The facilities management industry is entering a new era shaped by AI, data and escalating operational pressures, but how prepared are UK FM teams to navigate what’s coming? To understand how prepared the sector truly is, MRI Software surveyed UK-based facilities professionals across ...

Authored by James Massey, Managing Director, Facilities, Energy Management and Retail Intelligence at MRI Software Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer a theoretical discussion in facilities management. It’s moved firmly onto the agenda, framed as a route to greater efficiency, ...

A building can meet every expectation at design stage and still fall short once it is in use. Research from the UK Green Building Council highlights a persistent gap between expected and actual performance, which is one reason why building ...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has announced a new pilot programme for a new Data, Analytics and Intelligence pathway to become a chartered surveyor. This innovation is designed to meet the growing demand for advanced digital and data-driven ...

As coworking has become more flexible, it has often been assumed that demand has become weaker. But a decade of global data suggests the opposite: flexibility hasn’t reduced how space is used – it has changed how people commit to ...

By Rob Gilbert, Managing Director – Commercial & Infrastructure, Totalmobile 2025 has been a year of fast change, and most organisations across the commercial and infrastructure sectors are now well into their digitisation journey. But 2026 won’t be about adding ...

Gordian, provider of data-driven solutions for all phases of the building lifecycle, has announced the release of 2025/2026 UK National Schedule of Rates (NSR™) annual cost data, which is available now in Measured Term Contract Software (MTC QS) or as ...

Bellrock has unveiled its Symphony playbook – a proactive approach to delivering M&E maintenance that “promises” to transform the FM space, ushering in a new data-led era of predictive maintenance and real-time monitoring. Symphony translates constantly monitored building data into actionable ...

By James Massey, Managing Director of Facilities Management, MRI Software Facilities management was once a tactical function; keeping lights on and assets compliant. Today, FM leaders are expected to deliver measurable contributions to efficiency, sustainability, and resilience. At the heart ...

VIVO Defence Services has partnered with upskilling platform Multiverse to provide its employees data and AI apprenticeships. The facilities management company is seeking to improve the skills of its employees in data analytics, AI, and predictive modelling to help future ...