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MIFM
43 New product and service launches and
company news from the FM industry.
Next Edition
The April issue includes a look at the ways FMs can
help create an e ective wellbeing strategy, with
working practices that really make a di erence;
and we learn why o ice design may be beginning
to move away from collaborative work spaces
- allowing for focused workspaces that minimise
stress for employees. We consider the digital
workplace, and the practical ways in which, with
the right technologies in place, facilities managers
can manage buildings more easily. Paul Crilly, MD
of NJC (Not Just Cleaning) explains why they’ve
moved their HQ into central London, and the
benefits this brings to sta and clients. And when it
comes to M&E, what can the FM industry do to help
close the wider engineering skills gap?
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THIS MONTH...
NEWS & ANALYSIS PROFILE - ANYJUNK
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 CIBSE.
EVENT REPORT
10 Workplace Futures 2019, which took place
at the Crystal London, had as its theme
Surviving FM.
THE BUSINESS OF FM
12 A round up of the latest business wins,
partnerships and acquisitions in FM.
ADVICE AND OPINION
COMMENT
14 Mark Whittaker, FM Solutions Consultant
at Thomson FM Limited and Chair of the
IWFM, North Region looks at the ways FMs can
ensure a clear procurement journey.
FAST FACTS
16 Advice on fire and flood damage
restoration from Sharmin Akter,
Managing Director, Total Solutions Group.
BLOG & SOCIAL MEDIA
18 What can the FM sector do to allay the
fears of the thousands that work within
our industry and what is our responsibility as
employers, asks Rory Murphy of Vinci.
FM CLINIC
20 We’re due to leave to the EU at the end
of March and how we do so is still very
much undetermined. We asked a panel of FM
suppliers and consultants, what are your greatest
concerns about the impact of Brexit on the FM
sector, from rising labour costs; access to labour
to supply chain security?
32 Using the
latest smart
technology could
radicalise the way the
FM industry manages
reactive services, says
Jason Mohr, creator of a
slick on-demand waste
collection model.
STORAGE
36 How smart o ice storage solutions can
improve productivity, and a look at the rise
of the ‘homey’ o ice.
38 Flexible storage solutions are helping
employees to adjust to the new era of
agile working.
CLEANING
40 Aaron Sagar, Account Manager at Anabas,
makes the case for rewarding cleaning sta
fairly for their e orts.
41 Sustainability within the cleaning sector
isn’t just about eco-friendly products
but one that considers the environment, people,
customers and financial viability in equal measure.
HEALTH & SAFETY
42 For our new regular health and safety
advice page, Jamie Tranter of Clearwater
Technology, shares some useful advice on
controlling the risk of Legionella bacteria in
water systems.
FEATURES
24
PEOPLE
54 Find out who’s moving where in the facilities
management profession.
RECRUITMENT
55 Maddie Grounds of the Immigration Advice
Service asks how will the Government’s
immigration vision impact the UK construction
industry?
TRAINING
56 The latest in Interactive 3D visualisation
and augmented reality now o er facilities
management a dynamic new toolkit for training sta
and managing assets.
CAREER LADDER / COMPLIANCE
58 Lucy Hind, FM Director. Compliance: Advice
from the Asbestos Removal Contractors
Association on the responsibility of FMs in ensuring
that employees and non-employees are not exposed
to health risks as a result of the presence of asbestos.
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CASE STUDY - BMS
24 Building management systems (BMS) are
helping to maintain historic buildings with
the same control-based technologies found in many
modern structures.
CAFM
28 A group of leading CAFM suppliers explain
how their so ware could be better
deployed amongst users to improve performance
for client and FM services providers.
FM CAREERS
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