Guest Blog, Liz Allen – The Circular Economy: Re-thinking waste…
We have become used to the idea of recycling. We do it at home, and more businesses are recognising the financial benefits of waste segregation and recycling in the workplace. But is this enough? What ‘matchmaking’ could you do for your business waste? Could your unwanted waste material be just what someone else needs? Each […]
Industry Spotlight: Delivering Renewable Heat – what have targets got to do with it?
In 2009, the UK and Scottish governments of the day set renewable energy targets, theoretically binding, to be reached by 2020. With just four years to go, how are we doing? So, as we are only four years away, I wanted to examine where we are with the Renewable Heat Target and the role of […]
Forum Insight: Customer engagement methods to maintain strong relationships…
Now more than ever, customer communication methods are becoming varied and diverse. Trade exhibitions, social media platforms, focus groups and surveys, personalised email campaigns – the list is endless. But which methods will prove to be the most effective for your business? Before investing too much time and effort into just one, think carefully about […]
UK-GBC’s HQ refurb breaks carbon footprint record…
The UK Green Building Council‘s (UK-GBC) headquarters in Central London has achieved the lowest embodied carbon footprint ever recorded for an office refurbishment in the UK. Working in collaboration with London-based architects, Barr Gazetas, among other organisations, the landmark project has proven to be an exemplar for sustainable office refurbishment and also features a range […]
Level 6 degree apprenticeship consultation launched by the BIFM…
Working alongside a ‘Trailblazer’ group as well as higher education institutes and employers, the British Institute of Facilities Management (BIFM) is creating a new degree apprenticeship programme specifically aimed at senior facilities managers to equip individuals for a successful sector career. A draft degree apprenticeship standard has been developed by the ‘Trailblazer’ group which details […]
IOSH’s ‘No Time to Lose’ campaign “of tremendous value”…
The Institution of Occupational Safety and Health’s (IOSH) ‘No Time to Lose’ campaign has been declared as a ‘good practice solution’ to combatting occupational cancer on the ‘Roadmap on Carcinogens’ initiative. Developed as a voluntary action scheme aiming to deliver good practice between businesses across the continent to decrease exposure to ‘cancer-causing substances’ in the […]
FM must digitalise to increase productivity, says JLL…
A recent report from the professional services and investment management company, JLL predicts that companies will continue to implement and embrace a digital facilities management approach; with new technologies changing how businesses handle workforce and facility operations becoming more available. As workplaces progress to deliver additional flexibility, the ‘Reinventing Facilities Management for the Digital World’ […]
