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NEWS & ANALYSIS WORKPLACE DESIGN
DECEMBER/JANUARY 2019 5
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THIS MONTH...
FMJ NEWS
06 Stories that have hit the headlines in the FM
sector; including a legal update.
ASSOCIATION NEWS
08 The latest news and views from RICS-IFMA
and the IWFM.
EVENT REPORT
10 In November, the IFMA UK Chapter invited a
panel of FM experts to discuss the steps and
skills necessary to build an international career in FM
and workplace. It made for an interesting debate.
THE BUSINESS OF FM
12 A round up of the latest business wins,
partnerships and acquisitions in FM.
ADVICE AND OPINION
COMMENT
14 Outsourcing has had somewhat of a bad
press this year. Valerie Bonnin, Director at
Incendium Consulting explains why she thinks
it still works and how to avoid its pitfalls.
FAST FACTS
16 Steve Fox, Purchasing Director, Bartlett
Mitchell argues that banning the use of
plastic packaging isn’t the answer, the government
needs to formulate a strategic government policy
to enable an integrated recycling infrastructure.
BLOG & SOCIAL MEDIA
18 Rory Murphy, Commercial Director at
VINCI Facilities argues why FMs need to
understand that clear leadership and clarity of
purpose drives employee productivity more than
any physical factors of their environment. Plus; FM
chatter online.
FM CLINIC
20 Following an eventful year for the FM
sector we ask our panel of experts for their
predictions on the issues that could impact on the
sector next year.
32 Biophilic design is all about reconnecting
human beings with nature says Kirsty Jones
of Plant Designs.
MAINTENANCE FOCUS
34 Stuart Davies, MD for Maintenance and
Engineering, Bellrock, looks at the potential
of technology to improve maintenance outcomes.
36 An e ective maintenance policy supports
client operations while ensuring compliance,
says James O’Hare of PHS Compliance.
38 The right so ware can bring structure and
consistency to asset registers, minimising
the risk of bad data and inaccurate maintenance
plans, argues Paul Durant, Strategic Project Manager
at FSI.
PEST CONTROL
40 Paul Bates of Cleankill argues FMs must
ensure cleaning sta and pest control
companies work closely together to identify pest
infestations as early as possible.
WINTER PREPARATION
41 Winter services company, GRITIT warns that
organisations are at risk of prosecution if
they fail to protect people from slips or trips.
ACCESS
42 LPS 1175-compliant security portals help
ensure only those people who should be
in the building gain access, says Martin Washby,
Technical Services Manager at Meesons AI.
43 An automatic access control system can
be programmed to identify individuals
and determine their access rights, says Amer Hafiz,
Technical Director at Nortech Control Systems.
FEATURES
32
PEOPLE
54 Find out who’s moving where in the facilities
management profession.
RECRUITMENT
55 If your organisation is not sourcing and
hiring for diversity, you could be missing
valuable talent and experience, argues James McGill
of HireVue.
TRAINING
56 Rachel Hiscox, MD at FM Training and
Qualifications provider Quadrilect
o ers timely advice for FMs on skilling up for the
challenges facing facilities management in 2019.
CAREER LADDER / COMPLIANCE
58 Guy Revell, Commercial Manager at
Bruntwood and the BCO NextGen’s Rising
Star of the Midlands. Compliance: Our brand new
column helps busy FMs keep up to date with the
latest compliance requirements.
We focus on wellbeing. When it comes to catering,
how can employers encourage healthy food
choices when there is o en so much choice
outside the o ice? We hear from both FM clients
and leading catering suppliers on how to balance
food o erings to ensure they’re attractive and
nutritious. Mental wellbeing is as important as our
physical health, and with facilities management
being an o en stressful, job, we hear what Mates
in Mind, a subsidiary of the British Safety Council
(BSC) is doing to foster improved levels of mental
health within construction and the wider built
environment. And in our HVAC focus, the air inside a
building is o en five times more polluted than that
outside; so isn’t it time that all places of work took
this important issue more seriously?
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CASE STUDY - TOMMEE TIPPEE
24 Mayborn Group, the global company behind
parenting super-brand Tommee Tippee, has
invested around £2 million in a new HQ o ice on
Tyneside. We take a peak.
COMMUNICATIONS
28 There’s no silver bullet when it comes to
communicating with frontline sta , but
social media can help. Communications specialist
Cathy Hayward describes some of the latest ways
FMs can keep in touch with their people.
FM CAREERS
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