Jason Instrell, Industry Lead at SFG20, the industry standard for facility maintenance specifications, offers valuable advice on strategies to help reduce your carbon footprint As the world grapples with the realities of climate change, the construction industry has a significant ...
Read More »Facilio’s Connected CaFM platform gets a boost with new SFG20 integration
Property operations software firm Facilio has announced a strategic partnership with SFG20, the industry standard for building maintenance specifications. By integrating SFG20’s maintenance schedules as accessed through their software solution Facilities-iQ into its platform, Facilio is empowering facilities managers to ...
Read More »Why the CAFM system should always be the heart of compliance
Maintenance of assets is a critical aspect of building safety and compliance regulations. With constantly changing best practice, facilities managers need to stay up to date with requirements and maintain an end-to-end view of their assets, as well as proactive ...
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 »Compliance is the most significant problem for majority of building maintenance professionals
Seventy per cent of maintenance professionals state that staying compliant is the most significant problem in their business, according to a recent poll by SFG20. Of those surveyed, just over half report that meeting safety standards is their biggest priority ...
Read More »The evolving landscape of legislation and regulations impacting FM
The last few years have seen notable changes in legislation and regulations within the FM space such as the Fire Safety Act 2021, The Building Safety Act 2022 and the Fire Safety Regulations (England) 2022, to name a few. These ...
Read More »Modern day FM challenges and solutions
One of the biggest challenges in building maintenance compliance is, frankly, keeping up. All those hours spent creating the perfect maintenance plan count for nothing when legislation and regulations change yet again. This is why the SFG20, the industry standard ...
Read More »SFG20 users get smart upgrade
A major new software solution launched by the UK and international facilities management standard SFG20 will aid regulatory compliance, improve auditing, and facilitate better collaboration between building owners, FMs, contractors, and consultants. Facilities-iQ is a completely new ‘smart’ technology approach ...
Read More »86% of FM professionals agree they will benefit from new ‘smart’ software product, launching this month
86% of FM professionals have agreed that the latest ‘smart’ software to launch in their industry this month will greatly benefit their organisation, according to the latest data from the software’s pre-launch webinar. SFG20, the industry standard for building maintenance, ...
Read More »Only one-fifth of businesses have embraced digital-led maintenance
Only one in five UK businesses (20 per cent) are ‘wholeheartedly’ embracing digital-led building maintenance, according to a recent poll by SFG20, the industry standard for building maintenance specifications. The poll also revealed that from the remaining businesses, almost half of ...
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