Residential property management company Encore, which manages a variety of complex mixed-use developments, large private housing schemes and many types of buildings across the UK has announced its membership of the Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM). The move ...
Read More »KPMG fined millions for significant and serious breaches in Carillion audit
The Financial Reporting Council has fined the auditors of multinational construction and facilities management services company Carillion which collapsed in 2018, £21 million for ‘significant and serious breaches’. Two Final Settlement Decision Notices have been imposed against KPMG LLP, KPMG ...
Read More »BAM expands its Education portfolio with a trio of Facilities Management contracts
Integrated Facilities Management provider, BAM FM, has been appointed to provide facilities management services for three academic establishments: Wallyford Learning Campus, University of Chester and Ormiston Academies Trust (OAT). BAM FM has extensive experience within the Education sector, supplying integrated ...
Read More »Military precision
Louisa Clarke, MD of Operations at Churchill, describes the positive contribution veterans can make to FM and how the Veterans Advisory Board is helping former service people transition to civilian life My military career began in 1996 when I joined ...
Read More »Why managing scope 3 emissions is essential for FMs
Blog by Neil Grundon, Chairman of Grundon Waste Management I like to refer to Scope 3 emissions as society’s dirty secrets – unlike their big brothers (Scope 1 and 2 emissions), they are rarely reported or discussed, and it is ...
Read More »Facilities management in 2022
Following another year of disruption due to COVID, what do you think will be the most pressing challenges for facilities management in 2022? Given the changes to the way we work following the pandemic, which is having huge repercussions for ...
Read More »Career Ladder talks to the MD at Cento
Q: What first attracted you to working in FM, did you have much awareness of the profession? When I was younger I didn’t really know what I wanted to do, I knew I was quite a practical person and after ...
Read More »Career Ladder talks to the MD at the Pinnacle Group
Q: What first attracted you to working in FM, did you have much awareness of the profession? In the first decade or so of my career, I was a Housing Manager. During that time, we were using a series of ...
Read More »Think green go lean
Kiran Kachela, the Founder of Continuous Improvement Projects explains the company’s ‘Think green, go Lean!’ approach to sustainability in FM At CI Projects, we have been paying close attention to the Circular Economy and embracing sustainability in our fight against ...
Read More »Sustainable core
Sunil Shah, Director at Acclaro Advisory & SFMI says the latest FM progress report on sustainability illustrates why the sector must adopt a progressive business model with sustainability at its centre The sudden, catastrophic emergence of COVID-19 generated the most ...
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