Giles Korner, Head of Smart Buildings at engineering consultancy HDR | Hurley Palmer Flatt, explains how the latest technologies can improve environmental conditions for building occupants The design of buildings is becoming more focused on the wellbeing of occupants, creating ...

Eastwood Park’s new training calendar for April 2020-March 2021 has been published this month, with details of its specialist engineering and estates and facilities management courses. Following a busy 2019 celebrating 50 years of training delivery, 2020 looks to be ...

Engineering is crucial to the UK economy, but the skills gap is growing. FMJ asked building services provider JCA how it finds, trains and motivates its staff Engineering is a critical part of the UK economy, employing around 20 per ...

Sara Kassam, Head of Sustainability Development at CIBSE, explores the contribution of maintenance and engineering to creating healthy internal environments Too hot, too cold, too stuffy, too bright, too dim…we’ve all experienced spaces that just don’t feel right. The amount ...

M&A analysis of the FM sector by BDO found that just over half of deals completed in the last two years involved businesses in the building management systems, M&E and compliance services sub sectors. In this way organisations can bring ...

Ask building service industry leaders to name the biggest challenge currently facing the M&E sector and they will most likely lament the shortage of trained technical engineers. The problem surrounding the recruitment and retention of skilled operatives in the sector ...

Tim Beardsmore from electrical safety specialist, Calbarrie Compliance Services, explains how the introduction of the 18th Edition of the BS 7671 Wiring Regulations expected later this year may affect FM processes.    In July the 18th Edition of the British Wiring ...