Blog from Rachel Houghton, MD, Business Moves Group We are living in a crisis like no other. Although it will eventually come to an end, none of us know when, and nobody can predict what the new ‘normal’ will look ...
Read More »Industry tributes pour in for Mark Lopez
Tributes from across the sector have poured in for Founder and Co-director of De-ice, Mark Lopez who sadly passed away on 2 April 2020 at the age of 59, after losing his battle to Covid-19. Mark’s contributions to both the ...
Read More »Tech trends
FM is undergoing a cultural shift in creating new strategies that balance technology and trade skills, according to new research carried out by Service Works Global, FMJ (UK) and FM magazine (Australia). Gary Watkins, CEO at Service Works Global, presents ...
Read More »Working on the front-line: Career Ladder talks to Interserve NHS Domestic Manager, Vanessa Morrison
For this month’s regular column on individual FM careers, we talked to one of the many front-line FM people working for our NHS. Interserve Domestic Manager Vanessa Morrison runs a team of 219 people delivering catering and domestic services to ...
Read More »Testing times
A range of FM thought leaders gave us their views on how the sector has reacted to the COVID-19 crisis and how it might respond in the weeks and months ahead. Sara Bean reports Over the last few weeks the ...
Read More »Managing in a crisis
Blog from Rory Murphy, Commercial Director, VINCI Facilities It’s not often that a blog literally writes itself but as we have heard almost incessantly over the last few days, these are unprecedented times. The news moves so quickly that whilst ...
Read More »The big picture
FM needs to wake up to the true value of building information modelling, argues Lee Ramsey, Design Management and BIM Director at Morgan Sindall Construction Digital construction has become an integral part of the built environment. However, many facilities managers ...
Read More »COVID-19 Clinic
With the current crisis over Covid-19 how can FMs ensure that buildings are kept operational – particularly vital ones such as hospitals? And how can they ensure that remote based staff who were previously office based are managed efficiently and ...
Read More »NIC featured in the 1000 Europe’s Fastest Growing Companies 2020
NIC Services Group is delighted to announce they have been featured in the Financial Times 1000 Europe’s Fastest Growing Companies. This prestigious list identifies Europe’s fastest growing companies with the strongest revenue growth. NIC is a leading facilities management company ...
Read More »How to attract and retain future leaders in the FM sector
According to a recent report by The Institute of Leadership & Management 47 per cent of recipients who said they are dissatisfied in their current role feel undervalued by their managers. Other factors linked to dissatisfaction include a lack of ...
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