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Q: What first attracted you to working in FM, did you have much awareness of the profession? I initially trained as an accountant and was looking to relocate to the North West in 2000 when a position came up for ...

Kate Cooper, Head of Research, Policy & Standards at The Institute of Leadership & Management discusses its recent research, ‘Workplace neurodiversity: the power of difference’(i) Writing in Business Insider(ii) recently, Bank of America’s Chief Information Security Officer Craig Froelich urged ...

Blog from Jason Knight, Managing Director, Ground Control While the latest COVID lockdown may seem like a setback, the UK can still recover from this pandemic, but we need plan for a post-COVID world. So, despite the huge spending on ...

Sustainability is a huge priority for the FM sector, whether developing energy management strategies, increasing recycling or investing in renewables. But there is a broader definition of sustainability where FMs have the opportunity to deliver social value in providing a ...

Sarwat Tasneem, who combines an architectural background with expertise in behavioural change, explores the growing role FMs must play in safeguarding employee wellbeing By mid-October 2020, I had facilitated my 8th mental wellbeing coaching session online with a new client ...

Ibrahim Iman the Co-CEO and Co-Founder of PlanRadar, describes how BIM for facilities management is not only an essential tool for the development of smart buildings, but is particularly valuable in the operational stage Since the UK Government mandated the ...

Paul Lucas, MD at Artic Building Services discusses how HVAC systems can promote infection control within a healthcare environment With airborne transmission accounting for over a third of all hospital-acquired infections, it is important to explore methods of limiting the ...

Jamie Griffiths, Business Development Manager at Vitix, on the importance of ensuring lone worker protection in the FM sector Facilities management remains one of the sectors most likely to include lone workers, whether that’s for all or just part of ...

Want strong contract deals and supplier relationships? Here’s why collaboration is key. By Julian Fris, Director of FM consultancy Neller Davies, and Kate Vitasek, an American author, educator and lead researcher at the University of Tennessee Once upon a time, ...

Research across FM, healthcare, education, manufacturing and food service sectors into attitudes on going back to the workplace by Kimberly-Clark reveals that when it comes to wellbeing, infection control remains the number one priority The Coronavirus pandemic has moved wellbeing, ...