DATES FOR THE
FM DIARY
18-20 MAY 2021
www.facilitiesshow.com
05 OCTOBER 2020
Facilities Management Forum
Virtual event
www.facilitiesmanagementforum.co.uk
05-09 OCTOBER 2020
UK Construction Week
Virtual conference
www.ukconstructionweek.com/
06-07 OCTOBER 2020
Cleaning Interactive
Virtual event
www.cleaninginteractive.com
14-15 OCTOBER 2020
The Manchester Cleaning Show
Virtual event
https://cleaningshow.co.uk/manchester/
09-12 NOVEMBER 2020
Workplace Week International
Virtual event
https://www.workplaceweek.com/
25-26 JANUARY 2021
Facilities Management Forum
Radisson Red, London Heathrow
www.facilitiesmanagementforum.co.uk
09-10 MARCH 2021
Smart Home Expo
NEC Birmingham
www.smarthometechlive.co.uk
11-12 MAY 2021
Hotel Facilities Management Expo
ExCeL, London
www.hfmexpo.co.uk
22-23 SEPTEMBER 2021
RWM Exhibition
NEC Birmingham
www.rwmexhibition.com
OCTOBER 2020 7
THE OFFICE STILL MATTERS
FINDS WORKPLACE TRENDS
RESEARCH SUMMIT
The delayed spring summit from Workplace Trends, which took
place in September provided a useful snapshot of the latest
applied research into work and the workplace. The presentations
were all selected in a blind peer review by moderators, Nicola Gillen
(Cushman and Wakefield) and Nigel Oseland (Workplace Unlimited)
and were broad ranging; from the latest insights into occupant needs
to the impact of the menopause on women aged 50-55 – the fastest
growing demographic in the workplace.
One myth was quickly dispelled, that generation Z / post-millennials
favoured a blurring of work and leisure. In fact, according to data from
Fiona Duggan and Richard Jobson of Design Engine Architects they
wanted “a clearer definition of what was work and what was home”.
The research shows that despite the proliferation of spaces designed
to foster engagement at work, it’s most important to get the basics
right. This means o ering opportunities to carry out individual work,
with workplaces o ering similar services to a modern university library,
including quiet areas for concentration, research-based areas and
collaborative spaces.
In a survey by Herman Miller, over 70 per cent of clients say attraction
and retention is their main aim and that the working environment really
does a ect motivation and performance.
It’s also important to discover “who and what is the end user“, with the
session on neuro-diversity and Workplace Inclusion by Kay Sargent and
Julie Lecoq of HOK focusing on individual di erences and recognising the
workplace needs of the neuro-diverse.
“COVID-19 has made us reconsider time, how much we spend on things
such as commuting, family time and more philosophically, how we spend
the time we have on earth” said Bruce Davison of GoSpace AI in his look at
the AI-powered team-centric workplace.
Pre-COVID, o ices were half empty but because companies couldn’t
work out how o en people would be in, they added more desks but with
less space. This will change he predicted, with a balance of designing the
workplace to accommodate blended working, from home, working locally
in hubs and attending a head o ice.
Contact centres haven’t changed a lot over the last 20 years said Jo
Upward, Platform Group, and are still largely based in low-cost out of
town buildings. With huge numbers of contact centre workers working
from home, many of whom report being happier with this arrangement,
the sector shouldn’t overlook the opportunity to create more appealing
environments for “the people who are front facing for your organisation
yet o en not given the recognition”.
So, the key takeaway of the day was that despite the pandemic leading
to enforced working from home, the workplace will continue to meet our
needs.
Workplace Trends: Success in Uncertain Times – Virtual Conference,
takes place on 15 October 2020 visit www.workplacetrends.co/events/
london-oct-2020/ for details.
Pattenmakers
opens
nominations
for 2021 Young
Manager
Award
Livery company the
Worshipful Company of
Pattenmakers has opened
nominations for its annual
Young Manager Award.
A unique career
development opportunity,
the award is open to
managers aged 21-32
working in the FM sector,
and there is no cost to enter.
The Pattenmakers is
one of the historic Livery
Companies of the City of
London with its origins
dating back to the 14th
century. In recent years the
Company has become the
Livery home of the facilities
management industry.
The winner of the
prestigious Pattenmaker
Young Manager Award
receives
expert
support to
create a varied
and bespoke
personal
development programme,
including off -site
courses and a programme
of customised work
placements designed to
broaden their perspective.
The training programme
will be developed in full
consultation with the
winner’s line manager or
employer. There is also
a small fi nancial bursary
kindly donated by learning
provider International
Workplace.
The closing deadline is 16
October 2020. https://www.
pattenmakers.co.uk/index.
php/young-managersaward
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