The world is stuck in lockdown. What do you do to ensure your business premises are kept safe and secure? Darren Hyde, Managing Director of VIP Security tells us how to protect your premises during and beyond the pandemic Everyone ...
Read More »Radiant future
Air conditioning has long been considered the solution to managing our indoor climates, but it’s not actually very good for our health, our wellbeing or the environment. There is an alternative argues Sheldon Cooper, Pre-Contracts Director for climate control specialist ...
Read More »Thinking outside the box
The ‘new normal’ workspace must nurture and champion the neurodiverse says David O’Coimin of www.Nookpod.com Business decision-makers can be forgiven for wanting to fast-forward to a time when we are free from the grip of the pandemic. With offices closed, ...
Read More »Tech trends
FM is undergoing a cultural shift in creating new strategies that balance technology and trade skills, according to new research carried out by Service Works Global, FMJ (UK) and FM magazine (Australia). Gary Watkins, CEO at Service Works Global, presents ...
Read More »Working on the front-line: Career Ladder talks to Interserve NHS Domestic Manager, Vanessa Morrison
For this month’s regular column on individual FM careers, we talked to one of the many front-line FM people working for our NHS. Interserve Domestic Manager Vanessa Morrison runs a team of 219 people delivering catering and domestic services to ...
Read More »Statutory inspections during COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has introduced a range of challenges for businesses with many restrictions on normal operations. This includes difficulty of getting support from contractors in carrying out statutory inspections, examinations and tests of plant and equipment or the need ...
Read More »Ready and waiting
How do you manage unoccupied buildings during a lockdown? We talk to three FM specialists about the issues involved, including the role of technology, shutdown procedures and the impact on maintenance programmes For the majority, the world has gone into ...
Read More »Engineered to win
Winners of this year’s CIBSE Building Performance Awards demonstrate how innovative engineering and focused post-occupancy involvement can deliver outstanding projects, says Sara Kassam, Head of Sustainability Development at CIBSE Renovation and renewal emerged as a key theme in this year’s ...
Read More »Means of supply
FMs will be faced with a range of procurement issues during the lockdown. David Richards, Chief Customer Officer, Bellrock, offers some advice on reviewing your supply chain, whether you need to identify a secondary supplier and how to source continuity ...
Read More »Testing times
A range of FM thought leaders gave us their views on how the sector has reacted to the COVID-19 crisis and how it might respond in the weeks and months ahead. Sara Bean reports Over the last few weeks the ...
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