Research shows AI-optimised facilities outperform traditional operations by 20-30 per cent in key metrics, highlighting the clear benefits of AI integration. Facilities management professionals are under increasing pressure to enhance efficiency, ensure compliance, and reduce costs amid challenges such as ...
Read More »Firefighting culture, broken systems and vanishing staff: New research highlights challenges for UK FM sector
The UK’s £52.5 billion Facilities Management (FM) industry is under pressure from system chaos, skills shortages and client pressure for quality, according to new research launched today by FM technology specialists, askporter. The study, The State of UK Facilities Management, ...
Read More »Sam White to join Mitie as MD of Technical Services
Mitie has appointed Sam White as its new Managing Director of Technical Services. He will assume his new role on 1 December 2025 and take a seat on Mitie’s Group Executive. White brings over 25 years’ experience in complex engineering ...
Read More »Inaugural Facilities & Events Management Live resounding success
The inaugural Facilities & Events Management Live which took place last week has received excellent feedback from those that attended, exhibited and were involved. The show, which was devised by the team behind Facilities Management Journal (FMJ) took place at ...
Read More »Beyond control
James Massey, Managing Director for Facilities Management at MRI Software explains why the future of facilities lies in intelligent energy and building management In the modern built environment, the pressure on facilities managers has never been greater. Rising energy costs, ...
Read More »Deborah Rowland Scholarship
In a special event on September 17th in London, four new 2025 recipients were announced as winners of the Deborah Rowland Scholarship, dedicated to discovering and nurturing emerging talent in the FM sector Deborah Rowland, Director of Public Affairs at ...
Read More »From Swansea to New York: Raven Delta Group and Health & Wellbeing 360 represent UK FM expertise at the UN General Assembly
Raven Delta Group (RDG) and its consultancy which specialises in health and wellbeing within the built environment, Health & Wellbeing 360 (HWB360), have represented UK facilities management on the global stage at events linked to the United Nations General Assembly ...
Read More »The rise of robotics
The International Federation of Robotics (IFR) has published its latest World Robotics report, which looks at the performance of the global robotics market in 2024. Peter Smyth, Innovation and Technology Director at Bidvest Noonan answers a series of questions on ...
Read More »OCS to acquire EMCOR UK
EMCOR Group, Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to sell EMCOR Group (UK) plc, the Company’s United Kingdom building services segment, to OCS Group UK Limited, for a total enterprise value of approximately £190 million ($255 million). The transaction ...
Read More »Panel discussion on FM challenges at Facilities & Estates Management Live
The future of FM – is it facing an existential threat? Is it a sustainable, viable & thriving sector attracting in new recruits as it is? 40 years on have we failed to truly professionalise ourselves and gain the necessary ...
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