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Flying high

Sara Bean visits Farnborough Airport to see how the team from Peartree Cleaning maintain the highest cleaning standards at the premier aviation hub While every FM services provider knows that quality of service and attention to detail are always paramount, ...

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Education and excellence explored in the April issue of FMJ

This month’s FMJ features a visit to Farnborough Airport to see how Peartree’s cleaning team meet the high standards of the premier aviation hub. Our cleaning and hygiene focus reveals why a more strategic approach to cleaning requires FM departments ...

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Managing asbestos

During Global Asbestos Awareness Week (1–7 April), Sam Lord, HM Principal Specialist Inspector and Occupational Hygiene Technical Strategy Lead for Asbestos at The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) explains the legal duty to properly assess, manage, and monitor asbestos risks ...

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Digital contracts: enhancing quality, collaboration and compliance

Rekha Thawrani OBE, Global Director at NEC Contracts, examines the benefits of true digital contract drafting solutions for long-term service agreements, including helping facilities management teams to reduce risk, improve quality of delivery and ensure a robust approach to compliance. ...

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Trust the talent: the case for engineer-led facilities management

Give engineers the autonomy they crave, and you’ll reap the benefits, says Joss Rennocks, Transformation Director at Bellrock It’s a paradox that engineers are usually the smartest people in the room, but often effectively treated like the dumbest: told where ...

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Knowledge in circulation

Madeleine Ford reports from the new Zehnder Group UK training academy which aims to raise standards and close the skills gap across the HVAC industry Zehnder Group UK has a wealth of experience in the fields of heating, cooling, ventilation ...

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Shaping the future

Paul Cottam, Managing Director, VINCI Facilities on the importance of apprenticeships for the future of the sector, how they shaped him and why they’re the foundation of how he leads and develops others My passion for apprenticeships started long before ...

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Employment Rights Act 2025 – what it means for FM

The UK’s Employment Rights Act 2025 will be phased in over 2026-2027. Changes include banning zero-hours contracts, ending “fire and rehire”, providing day-one rights for sick pay, parental leave, and protection from unfair dismissal (though with a six-month wait). What ...

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Welcoming work

Aymen Fetouak MIH, Head of Professional Development at the Institute of Hospitality (IoH) with career advice for FMs thinking of working in hospitality Facilities management professionals are already delivering hospitality every day. From front of house services and workplace experience ...

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The human heart of organisational change

By Jennifer Bryan, Author & Founder of ABChange Consultancy When companies announce a restructuring, merger, or new strategic direction, the conversation often focuses on logistics: timelines, deliverables and key performance indicators. But beneath the surface of every organisational change lies ...

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