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DECEMBER/JANUARY 2022 3
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Alan Hutchinson, Facilities Director, Howard Kennedy LLP
Charles Siddons, Head of Operations, NHS Property Services
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Over the past two years, the disruption caused by
the pandemic has barely abated, and the discovery
of yet another Coronavirus variant now brings us
yet more uncertainty.
In this joint December/January issue we asked a group
of FM thought leaders what they saw as the greatest
challenges and opportunities for 2022.
Encouragingly, and without any conferring amongst the
respondents, some key themes emerged, which suggests a
level of consensus within the sector on how it’s preparing
for the challenges ahead. This includes of course, planning
for the future of the o ice, the impact of hybrid working, the
adoption of new technologies to support FM services and
most importantly, the role facilities management will play in
helping organisations achieve net zero.
We wanted to take a deeper dive into the e ect the
widescale adoption of hybrid working patterns could have
on the way workplaces are designed and managed and who
better to answer our questions than Dr Nigel Oseland who
has brought his considerable knowledge and research to bear
in a new book which explores the present and future of the
o ice.
He warns FMs against following a short-sighted strategy
of simply reducing the size of their corporate real estate
and instead advises that the sector takes the opportunity to
reconfigure the workplace. This means for every desk taken
away, you reduce the density and not the overall space,
allowing people to collaborate, socialise and reconnect with
their colleagues.
Finally, as we come to the end of another di icult year
under COVID, it’s great to finish with an example of the
positive impact facilities management services can have
on our society. Turn to page 44 to read how the FM industry
utilised its expertise to be front and centre of the e orts to
help the families arriving in the UK from Afghanistan.
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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