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Webinar on regulatory trends and sustainability insights for the FM sector

The Sustainable Facilities Management Index (SFMI) invites FM and property professionals to a webinar offering practical insights to help your organisation stay ahead in sustainability. The SFMI Ambitions Report, launching at the end of this month, will reveal sector progress over ...

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Real estate’s resilience expected to continue shining through in 2026 despite global volatility

Improving fundamentals and an increase in the availability of capital have buoyed the real estate industry globally as a new cycle gathers pace, with greater stability around inflation and interest rates, and a sense that asset class valuations are rebounding ...

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Key trends and regulatory changes shaping the waste management sector in 2026

Regulatory reform, digital oversight, and growing expectations around sustainability are actively reshaping how waste is collected, treated, tracked, and reported in 2026. Graham Flynn, Managing Director of independent healthcare waste management company, Anenta, outlines the key trends for the waste ...

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IFMA publishes global FM Pulse Report

The International Facility Management Association (IFMA) and the Simplar Foundation have published the Facility Management Pulse Report which provides a quarterly snapshot (October-December 2025) of global facility management trends and for the first time includes IFMA’s inaugural Facility Management Workload Index ...

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From hype to discipline: The 7 new rules of Information Management in 2026

By Nigel Dews, Managing Director of Restore Information Management The story of 2026 is not about chasing the next breakthrough. Organisations aren’t abandoning innovation, but they are done with experimentation for its own sake. Big visions are being replaced by ...

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Trends and predictions for FM in 2026

Last year revealed how firmly regulatory change has taken hold across the facilities management sector. The Fire Safety Act 2021, the Building Safety Act 2022 and the Fire Safety (England) Regulations 2022 continued to redefine responsibilities, sharpen accountability and raise ...

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The World of Work in 2026: top 20 trends for the year ahead

WORKTECH Academy, a leading online knowledge platform and membership network exploring the future of work and the workplace, has published a new trends report identifying the forces reshaping work, workplace and workforce strategy in the year ahead. Drawing on insights ...

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UKGBC Trends Report reveals an increased focus on resilience across the built environment

The UK Green Building Council’s (UKGBC) Trends Report 2025, details major shifts that shaped the built environment this year along with key themes to look out for in 2026. Drawing on insights from sustainability and innovation experts across industry as ...

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2026 Trends: Data discipline, smart AI, and the death of the spreadsheet

By Rob Gilbert, Managing Director – Commercial & Infrastructure, Totalmobile 2025 has been a year of fast change, and most organisations across the commercial and infrastructure sectors are now well into their digitisation journey. But 2026 won’t be about adding ...

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Positive outlook for FM finds CBRE’s Top Facilities Management Trends for 2025 report

The facilities management industry will continue to thrive in 2025 by embracing big data, human-centric design, and digital transformation, according to the Trends in Facilities Management for 2025 report from CBRE. The report delves into the high-level drivers reshaping the ...

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