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NEWS & ANALYSIS 29 Jonathan Dore, Commercial Director at
MIFM
41 New product and service launches and
company news from the FM industry.
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Salesforce recently won the top spot in the UK’s
Best Workplaces. We visited its UK HQ in London’s
Bishopsgate to find out how its unique Ohana
culture and dynamic workspaces help inspire
employees. Kurt Mroncz, Founder of O ices iQ, and
expert on co-working spaces, explains the rise in
popularity of flexible working and serviced o ices.
Our winter prep focus includes a handy ‘checklist’
on preparing grounds for winter and how to ensure
batteries can maintain essential generators during
the winter months. There are essential tips from
security body NSI on finding reputative access
control suppliers and we hear from cleaning
contractors finding new ways to incentivise sta
in a traditionally low-skilled, low paid sector, not
usually associated with high retention levels.
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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 IWFM.
ADVICE AND OPINION
OPINION
10 Julian Sheldrake, Director of Q O
ice
Furniture, advises on how to put
employees’ health and wellbeing at the forefront
of o
ice design.
COMPLIANCE
12 With more than 500,000 public buildings
still estimated to contain asbestos today,
the requirement to manage asbestos-containing
materials remains a big responsibility for FMs.
COMMENT
14 Julian Fris, Director at Neller Davies o
ers
some indispensable advice on getting
your client-supplier relationships right.
FAST FACTS
16 A recent report, ‘Creating the perfect
meeting environment’, found that even
small adjustments to lighting, air quality and
temperature, can improve worker performance.
BLOG & SOCIAL MEDIA
18 It is commercially, financially and
reputationally important to get TUPE
right says Laura Ryan, Legal Director UK & Ireland,
Atalian Servest.
FM CLINIC
20 With a legally-binding net zero emission
target now been set in the UK for 2050,
what should FMs now be doing to help achieve
these objectives?
Kingspan Light + Air with some key ways of
striking the balance between natural and artificial
lighting.
BUILDING INFORMATION MODELING
30 BIM is said to hold the keys to the future of
the FM industry, so why has uptake of this
process to support the operation and maintenance
of buildings across the UK struggled to maintain
momentum?
32 BIM technology is helping to create greater
e
iciencies within the built environment
and it’s not just confined to larger projects argues
Gregory Allouis, Director at SPIE UK.
INTERVIEW - EMCOR
34 Sara Bean sat down with Keith Chanter, CEO
of EMCOR UK, to discover how the facilities
services company has managed to outperform many
of its peers in the sector.
HEALTH AND SAFETY
38 Gary Carvell, HSEQ Director at VINCI
explains the decision to challenge the
business to think again about how it leverages
human behaviour to deliver excellence in H&S.
WELLBEING
40 In the same way they consider energy
consumption and recycling policies,
workplaces must think about how they can o
er a
menu for employees that is exciting and sustainable.
FEATURES
40
PEOPLE
51 Find out who’s moving where in the facilities
management profession.
TRAINING
52 A look at the ways interactive online training
can play an active role in helping to improve
health and safety behaviours in the workplace.
RECRUITMENT
53 Developing the skills of existing workers
could be the solution to closing the UK
productivity gap says Nick Howes of Leadership
Management International UK.
CAREER LADDER
54 Jill Wood, Managing Director, Signum
Facilities Management Ltd is passionate
about the promotion of the career opportunities
available in the FM industry.
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CASE STUDY - HERMES
24 The design brief for courier company
Hermes’ new tech hub in Leeds was to
create something ‘cool and a little bit di
erent’.
Sara Bean visited to see how far the project has
succeeded.
LIGHTING
28 One year on since the introduction of the EU
halogen ban in the UK, Holger Engelbrecht
o
ers advice on how to switch from older light
sources to LEDs.
FM CAREERS
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