OUTCO – THE UK’S LEADING OUTDOOR ESTATE COMPLIANCE EXPERTS

08/06/2021

Born out of a proven heritage in winter gritting, grounds maintenance and surfacing, the recently-created OUTCO Group has been created to protect, maintain and improve outdoor estate infrastructure.

NEW CPD SET TO HELP WITH SPECIFICATION OF TOILETS & URINALS

25/04/2021

Toilet solutions manufacturer Fluidmaster, has launched a new CPD module
focusing on specification of urinals and toilets. Ideal for anyone involved in
the maintenance, planning or installation of washrooms, bathrooms or public
conveniences, the CPD is available now.

LEADING FM HIRE BUSINESS AIMS TO WOW WITH NEW NAME

26/04/2021

A leading and well-known provider of hire services and equipment for the Facilities Management sector, Nationwide Hire has changed its name to WowNow Hire. The new name reflects the company’s focus on providing customers with a ‘Wow’ through its wide range of services while the ‘Now’ represents its speed of response. . 

ADAPTING YOUR WORKPLACE TO THE 'NEW NOW'

07/07/2020

Empty offices, employees working from home and governmental regulations on how to cope with the current pandemic crisis require many businesses to reinvent themselves. To ensure business continuity and recovery, real estate and facilities management teams need to provide a business recovery plan to prepare for the ‘new now.’  Planon has released 40 use cases to support businesses with launching safer and healthier business operations after the first COVID-19 peak.

RESPONSIBLE FM - WHAT HAVE WE LEARNT IN THE LAST TWO YEARS?

17/03/2020

It has been two years since the collapse of Carillion and near collapse of Interserve and a number of other FM providers. What followed in the aftermath was a series of recommendations and lessons learnt to avoid a similar scenario by both Government and the industry towards rectifying problems. 

WEIGHING THE BENEFITS AND RISKS OF OUTSOURCED FM

11/03/2020

Outsourced facilities management isn’t any more complicated than it sounds: it simply refers to transferring FM responsibilities and decision-making powers to a third party, rather than keeping it in-house. If managed effectively, this can result in substantial efficiency savings through economies of scale. But there are dangers, too.

WHAT CAN WORKPLACES LEARN FROM HOSPITALITY?

18/02/2020

On the face of it, there’s little that workplaces and tourist attractions have in common. If anything, we may think of them as opposites: holiday hotspots like the Grand Canyon or Niagara Falls are where we go to take a break from our desks in polished glass buildings.

REGISTER FOR YOUR FREE TICKET TO FACILITIES SHOW 2020

04/12/2019

Registration is now open for Facilities Show 2020, the largest dedicated facilities management show in the United Kingdom, and a globally-respected hub for facilities excellence.

TAKING THE HEAT OUT OF SYSTEM ISSUES

29/10/2019

As a Facilities Manager for a major commercial building, responsible for providing a pleasant environment for potentially hundreds of employees, you’re the first to feel the heat when the system fails to function properly. Here Steve Simmonds from Spirotech looks at some of the underlying reasons for problems with legacy heating systems, and suggests how they can be resolved.

WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY

26/09/2019

Phil Brown of Pilkington believes that glazing can play an important role in the government’s plans for moving towards a carbon-neutral economy. In a bid to tackle climate change, the government recently announced that greenhouse gas emissions in the UK should be cut to net zero by 2050. 

THE FUTURE OF WASHROOM MANAGEMENT

26/09/2019

We asked one simple question: “Wouldn’t it be great if we were able to inform our customers of a problem, where it was precisely and above all else notify them before they even knew about it?”

WASTE NOT

26/09/2019

This month marked the 17th year of Recycle Week, which runs from the 23-29 September, and aims to persuade consumers and businesses to review their recycling habits and so increase recycling rates. 

FACILITIES MANAGEMENT NEWS BULLETIN: SEPTEMBER 5TH

05/09/2019

Advertised vacancies have increased by 4.2% YoY in Q1 (2019) but job applications have dropped 4.8%. Employers are attempting to pull out all the stops to entice workers out of current jobs into new by increasing salaries - which have, on average, increased by 16.7% YoY.

FM ROUNDUP: CO-WORKING, MENTAL HEALTH, AND BRITAIN'S POWER STORAGE

19/08/2019

A round-up of some of the big stories in facilities management and workplace wellbeing over the past seven days. Co-working spaces are lauded for introducing flexibility to the workplace, and the latest figures show no let-up in their expansion. 

CONSTRUCTION DESIGN MANAGEMENT FOR FACILITIES MANAGERS

22/05/2019

The Construction (Design and Management) Regulations 2015 (CDM 2015) came into force on 6 April 2015, replacing the CDM Regulations 2007.CDM 2015 covers the design and management of all construction projects in the UK, and applies to all new projects from this date.

FACILITIES QUARTERLY

22/05/2019

Get to grips with talking points in Facilities Management in this free eBook outlining the profession’s key trends from 22/05/2019, including how cleaning can reduce sickness in the workplace, CAFM, technology and why sitting is bad for us.