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60 New product and service launches and
company news from the FM industry.
Next Edition
Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield who are behind some of
London’s premier shopping destinations, show us
around their new HQ in a specially designed space
above Westfield London. As we hit high summer
we bring you some valuable advice from the British
Pest Control Association on how to find a reputable
pest control firm that o ers both preventative and
responsive help. In maintenance we look at the use
of tech and data to maximise assets; along with
Sensor-based predictive maintenance and; we
reveal the results of the joint FMJ/Grundon Waste
Management survey into sustainability and waste
management trends in the FM sector.
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THIS MONTH...
NEWS & ANALYSIS WASTE MANAGEMENT FOCUS
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 and
CIBSE.
EVENT REPORT
10 The theme for the first national conference
from the Institute of Workplace & Facilities
Management (IWFM) since its rebrand last year was
disruption, and virtually nobody mentioned facilities
management.
ADVICE AND OPINION
COMMENT
12 Tim Deeker-Harris of Prime Clean Limited
outlines the aims and benefits of the
Living Wage.
COMMENT
14 Tina Chander, Partner and Head of the
Employment team at Wright Hassall o ers
advice on finding the perfect overtime balance for
your sta .
FAST FACTS
16 The wellbeing concept has well and truly
infiltrated workplaces and employers
should ensure their drinking water supply is part of
this say the experts at Zip Water UK.
BLOG & SOCIAL MEDIA
18 Always be clear about what constitutes a
contract warns Laura Ryan, Legal Director
UK & Ireland, Atalian Servest.
FM CLINIC
20 When negotiating private or public sector
outsourced FM contracts what sort of
questions should clients ask their contractors to
help ensure that both parties understand the risk
and rewards?
38 Promoting a circular economy; from the
need for e ective policies to recycle bulky
waste to employee sustainability programmes and;
looking at the impact of Defra’s resources and waste
strategy on the FM sector.
WASHROOM FOCUS
44 Speeding up the washroom experience for
users and cleaners alike. And, looking ahead
to the biennial Kimberly-Clark Professional Awards.
FIRE SAFETY FOCUS
48 Keeping people safe in public and
commercial buildings during an emergency
with the use of voice sounders; the FIA explain the
core responsibilities involved in fire protection
management and; ignorance and poor practice in
construction are compromising fire safety.
GROUNDS MAINTENANCE
54 Climate change and unpredictable weather
is increasing the complexity of grounds
maintenance.
TRANSPORT
56 Alex Georgiev of building services company
Polyteck argues that more action is needed
to increase the uptake of electric vehicles among
businesses and consumers.
HEALTH & SAFETY
58 Visual ergonomics are the next logical
step in workplace lighting explains Sam
Rylands, Marketing Manager for Durable UK.
FEATURES
56
PEOPLE
74 Find out who’s moving where in the facilities
management profession.
RECRUITMENT
75 The UK’s dismal productivity performance
could be improved by a fresh approach
to creating stimulating and appealing work
environments, argues EMCOR UK’s, CEO.
TRAINING
76 Attracting the next generation into FM and
ensuring a strong feed of new talent into
the profession is now high on the agenda and new
training courses are available to help says Jane Bell
of Quadrilect.
CAREER LADDER / COMPLIANCE
78 Simone Fenton-Jarvis; Workplace Services
Consultancy Development Director, Ricoh.
Plus: How benchmarking can improve recycling and
waste management practices.
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CASE STUDY - STANSTED AIRPORT
26 London Stansted Airport is the first UK
airport of such size and scale to directly
employ all cleaning and waste operatives. Sara Bean
visited the terminal to discover how the in-house FM
team is managing.
FACILITIES SHOW
30 We hear from some of the leading
exhibitors at this year’s Facilities Show
2019, which takes place at ExCeL London on 18-20
June and the latest news on the speaker line-up.
FM CAREERS
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