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Alan Hutchinson, Facilities Director, Howard Kennedy LLP
Charles Siddons, Head of Operations, NHS Property Services
Darren Miller, Head of EMEA Facilities Operations, PayPal
Ian Wade, Head of UK Estates, British Medical Association
Jan Portch, Offi ce Manager Landsec HQ
Lucy Hind, Head of Property (Interim) at Barnsley Council
Russell Wood, Facilities Manager at Dentsu Aegis Network
Simon Francis, Principal Lead, Estates and Masterplanning, ZSL
Simone Fenton-Jarvis, Workplace Services Consultancy Development Director Ricoh UK
Stephen Bursi, Facilities Lead, BAE Systems
Stephen Vagg, Director of Global Real Estate & Facilities, Molson Coors
Tony King, Head of Facilities, Historic Royal Palaces
Vicky Thorp, Head of Facilities Management, CLSH Management
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We recently conducted a poll in partnership with
Informa, the organisers of Facilities Show, to help
create a snapshot of FM practice during COVID-19.
It covered a range of topics, including whether premises
were being prepared for reduced occupancy levels; if sta
would continue to work from home or adopt a blended,
home and workplace-based routine; and how workplace
strategies were being maintained, including sustainability,
compliance and performance.
The results, which we’ll go into in more detail in next month’s
issue, revealed that FMs are not only dealing with the more
immediate disruption caused by the pandemic, but remain
focused on longer term strategies, in particular wellbeing and
sustainability.
Balancing health and safety with sustainability isn’t
straightforward. Due to the pandemic, many field service
suppliers have had to increase the use of motor vehicles to
reduce their operative’s reliance on public transport, while
research has revealed that many people’s reluctance to return
to the workplace is due to the perceived bio hazards of the
commute rather than being based back in the o ice.
With that in mind we asked our respondents whether they
were looking at supporting sustainable routes to work? Over
a third (38 per cent) are already exploring ways of increasing
the provision of amenities such as cycle racks, lockers and
showers.
Yet the feature on page 28 suggests that the sector can
actually go a lot further than give cyclists access to a shower at
the end of their journey.
They can lobby local authorities about route planning and
the installation of footpath and cycle lanes, consider opening
more local o ices to reduce the need for a long commute and
invest in electric vehicles (EV) for their maintenance vans. With
more and more FM fleets aiming to hit zero carbon emissions it
looks like sustainable travel will be a major trend for facilities
management in the coming year.
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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