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Design transition

Lisa Flannery, the new Managing Director at Workplace Consultancy, Design and Build company Claremont talks to Sara Bean about her plans for the future and the changes to workplace design she’s seen during her career Workplace design and build company ...

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Deborah Rowland Scholarship

In a special event on September 17th in London, four new 2025 recipients were announced as winners of the Deborah Rowland Scholarship, dedicated to discovering and nurturing emerging talent in the FM sector Deborah Rowland, Director of Public Affairs at ...

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The rise of robotics

The International Federation of Robotics (IFR) has published its latest World Robotics report, which looks at the performance of the global robotics market in 2024. Peter Smyth, Innovation and Technology Director at Bidvest Noonan answers a series of questions on ...

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Taking a FIR approach

Saira Khan, FIR Officer at the Supply Chain Sustainability School on how the FIR programme is helping to train, support and equip the built environment for the future Fairness, Inclusion and Respect, otherwise known as FIR, is a free industry-led ...

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Recruitment picture

Michelle Connolly, the Co-Founder & Director of recruitment experts 300 North and a member of the IWFM Veterans in FM Committee answers our Q&A on the state of FM recruitment Q: What is the current recruitment picture in FM, are ...

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The human touch

Charles Hammersla – Key Account Director for ISS Facility Services on the role of human-centric design in FM We typically spend over 90 per cent of our time indoors, and facilities managers are central to ensuring that buildings are clean, ...

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Preventing winter infestations

Winter is the season with the highest number of rodent infestations. John Stewart, Technical Training Manager at Pelsis Group offers advice on ways to maintain pest control in commercial, industrial and residential properties inter is a challenging time for rodents. ...

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Value-based procurement for hygiene, efficiency and sustainability in healthcare facilities

By Richard Maddison, Public Affairs, Market Access & Strategic Health Manager, Essity In healthcare environments, balancing cost control, hygiene standards, and sustainability goals is increasingly complex, with rising demands for care, a stretched workforce and an increasingly urgent need to ...

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Outside aired

Peter Beaumont of Monty Miracle outdoor cleaner looks at how your winter cleaning regime needs to start now The UK has enjoyed one of the driest years on record this year, with Spring 2025 reported as the driest since 1893. ...

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Sustaining the apprenticeship pipeline for future leaders in FM

The government is promising more training for 16 to 21-year-olds in a bid to ‘refocus the skills landscape towards young, domestic talent’. However, it has also confirmed plans to scrap funding for postgraduate apprenticeships. What kind of impact could this ...

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