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Safe from smoke

Conor Logan, Technical Director at Colt, on the hidden dangers of neglecting smoke control maintenance and why proactive servicing is essential As a diligent facilities manager, your primary responsibility lies in ensuring the safety and wellbeing of the occupants within ...

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Technology transformation

Cijo Joseph, Chief Technology and Information Officer, Mitie explores the technology driving facilities transformation Across all industries, there’s been a technological shift over recent years, with continuous innovation proving crucial to keeping up with societal changes. The facilities management industry ...

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Roof restoration

When is the right time to repair or replace a commercial roof? Dale Thomas, Technical Manager, Garland UK provides a comprehensive guide Regular inspections and annual maintenance of a commercial roof should always form an essential part of asset and ...

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A guiding light

Paul Jones, UK & Ireland Sales Director for B.E.G. UK Ltd explains the practical ways DALI-based systems are helping buildings achieve smart optimum lighting control An automated DALI (Digital Addressable Lighting Interface) lighting control system uses highly accurate multi-sensors to ...

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Comfort factors

Darryl Easton, Managing Director of East On Commercial Interiors with an update on trends in ergonomic furniture and accessories and some key considerations to help ensure your workplace is safe and comfortable Many workplace and facilities professionals are juggling the ...

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Better together

Mauro Ortelli, Managing Director, 14forty, examines the key benefits that working with collaborative robots, or cobots, brings to the FM sector and looks at some of the challenges Relationships between humans and robots are becoming increasingly important. From driverless vehicles ...

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Smart embrace

With the FM industry being one of the last areas to undergo technological transformation – it’s about time it embraced digital transformation, says Aidan Donnelly, CEO at SmartWorkplus The past few years have seen swathes of a previously traditional real ...

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Food to go

Sam Hurst, Founder and CEO of the delivered-in office and venue catering specialist Grazing explains why it’s been lauded as a flexible, cost-effective and sustainable provider for many modern workplaces Q: Grazing’s office catering solution via an offsite production delivery ...

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The right mix

Sean Haley, CEO of Sodexo UK & Ireland says the key ingredients for the food and services provider’s bounce back from the pandemic is resilience and retention Amid all the dire predictions on the ‘death’ of the office which dominated ...

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Flexibility first

Workplace flexibility is crucial in empowering people and protecting business. Patrick Ames, Design Director and Becky Turner, Workplace Psychologist from Claremont present FMJ with advice and examples of what is required to succeed Employees want more flexibility from their employers ...

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