Management were presented to a panel of senior FMs who briefed us on how they are dealing with waste management ...

Piers Zangana explains how some of the biggest names in the hospitality sector have come together to train and support catering service workers adversely affected by the impact of the pandemic on their livelihoods If there is one positive to ...