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Renewed thinking

Circularity has become a core element of washroom management, with the emphasis on renewal say the experts at Kimberly-Clark Professional With rising sustainability expectations and growing legislative pressures, facilities managers are evaluating how waste is handled across their estates. Washrooms, ...

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Powering efficiency

Jason Lindsay, Retail Director, Health & Care, Sodexo UK & Ireland describes how a people-centred approach, along with the judicious use of apps has transformed Colchester Hospital’s food service experience Research shows that NHS frontline teams are time short and ...

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From coordination to confidence: what helps an FM apprenticeship succeed

Former facilities management apprentice Keighley Luff, who trained while working at Chelsea Football Club, reflects on her apprenticeship journey, and shares top tips on what employers and future apprentices can do to set themselves up for success Her positive experience ...

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Catering challenges

Piers Zangana chaired a discussion at Facilities & Estates Management Live on the provision of foodservices in an ever-changing workplace PARTICIPANTS • Piers Zangana, Susa Comms • Angus Brydon, MD at catering specialists BM Caterers • David Crew, Global Operations ...

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Why matting matters

Patrick Martin, Co-Founder and Director of Sanaway explains why specifying matting correctly helps keeps employees safe, floors protected and reduces costs Companies have a legal obligation to safeguard their employees and visitors against workplace hazards under the Workplace (Health, Safety ...

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Police reform and what it means for private security

By Russell Dean, Director of Operations, Bidvest Noonan Over recent days I’ve been reflecting on the major policing reforms announced by the Home Office, and discussing them with colleagues across our business. Having spent over eight years as a police ...

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Mind the generation gap

At a keynote panel at Facilities & Estates Management Live, Lauren Stirling, Head of HR & People Development at Elior UK, chaired a discussion on the wellbeing of employees in a multigenerational workplace. Madeleine Ford reports The panel, which consisted ...

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Sound & Vision

Ulysse Dormoy, Chief Executive Officer, Atrium explains why acoustic lighting is the hidden link to productivity and comfort in commercial buildings The modern workplace has undergone a dramatic transformation over the past decade, with open-plan offices, collaborative zones, flexible meeting ...

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Anatomy lessons

Tawanda Majasi, Head of Facilities Management, Town Hall by Bottaccio, introduces his theory on the anatomy of the intelligent building  The Facilities Management industry suffers from a profound strategic branding crisis: despite overseeing 70-80 per cent of all operational expenditure, ...

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Predictive Advantage

Matt Kent, Director of Engineering, and Jessica Rauf-Thomas, Head of Operational Asset Management at EMCOR UK explain the risk-based maintenance approach that helped a national water utilities provider reduce planned maintenance time by 35 per cent Facilities management has long ...

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