The IWFM has announced it is withdrawing from a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Saudis following a series concerns raised within the FM sector, particularly the LGBTQ+ community as to how this could fit with the Institute’s avowed equity, ...
Read More »IWFM launches new route to CIWFM
The Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM) has launched an Experiential Route to CIWFM to recognise seasoned professionals within the workplace and facilities management (WFM) sector. The new route will enable WFM professionals to become certified using applied experience, ...
Read More »Mark Whittaker to serve fourth year as IWFM chair
Mark Whittaker CIWFM, is to serve a fourth year as Chair of the IWFM following a decision by the Board to extend his tenure by a further year. The appointment announced alongside details of the 2024 AGM, follow a 2023 ...
Read More »Scholarship launched to give next generation of workplace and facilities managers a ‘head start’
A Scholarship backed by one of workplace and facilities management’s highest profile practitioners, who has been diagnosed with a terminal cancer, has been established. The Deborah Rowland Scholarship, created in collaboration with Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM), intends ...
Read More »Agreement on common definition of “statutory” to drive up FM standards in contracts
Major professional bodies and firms comprising the Building Services Research and Information Association (BSRIA), SFG20 (part of Building Engineering Services Association (BESA)), Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) and Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM) have agreed a ...
Read More »World FM Day: IWFM nominees win Global FM Awards of Excellence
Today (8 May) marks World FM Day 2024, a day of celebration and recognition for facility managers and the entire FM profession. This year’s World FM Day theme ‘Inspire, Integrate, Innovate: Ignite Your Career in FM’ celebrates the behind-the-scenes heroes of ...
Read More »IWFM partners with Equans to empower WFM to lead on sustainability
The Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM) has joined forces with Equans to help drive sustainability across organisations. The workplace and facilities management (WFM) profession is uniquely placed to lead on sustainability, and net zero plans in particular, because ...
Read More »IWFM publishes new guidance for building energy management
A new and updated Energy Management Good Practice Guide (GPG) has been published by the Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM) in partnership with energy management expert, Carbon Numbers. The GPG addresses critical energy consumption challenges and strategies against ...
Read More »WFMs must be a key stakeholder when drawing up energy and carbon plans
Workplace and facilities management (WFM) professionals are insufficiently involved in organisations’ plans around energy efficiency and carbon reduction, finds new research by the Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM). In a large-scale survey of WFM professionals conducted in Autumn ...
Read More »Addressing the recruitment shortfall within FM in 2024
Although research has suggested there is a largely positive outlook regarding workloads and employment across the facilities management sector, many employers continue to cite difficulties in finding staff for skilled maintenance, support services and property management roles. What more can ...
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