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Blog by Jack Yarrow from waste management experts Grundon It’s good to see facilities managers thinking differently about waste in recent years. Items once thrown out with barely a second thought are today increasingly seen as a valuable commodity that ...

The latest CGA Prestige Foodservice Price Index reveals that year-on-year inflation in the foodservice sector hit 13.6 per cent in March 2022 and prices are unlikely to fall for the foreseeable future. Faced with soaring food and energy prices and ...

In the second and third parts of this three-part series, Acclaro Advisory and SFMI focus on Reporting and Targets and Risks and Opportunities In conjunction with Methven UK, the SFMI (Sustainable Facilities Management Index) has reviewed historic trending, surveyed FM ...

To support hybrid working patterns, contract caterers need to shift gears says Hugo Santos, General Manager Gophr Hybrid working – with days split between home and office – is set to become the norm for many UK workplaces, with more ...

The Net Zero Workplace conference offered some realistic actions that can be taken in the design and management of workspaces that meet net zero targets We’re on the cusp of the greatest change in human history said Jeremy Campbell, Executive ...

As part of the changes to fire safety regulations there have been updates to the regulations regarding lifts. Ahead of LIFTEX 2022 in October, Nick Mellor, MD of LEIA and LIFTEX 2022 explains the existing guidance in British Standards. The ...

Steve McGregor, Group Managing Director of building services and maintenance specialist DMA Group (DMA) argues that FMs may not be realising the full potential of digitalisation and automation for effective property maintenance. Effective maintenance is a vital part of the ...

Anthony Robins, Technical Director at FireSealsDirect explains how changes in fire door legislation will affect FMs and their duties. Five years after the terrible Grenfell Tower tragedy some of the initial inquiry findings have impacted fire door legislation and, by ...

Andrew Jackson, Business Development Director EMEA, Shaw Contract on procuring flooring products and materials that contribute to a Circular Economy approach. If we are to limit global warming to no more than 1.5 degrees Celsius in accordance with the Paris ...

Giampiero Frisio, ABB Electrification’s Smart Power Division President, explains why it’s time for the modern facilities manager to ‘think circular’. We cannot ignore the escalating environmental crisis. By 2030 the planet will be home to over 8.5 billion people, meaning ...