The facilities management industry is entering a new era shaped by AI, data and escalating operational pressures, but how prepared are UK FM teams to navigate what’s coming? To understand how prepared the sector truly is, MRI Software surveyed UK-based facilities professionals across ...
Read More »Selecting the best CAFM for your Estates and Facilities Management
Investing in a new CAFM solution or module is a big decision. Fortunately, good CAFM software has come into its own recently, enabling estates and facilities departments to run smoothly, despite the increase in demand and pressure. Whether you need ...
Read More »Clientshare launches Connect to scale customer engagement and sentiment tracking for businesses
Clientshare has recently launched Clientshare Connect, a new product that helps Facilities Management enterprises stay engaged with a wider range of customer accounts, particularly those with lower-touch relationships. Connect enables teams to send updates to hundreds or thousands of stakeholders ...
Read More »AI is on the agenda but data confidence is holding UK Facilities Management back
Authored by James Massey, Managing Director, Facilities, Energy Management and Retail Intelligence at MRI Software Artificial Intelligence (AI) is no longer a theoretical discussion in facilities management. It’s moved firmly onto the agenda, framed as a route to greater efficiency, ...
Read More »Condair wins BIM Leadership Award
Humidity control specialist, Condair, has been awarded the BIM Leadership Award 2026 by BIMobject for its outstanding partnership, initiative and long-term digital vision. Paloma Cáliz Olivares, Director of Content Production at BIMobject, commented: “Beyond content, Condair stands out for its ...
Read More »How technology can help facilities managers tackle the skills shortage
By James Massey, Managing Director for Facilities, Energy Management & Retail Intelligence at MRI Software The skills shortage has long challenged the facilities management (FM) sector, but it is now reaching a critical point. New technologies, regulatory change and evolving ...
Read More »Why the office feels packed on some days and empty on others
Average occupancy tells only part of the story because office demand is no longer spread evenly across the week. Even with a 45 per cent average occupancy benchmark, workplaces can still feel crowded on specific days and in certain zones, ...
Read More »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 ...
Read More »AI future
James Massey, Managing Director MRI Software, on what the 2026 Voice of the Facilities Manager Survey tells us about the industry’s AI future Ask a UK facilities manager what keeps them up at night and the answer has not changed ...
Read More »Merger set to create an international leader in field service management
Totalmobile and Solvares Group have announced they are to merge, creating one of the most comprehensive international providers of field service and workforce optimisation technology. This follows the investment in Solvares in December 2024 by Five Arrows and funds advised by ...
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