Jonathan Hitch, Estimator Purchasing and Sustainability Lead for Widd Signs explains the many reasons why FMs need to ensure signage suppliers are operating in as green a way as possible No matter what set of figures you examine or direction ...
Read More »More than just best practice, ESG is crucial for business health
Blog by Clare Legrys, Principal Risk Manager/HSEQ Manager, Vercity Consulting Following recent changes to the Social Value Act and increasing focus from corporations, investors and consumers, company ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) and sustainability activities are now becoming vitally important ...
Read More »Major factors reinforcing global facility management market growth
Global facility management market size is witnessing notable expansion lately. Urbanisation and industrialisation have been responsible for the robust development of public infrastructure, such as commercial buildings, residential spaces, and recreational parks. With governments introducing initiatives to boost the quality ...
Read More »Emission measures
The latest machine learning tools are helping to optimise energy efficiency and reduce emissions across a retailer’s portfolio of stores. David Sing, Managing Director (Assets) of Energy Assets The estimated 1.5 million industrial and commercial (I&C) buildings in England and ...
Read More »Drawing design
A Steelcase report has found that despite the threat of the pandemic receding, over half of staff still prefer working from home. Rocio Diez, Comms Manager EMEA at Steelcase, looks at how good workplace design can help draw them back ...
Read More »Call changes
Since the start of 2020, the nation’s phone behaviours have changed dramatically. This presents a new set of considerations for FMs resourcing call handling and devising strategies to manage inbound calls, says Jess Pritchard, Head of Corporate Sector at Moneypenny ...
Read More »Planning provision
Raj Krishnamurthy, CEO at Freespace discusses the trends driving the boom in hybrid working, how employee preferences and needs are shaping the future, and why dynamic capacity planning holds the key to the way we manage workspaces COVID-19 has changed ...
Read More »Right to work checks
Nicola Smyrl, a partner in the Luton Office of Taylor Walton who advises employers and employees on a wide range of employment related issues, warns employers to takes steps to prepare now for changes to right to work checks The ...
Read More »Good signs ahead
Danny Adamson, Managing Director at Stocksigns looks at the relevant regulations for workplace signage and provides guidance on how facilities managers can ensure they comply Ensuring safety in the workplace is essential. According to figures from the Health and Safety ...
Read More »Clean tech
We look at the contribution collaborative robots or ‘cobots’ can make to efficiency and manpower in cleaning services and how automation is revolutionising how FMs manage their cleaning regimes Collaborative robots, known as ‘cobots’, designed to work alongside human employees, ...
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