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 ...
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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 ...
Read More »Do FM suppliers need a facilities management trade association to represent the sector?
With the establishment of a UK IFMA chapter, FMs can now choose from three professional bodies; RICS, IFMA and IWFM to help them develop their skills and enhance their careers. However, with all the negativity around outsourcing which has ...
Read More »Career Ladder talks to JLL’s EMEA Engineering and Sustainability Manager
Q: What was you first job in the FM sector? In the client-based FM sector it was with JLL in April 2017 and I haven’t looked back since. Prior to this, and due to the downturn, I had to rethink ...
Read More »FM: The skills gap and responsibility
The UK’s ongoing skills shortage is nothing new, yet the ‘gap’ also shows no sign of closing any time soon. Bryan McLaggan, MD at corporate building services maintenance specialist CTS, looks at how the FM industry can align with wider ...
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