By Martyn Freeman, CEO of Q3 Services Martyn Freeman was Managing Director of the Facilities Management division and latterly Chief Development and Strategy Officer at Mitie spanning a 25-year career, before establishing the Q3 Services challenger business in 2018. The ...

Lewis Berry: Author of The Down-To-Earth Guide to Lightning Protection Testing & Inspection and Founder of the Down-to-Earth Group with advice on practical compliance challenges and responsibilities for system maintenance Lightning protection is often regarded as something of a ‘dark ...

UK’s higher education sector must look at how their estates are being used if they are to overcome financial constraints, says a former director of university estates The comments, from Darren Kibble, Director at Landwood Group, follow a series of ...

Smoke, road closures and fast-changing local conditions can affect buildings, outdoor areas and mobile workers long before flames reach an organisation’s estate. Josh McNicholas, a senior lead at Evalu-8, explains the practical checks facilities teams should be completing. Wildfire is ...

Seaside toilets are closing, leaving beach-goers without this essential facility. Stuart Hands, Sales Manager from Tork manufacturer Essity looks at the role of seaside toilets and considers ways of keeping them open The seaside washroom is an essential commodity. Besides ...

Security professionals are often seen as the people who respond when something goes wrong. But increasingly, the role is just as much about creating positive experiences, supporting people and helping organisations build safe, welcoming environments On International Security Officers’ Day ...

Adam Atkins, Co-Founder and Group Chief Executive of Coat Facilities Group Investing time and money into building an in-house IT system sophisticated enough to handle the complexities of facilities management service delivery can seem overwhelming, unnecessary or even unattainable. But, ...

By Jennifer L Bryan At a recent Workplace Event, just after I stepped off stage following my keynote, a facilities manager made a beeline for me. Her question was direct and one I hear increasingly often: “How do I get ...

James Campbell, Business Unit Manager, Kiwa Independent Pest Consultancy offers advice on tackling the risks of hantavirus and rodent infestations at source News reports in the spring were dominated by the story of the MV Hondius cruise ship, where a ...

A series of recommendations by the Climate Change Committee (CCC) includes calls for a national maximum temperature for workplaces to protect workers’ safety and incentivise the deployment of cooling. How can this and other measures help FMs respond to rising UK temperatures? ...