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NHS Property Services Ltd www.linkedin.
com/company/nhs-property-services-ltd/ This
week’s Customer Update outlines how we are
supporting customers that vacated one of our
buildings due to COVID-19, safely reoccupy it
over the coming months. You can download
the guidance from our website: https://bit.
ly/3dgS6g7
@ISSUKCommsIt’s June it’s #PrideMonth!
At ISS, we support our diverse communities
& #ISSGreatPeople & for #Pride2020 we’re
going #rainbow again with our profiles!
BCC @britishchambers As #lockdown
restrictions are eased, face coverings can help
reduce the risk of transmission to keep your
business safe and should be worn in enclosed
spaces. http://ow.ly/m10h50zS1Sr
Acas @acasorguk Make sure everyone is
#workingsafely on outdoor sites. #StayAlert
@bizsupportgovuk Read full guidance here:
https://bit.ly/2zttF05
Paul Crilly FIoD https://www.linkedin.com/
in/paul-crilly-fiod-1643232/ MD at NJC (Not
Just Cleaning Ltd) There has never been a
better time to recognise the value of a clean
environment and properly recognise the people
who deliver it, consistently, every day. The term
unsung hero has never been more appropriate.
Neil Usher www.linkedin.com/in/neilusher/
Chief Partnerships Officer @GoSpace AI &
Author of ‘The Elemental Workplace’ (2018)
Just thought I’d mention that this little number
will be published later this year
Health and Safety Executive @H_S_E The
NHS Test and Trace service is designed to
help businesses work safely in England.
Employers must encourage workers to heed
any notifications to self-isolate and continue
to support them in isolation. See the guidance:
https://bit.ly/2zDeFx0 #coronavirus
CIOB @theCIOB Find the latest updates
for how the Coronavirus is affecting the UK
construction industry. We are collaborating
with many professional bodies on the updates
available on the Build UK website at
http://orlo.uk/lCEzm
18 JUNE 2020
BLOG FROM RORY MURPHY, COMMERCIAL DIRECTOR, VINCI FACILITIES
LEAVING LOCKDOWN WITH PURPOSE
Almost eight weeks to the day since my
last blog and we seem to be taking pigeon
steps out of lockdown. The delicate
balancing act of public health versus economic
wellbeing means that the stay at home message
has been loosened and a version of normal life,
albeit very slowly, is beginning to return.
Before writing anything of substance though
this month I must take a moment to thank every
member of the FM family throughout the UK
that has delivered professional, critical and
unwavering support to our nation in a time of
national crisis.
COVID-19 has disrupted every part of normal
life and whilst some in the FM community fixate
on the return to the ‘o ice’ we should remember
that as we emerge from this pandemic, many of
the challenges our sector faced at the beginning
of the year remain.
In terms of the environment the COVID crisis
has seemingly given our planet some breathing
space with air travel, vehicle movements and
CO production all hugely decreased in a way
that even three months ago would have been
unimaginable.
How our global economies emerge from this
crisis must not be allowed to take us back to
where we were. In mid-April the UN celebrated
the 50th Anniversary of ‘Earth Day’ rea irming
that whilst COVID-19 is clearly the biggest
challenge facing the world since
WW2 the planets unfolding
environmental crisis is an even
deeper emergency.
So, does COVID-19 o er
us a once in a generation
chance to ‘build back
better’ in terms of how our
businesses, organisations
and economies recover?
If we are smart about
our recovery can we
ultimately deliver the triple
bottom line benefits that can
be achieved from truly focusing on
People, Planet and Profit. To achieve
these benefits though and to turn COVID-19
into a positive disrupter, we must lock in many of
the changes in behaviour that this pandemic has
brought.
Do we all need to travel as much as we once
did? How can we maximise our new-found
appetite for digital collaborations? How do we
ensure our respect for care and key workers is
maintained? How do we continue to harness the
wellbeing elements of being locked down and the
daily exercising, the enforced family time and the
appreciation of some of the simpler things in life?
As our Government look to provide the
undoubted stimulus that will be required for our
economy post COVID how can we ensure that
those measures consider the wider impacts of
the health and wellbeing of our nation and in the
broadest sense our planet.
Rory Murphy, Commercial Director, VINCI Facilities
Support must be focussed on building a
stronger economy that balances the long-term
wellbeing of people, whilst creating meaningful
employment opportunities that support
economic and social development. We need to
focus on tackling climate change with the same
energy and resources that COVID-19 has attracted
whilst building a more resilient and inclusive
society.
How we emerge from this pandemic and our
response to the climate emergency
will be the defining issue for our
generation. If we have any
chance of hitting net zero
emissions by 2050 then how
we behave in the next 10
years will be critical. The
How we emerge from
this pandemic and our
response to the climate
emergency will be the
defi ning issue for our
design, construction and
operation of the built
environment is in our
gi to influence, how we
utilise space or even how
we commute to and from our
workplaces should be clearly in
our focus.
The stark reality now though,
generation.”
however, is how will our economy respond
to saving our planet when the devasting e ects
of COVID-19 mean that in the immediate term
may organisations are focused on just staying in
business?
The answer to that fundamental questions is
going to be played out right across our profession
and sector over the coming years and we will
never be forgiven by future generations if we miss
our opportunity.
I would suspect that, given that many of the
businesses in our sectors and beyond will have
benefitted from significant COVID-19 support from
our Government, organisations will come under
even more pressure to be a force for good. The
new normal may indeed require us all to focus on
the people and planet, whilst ensuring we deliver
purpose as well as profit in all that we do.
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