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FEBRUARY 2019 5
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THIS MONTH...
FMJ NEWS
06 This month’s summary of everything that has
hit the headlines in the FM sector.
ASSOCIATION NEWS
08 The latest news and views from RICS-IFMA
and IOSH.
THE BUSINESS OF FM
10 A round up of the latest business wins,
partnerships and acquisitions in FM.
ADVICE AND OPINION
CAMPAIGN COMMENT
12 Only just over half of single-use plastic
water bottles make it to recycling centres.
Mike Winter says water refill stations at retail and
mixed-use sites are helping to make a di erence.
COMMENT
14 Security certification body NSI argues that
with ever-evolving technology solutions, a
key consideration is confidence in the companies you
choose to deliver security and fire safety services.
FAST FACTS
16 It is not so much what the answer is
to improving productivity. It is what is
stropping us from being productive.
BLOG & SOCIAL MEDIA
18 In a climate where cost remains high on
the customer’s agenda, specialist services
like catering can form a crucial part of any facilities
management service. Plus; FM online chatter.
FM CLINIC
20 According to Sky Ocean Rescue, more
plastic was made in the first decade of
the 21st century than the whole of the 20th. What
can the FM sector do in helping to reduce the use
of single-use plastic across the built environment,
including retail and leisure parks, educational
establishments, healthcare and corporate o ices?
32 It takes a good deal of planning to ensure
open plan o ice designs work e ectively,
which is why flooring can play a key role in breaking
up spaces and improving wayfinding, explains Cyril
Parsons of O ice Principles.
34 Janet Lowe of Forbo Flooring Systems
discusses the role of flooring in creating
o ice environments conducive to communication
and collaboration.
MENTAL HEALTH
36 While the built environment has worked hard
to improve its record in managing physical
health and safety, what more can it do to address
mental ill health? Sara Bean met up with the charity
Mates in Mind and VINCI FM to hear how they are
working together to promote mental wellbeing.
SERVICED OFFICES
40 This year could see a strategic shi in
favour of shorter leases and the flexibility of
serviced o ices says John Spencer, CEO of Landmark,
in his predictions for the year ahead in the corporate
real estate market.
HVAC
42 In a two-part special focus on air quality
we hear from Mark Taylor of Camfil on how
air filtration systems can help improve building
occupants’ health; and Keith Chanter, CEO of EMCOR
UK reveals the results of the first-ever practical study
into UK indoor o ice environments which showed
how improving the quality of o ice ventilation can
support productivity and wellbeing.
FEATURES
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PEOPLE
58 Find out who’s moving where in the facilities
management profession.
RECRUITMENT
59 Almost half of candidates have said that the
room where they were interviewed for a job
would influence their opinion of whether or not to
work there.
TRAINING
60 Paul Bagust, Global Property Standards
Director at RICS outlines the opportunities
o ered by RICS/IFMA in training and advancement
for FM practitioners from a variety of backgrounds
and levels.
CAREER LADDER / COMPLIANCE
62 Fiona Stewart, MD, RFM Group Compliance:
Update on the duties of FMs to control,
manage and monitor contractors working on their
premises and sites.
In the March issue we focus on the ways in which
the latest technologies can help to improve
FM performance; including a case study on the
installation of intelligent BMS technology at a Grade
1 listed building. Also; it’s been said that CAFM could
play a stronger role in helping to boost productivity
within businesses, so how can vendors ensure it is
better deployed to help improve performance for
both clients and FM services providers? Contract
cleaning is all about its people; we hear from
contractors who have enhanced pay, condtions and
skills of cleaners and how this benefited everyone
involved. Storage systems and furniture shouldn’t
be an a erthought, but a key part of the workplace
design and layout of an o ice; we find out how.
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CASE STUDY - CROWN ESTATE
24 The Crown Estate, with the help of its
catering provider, Vacherin, has developed
a world-class catering and wellbeing o ering at its
new headquarters.
CATERING
28 We asked our editorial panel of client-side
FMs and a group of caterers for their tips on
balancing healthy food choices with managing the
costs of running a workplace catering contract.
FM CAREERS
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MIFM
44 New product and service launches and
company news from the FM industry.
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