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Winter wisdom

This coming winter will present some exceptional challenges for FMs; restarting sites after lockdown and maintaining them compliantly and safely through the winter. The experts from Mitie and Adler and Allan offer advice on preparing for a winter like no ...

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Wash and go

The washroom is likely to be at the heart of any FM strategy to help keep non-domestic buildings infection free. FMJ asked a group of washroom experts to answer some frequently asked questions on ways of keeping COVID clear We ...

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Tomorrow’s world

As technology advances, will we see mother nature’s green spaces and beloved landscapes controlled by the click of an App? Angus Lindsay from idverde, looks at what is possible now, what is feasible, where the future is really heading and ...

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Natural design

Removing the barriers between its people by replacing walls with planting to create natural breaks, was a key part of the attractive interior design for the new offices of the software developer IFS to encourage wellbeing and collaboration Every major ...

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Future of the workplace

When FMJ held a webinar with leading outsourced communications provider, Moneypenny on how to deal with the challenges of COVID-19 in the workplace; the discussion ranged from maintaining good communications with clients to building trust between managers and dispersed staff ...

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Built for speed

The Coronavirus pandemic has accelerated the need for ‘fast buildings’ says Richard Kauntze, Chief Executive, The British Council for Offices, which will speed up the development of the digital office The world has spent the last twenty years getting faster. We ...

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Regional view

Richard Morris, Director at technologywithin explains why demand for flexible office space outside of the capital is set to grow COVID-19 has created disruptions in all areas of our working lives – from conference calls at kitchen tables to home-schooling ...

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Chiswick Park connected

Matt Coulson, CEO Chiswick Park Enjoy-Work, describes a range of app-enabled solutions which aim to enhance levels of employee engagement and back-to-work efforts across the business campus’ 12 buildings With 1.8 million sq ft of award-winning office space and 33 ...

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Career Ladder talks to the FM at Turner & Townsend

Q: How did you progress through the profession to your current role? I started my profession in facilities management as a temporary receptionist when I first moved to London from Australia 10 years ago. After two years of temping, I ...

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Perfect storm

A unique combination a factors has created the opportunity of a lifetime to increase our learning, argues David Sharp, CEO of International Workplace We are in the middle of a pandemic that has destabilised whole sectors and had the biggest ...

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