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Editorial steering committee
Stephen Bursi, Facilities Lead, BAE Systems
Simon Francis, Principal Lead, Estates and Masterplanning, ZSL
Lucy Hind, Head of Property (Interim) at Barnsley Council
Alan Hutchinson, Facilities Director, Howard Kennedy LLP
Tony King, Head of Facilities, Historic Royal Palaces
Darren Miller, Head of EMEA Facilities Operations, PayPal
Charles Siddons, Head of Operations, NHS Property Services
Vicky Thorp, Head of Facilities Management, CLSH Management
Stephen Vagg, Director of Global Real Estate & Facilities, Molson Coors
Ian Wade, Head of UK Estates, British Medical Association
Simone Fenton-Jarvis, Workplace Services Consultancy Development Director Ricoh UK
Russell Wood, Head of Property & Facilities at Close Brothers Asset Management
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The results of the 2019 waste management survey by
FMJ and Grundon Waste management (as reported in
this issue) revealed that the majority of respondents (94
per cent) were experiencing a growing emphasis within
their organisations to improve its sustainability and
environmental credentials.
This was matched by an ongoing challenge to ensure savings
and e
iciency, while still meeting compliance and ensuring the
consistent delivery of services.
This, as the members of our editorial steering committee commented,
is why a positive, mutually beneficial contractor/client relationship is
essential. When client-side FMs move from a transactional agreement
to one of partnership with their suppliers, maintaining high standards
becomes a team e ort, and all parties benefit. The key however, to a
positive client/contractor relationship is one of trust, which was the
theme of this year’s annual RICS FM conference.
The conference content acknowledged that a decline in public trust
has impacted the whole of the built environment and looked at the ways
in which the sector can help rebuild confidence. A key way to improve
the standing of FM while ensuring compliance and reducing risk is in
improving procurement practices. The good news is that RICS is working
towards a Code of Practice (CoP) which will not only introduce a set of
globally agreed, general guiding principles and associated guidance to
reduce risk and improve competency, but will also include guidance on
responsible business.
It’s also worth noting, as one of the speakers at the conference
remarked, procurement is a two-way street, so ethical and responsible
behaviour is incumbent on potential clients as well as suppliers, so it’s
a good idea for both to check out their potential partner’s values and
culture.
It’s encouraging to see an FM membership organisation take such a
proactive, positive and practical approach to one of the key issues facing
the facilities management sector and we’d urge you to take a closer look
at the details and take part in the consultation – more details on page 8.
As always, we’d welcome your feedback about any aspect of the
magazine, together with your insight into what’s happening in
the FM sector.
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