Editor's Viewpoint
Can FM save us from the end of the world?
If facilities management is to have a stake in our future, what role can the profession play in shaping the world we will come to live in?
What does FM want?
An impending general election is an easy and obvious hook. Cue journalists from every sector to prepare new feature articles and comment pieces: 'what does [insert industry name] want from a new government?'.
Business Confidence Monitor: why you should join in
Confidence across the UK economy generally has fallen recently as businesses become more cautious about their prospects in the year ahead. Does that trend apply to the FM sector, too? It would be good to know.
Brave New Workplace
The future of working will be defined by the convergence between people, workplace and the mass of data this produces.
Changing times
So, Brookfield is setting out to conquer the global facilities management market. This is significant news: for one thing, it is evidence of just how grown-up FM now is as a business sector.
Shattering glass ceilings
The WIFM Conference has always had a penchant for empowerment. In its third year the event did not disappoint, bringing together a range of speakers to discuss some of the keys to overcoming adversity.
What now for the BFG?
For many, the announcement that the CSSA had decided to reverse its merger into the Building Futures Group will have come as a complete shock.
Changing of the seasons
The season of excess is almost upon us, but before we are permitted to give in to gluttony, it would be useful to reflect on the past 12 months.
Issues, trends, challenges and questions
In these times of change there’s a lot of truth in the notion that if you’re not moving forward, you’re moving backward. So how hard should facilities management work to shape its own future?
A framework for dreamers
Has an organisation so well versed in the intangible finally produced a tangible outcome? Simon Iatrou looks back at Workplace Week 2014.
Brand rankings: should you care?
The honest answer is no. But also yes: you should know how your business is perceived in the marketplace by both customers and competitors.
FM celebrates two of its stars
The BIFM Awards 2014 were more than a celebration of facilities management; they were also a celebration of two people who had a profound impact on the profession and made a huge contribution to its overall progression.
Looking younger
The more conspiratorial amongst us have always seen a streak of competition in FM, specifically in the jockeying for position and influence that may (or may not) be going on between various industry bodies.
Taking ownership
If facilities management has such a fundamental role in the workplace, why is it struggling to take ownership of this area?
The challenges of being in FM
I was recently asked for my views on the greatest challenges that face the facilities management sector over the next few years. How long have you got, I thought.
Which is the strongest FM brand?
Formed by philosopher John Locke in the 17th century and developed by the existentialists nearly 300 years later, there is a powerful school of thought that says what we perceive to be reality is, in fact, our own subjective construction of the world.
Getting involved
FM is a busy place: it would be easy to find yourself with too much to do. But there are three opportunities that you should consider adding to your action list over the next few weeks.
A brave new world
Speaking at the Rising FMs' Careers Day in Central Saint Martins College, BIFM CEO Gareth Tancred told the audience that the world was changing at an ever-increasing rate.
Where next in the FM journey?
Like all business disciplines, facilities management is a great place for connoisseurs of buzzwords. My favourite at the moment is 'convergence'.
Oh, to be a Brazilian facilities manager
At 9pm (GMT time) on Thursday 12th June, as the Brazilian national football team began its campaign to win the 2014 World Cup on home soil, an entire planet stopped, held a collective breath and fixed its gaze upon Sao Paulo.
FM and the workplace
What exactly is the relationship between FM and the workplace? Is it limited to the services provided? Does it extend to furniture, space planning, design? What about the 'softer' issues of comfort, morale and productivity?
Thinking FM
The BIFM's annual conference, held earlier this week, clearly goes down as a success. In addition to the praise currently swirling through the industry, though, there are inevitably a few concerns arising from the event.
Bold claims – but can they be backed up?
The BFG says facilities management is one of the fastest growing professions in the UK. i-FM takes issue with this statement.
Influencing the market
The Public Accounts Committee report on the outsourcing of government services, published in mid-March, drew little interest in the FM sector: surprising, since this could lead to some big changes in policies and procedures.
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