The RICS Integrated Property Services Conference 2019, which took place in London on 1 July, focused on how to build trust in the facilities management profession With a change in name from ‘Strategic FM Conference’ to ‘Integrated Property Services Conference’, ...
Read More »Career Ladder talks to Simone Fenton-Jarvis, Workplace Services Consultancy Development Director
Q: What was you first job in the FM sector? Facilities Assistant in a Leisure Centre. Q: What made you choose FM as a career? I had a passion for health and fitness and started to work in Leisure without ...
Read More »Understanding the risk and rewards of outsourced FM contracts: The questions you should be asking
The recent advice from the independent Reform think tank included a range of recommendations to improve outsourcing outcomes. This includes “Statements of responsibility” – i.e. measures to make sure that civil servants are aware of their responsibilities. When negotiating private ...
Read More »Sowing the seeds
Jane Bell of Quadrilect explains how putting the emphasis on management in Facilities Management training means equipping facilities professionals for future success Attracting the next generation into FM and ensuring a strong feed of new talent into the profession is ...
Read More »Flying solo
London Stansted Airport has taken the unusual step of insourcing its cleaning and waste management – the first major UK airport to do so. Sara Bean visited the terminal to discover how the in-house FM team is managing London Stansted ...
Read More »Facilities Show 2019
The World’s Largest Facilities Management Event: covering Building Management to Workplace Technology and Workplace Wellbeing to Smart Buildings takes place from 18-20 June 2019 at ExCeL London UK. During the show visitors will have the opportunity to meet around 282 ...
Read More »Career Ladder talks to Cheryl Whiting at Encore Estate Management
Q: What was you first job in the FM sector? I was working in a Residential Home when I was 23, taking care of the cleaning team, parking and security teams there. Q: What made you choose FM as a ...
Read More »Workplace matters
IWFM CEO Linda Hausmanis explains the Institute’s new suite of workplace management courses World FM Day took place on the 15th of May. The idea behind it is to encourage discussion, argument, debate and hopefully motivate people into exchanging a ...
Read More »Facilities Show 2019
From June 18 to 20th, over 12,000 FM professionals from across the globe will gather at ExCeL London to identify new suppliers, source the latest innovative solutions, hear from leaders in the field and network with their peers Facilities Show ...
Read More »The strategic scrum
Blog from Sean Fisher, Chief Operations Officer UK and Ireland, Atalian Servest April is a busy month for the facilities management community. The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) hosted its annual Infrastructure Conference on 2nd, which took a look ...
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