In the right environment, complete robotic cleaning could only be a year or two away. Alex Blake looks the ways smart technology is changing the cleaning industry and calls for benchmarked standards on how it's being used.

Active Workplace Solutions invited a select group of FM experts to discuss the critical components of sustainability and why the industry’s current challenges call for a reappraisal of what that word means. i-FM reports.

How can facilities managers manage poor mobile coverage within their buildings? Sean Keating explains the challenge.

Knowing that your facilities are secure when outsourcing contracts is paramount. Caroline Hutchins outlines a five step approach.

Lucy Jeynes' witty wrap-ups at the annual Workplace Futures conference are famous for their insight. As she prepares to take to the stage this year, she tells Fiona Perrin about what's coming next in the world of workplace.

So embrace them now to get ahead of the game, say Derrick Tate and Farah Abou.

Another busy 12 months for UK FM, this time marked by extremes: from the positive news of innovations, contract wins, growth and acquisitions to the negative, with the worst of that being the stunning collapse of Carillion at the beginning of the year.

James Clark looks at what you should expect from a vendor when it comes to large electronic security system projects.

A great workplace experience is not going to double the share price, Mace Macro's Ross Abbate tells Fiona Perrin, but it's time to talk to buyers about how it can help close the productivity gap.

New UK research shows high CO2 concentrations in offices are decreasing people’s cognitive capability. John O’Brien explains the background to this and what the findings mean.

John Allen explains how IoT enabled access control solutions can deliver security and business benefits for almost any organisation.

Resourcing in the world of facilities management certainly comes with its challenges. Juggling timesheets through multiple staffing agencies and a substantial payroll is without doubt an administrative headache.