The latest edition of the Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management’s (IWFM) annual market report points to encouraging developments in the workplace and facilities management (WFM) sector, despite historic concerns about the future of offices and workspace. The report ‘Keep investing- ...
Read More »Number of employers planning to lease more space is rising
A growing number of organisations plan to lease more space in the coming months, according to a recent survey from MRI Software and CoreNet Global. This finding, based on responses from more than 1,300 real estate occupiers globally, contrasts significantly ...
Read More »Falling energy prices take the sting out of office cost rises
The cost of occupying office space in the UK has stabilised in 2023, according to property consultancy Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH). In its annual Total Office Cost Survey, LSH has analysed the total occupancy costs for offices in 54 key ...
Read More »Using smart sensor technology to optimise workspaces
Written by Peter Burbidge, MD, Pressac One of the biggest costs for most organisations is their office space. Or at least, it has been up until now. Companies have been forced to take a highly agile approach to meet challenges ...
Read More »Should corporate real estate be worried about remote working?
By Ade Labinjo, Co-founder of Breezeful Even before the coronavirus pandemic made it impossible for so many businesses to continue operating from their offices, forcing them to move to remote working or stop operating entirely, there was a clear trend ...
Read More »Space matters
While FMs grapple with the realities of dealing with COVID and how to help their workplaces evolve as lockdown eases, the importance of organisational agility has been thrust firmly into the spotlight. Jon Wilson, Senior Workplace Consultant at office ...
Read More »Taken on trust
ETL’s Director of Property Stephen Edgar, Project Associate Director Donna Fitzpatrick, and Programme Associate Director Maeve Dunne outline the cost saving opportunities for NHS Trusts in relocating and optimising office space COVID-19 has understandably put a huge strain on the ...
Read More »London calling
Paul Crilly, Managing Director of NJC, talks to Sara Bean about the rationale behind the relocation of its head office to London’s Victoria and what it signifies for the future of the company NJC(Not Just Cleaning) specialises in providing commercial ...
Read More »Blending in
Today’s workplaces have to accommodate a diverse cross-section of employees. Michael Page, Director of Saracen Interiors talks about the need to combine comfort and efficiency with the wow factor Offices are no longer utilitarian spaces where employees from a company ...
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