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The Guinness Partnership and five partners sign long-term contracts 

The Guinness Partnership, one of England’s largest housing associations, has formally signed five contractors to new long-term agreements, to deliver its planned maintenance and investment programme. Valued at over £1 billion, the contracts span the next 15 years. The contractors and regions they ...

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United Infrastructure wins £364m contract with The Guinness Partnership

United Infrastructure’s subsidiary, Social Infrastructure, has been appointed to deliver planned maintenance and investment across the North West and Greater Manchester on behalf of The Guinness Partnership, one of the largest affordable housing providers in England. The contract represents a ...

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Customer revolution

Wendy Bennett, Managing Director DMA Maintenance explains to Sara Bean why a customer led focus supported by a revolutionary digital platform is enhancing service performance In January property services specialist DMA Group announced the promotion of Chief Operating Officer Wendy ...

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Firefighting to foresight

Jennifer Ritz of Timly Software AG draws on research including a Europe-wide trend analysis on maintenance and asset management which shows the reasons behind an uptake in smart maintenance For many companies, implementing a successful maintenance strategy has quietly become ...

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Getting the most value from SFG20: Building on the gold standard

By Carlo Alloni, Chief Executive, Bellrock   For over thirty years, SFG20 has served as the undisputed backbone of planned preventive maintenance across the UK built environment. It provides the structure, consistency, and auditable standards that estates teams need to ...

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Spring into action: why now is the time for facilities managers to tackle winter surface damage

After months of cold temperatures, rainfall and increased footfall, winter is likely to have left its mark on commercial and industrial facilities. Yet many issues remain hidden beneath standing water or temporary fixes. Spring presents facilities managers (FMs) with a ...

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Tackling Maintenance Backlogs with a Reactive Helpdesk Module

Tackle your maintenance backlogs and proactively manage your faults with a Reactive Helpdesk software module as part of an easy-to-use CAFM (Computer Aided Facilities Management) solution. Managing fault reporting and maintenance requests can be complex, but a good CAFM solution ...

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Daresbury Laboratory contract win for Kimpton

Hard FM services provider, Kimpton, has been appointed by the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC) Daresbury Laboratory to provide management and maintenance of its heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems, following a competitive tender process. The HVAC planned preventative maintenance ...

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Expert insight: NHS estates teams struggle with maintenance backlog as fragmented asset data risks patient safety

NHS estates teams are navigating an increasingly precarious position as compounded building maintenance decisions that were once purely operational now directly impact patient care and safety, says SFG20, the industry standard for building maintenance. Across the National Health Service, trusts ...

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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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