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Wednesday, 1 April

Opinion

COVID-19 Job Retention Scheme - Is It Enough?

As the government supports businesses and their furloughed workers through the COVID-19 Job Retention scheme, how will this affect UK productivity...

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Working From Home And Looking After Your Wellbeing

How can you keep your wellbeing in check whilst isolated from your colleagues? David English from AJ Products UK, gives us some tips on...

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Renegotiating A Leasehold During COVID-19

Virtually all UK businesses rent their HQ and operational premises under commercial leases. As the impact of COVID-19 becomes clearer, the question...

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COVID-19 – Casting A Spotlight On Facilities Management Outsourcing

Tim Wright, partner at international law firm Fladgate, shares his thoughts on the ongoing challenges around facilities management outsourcing amid...

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What Facilities Management Can Learn From Changing Consumers And Their Digital Demands

Aleš Špetič, Co-Founder and CEO at Klevio, shares his knowledge of “FM’s digital transformation” and how Proptech...

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International Women’s Day – Are You A Rebel?

To celebrate International Women’s Day, we’re sharing a guest piece from Ricoh's Simone Fenton-Jarvis, about not shying away from...

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The Future Of The Company Car

Fleet management expert Peter Crabtree, of Europcar Mobility Group, explores the latest issues around business travel, company cars and sustainable...

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Are Open Plan Workspaces Really Working For Women Around The World?

Ahead of International Women’s Day on 8 March, Luis De Souza discusses whether open plan workspaces are really working for women, in the UK and...

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Streamlining Payroll And Time & Attendance With Data-Driven Technology

In this guest post, Christian Berenger, Managing Director of Ezitracker Workforce Management looks at how the ability to integrate basic time and...

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Being A Green Business Doesn’t Cost The Earth

In this guest post, Bill Davidson, QSE Manager at grounds maintenance specialist Nurture Landscapes, addresses the misconception that...

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Looking Beyond Traditional Ways To Recruit

Facilicom's managing director, Jan Hein Hemke is opinionated when it comes to the issue of apprentices and the need to look beyond the traditional...

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No Space For Complacency – Storm Contingency Plans

Vicky Lopez, co-founder and director of De-ice, provides her advice on storm contingency planning for UK Businesses Given the relatively uneventful...

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What Are You Doing To Welcome The Most Agile Working Generation Yet?

In this guest post, Luis De Souza provides some interesting insights on accommodating Generation Z into the workplace. De Souza is the CEO of NFS...

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2020 - A Year For The Brave?

Stuart Lowden writes that 2020 could see a wave of investment on its way, strong enough to create a mini boom in the UK economy. The smoke has...

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New Year - Resolve The Deep Clean Conundrum

FMs and cleaning teams have been tolerating or ignoring a costly conundrum in the cleaning industry for too long – but it can resolved it in...

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AI Is The Future And Our Children Aren’t Ready

Schools are not providing the adequate skills to succeed in a world where artificial intelligence will transform the future labour force, according...

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Advantages Of Smart In Commercial Buildings

As the UK Government pledges to reach Net Zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050, the urge for sustainable buildings is stronger than ever, according...

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Building In Safety - What's Next In Fire Reform

Building a Safer Future: Proposals for Reform of the Building Safety Regulatory System is the title of a paper and consultation that closed in July...

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Air Quality - It's Worse Indoors Says Study

Indoor air pollution is 3.5 times worse than outdoor air pollution a new study from Clean Air Day claims and that in one incidence, ultrafine particle...

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