Month: May 2018

The demand for retail space is at its lowest level since 2009, explains Herpreet Kaur Grewal. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/news-analysis/demand-for-retail-space-at-lowest-level-since-2009/ News from FM World

Simon Howick, managing director at Oxford Direct Services, discusses Oxford City Council setting up two new companies. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/business-analysis/oxford-aspires-to-social-good/ News from FM World

The PFI model should not be blamed for Carillion’s demise, explains Herpreet Kaur Grewal. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/news-analysis/pfi-model-not-to-blame-for-carillions-fall/ News from FM World

The UK is trailing behind other nations in the shift to flexible and remote working, reports Herpreet Kaur Grewal. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/news-analysis/uk-lags-behind-in-shift-to-flexible-and-remote-working/ News from FM World

Dr Shamir Ghumra has been appointed the new director of BREEAM, the international sustainability standards organisation run by the BRE. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/bre-announces-new-director-of-breeam/ News from FM World

Employers are waking up to the fact that their employees are actually their customers too, with the office moving from a place of ‘power and control’ to one embodying a brand’s culture and values, facilitating community. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/thinkfm-employees-are-becoming-our-customers-too/ News from FM World

Chartered surveyor Kath Fontana FRICS has been elected senior vice-president of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/fontana-elected-to-senior-vice-president-role-at-rics/ News from FM World

FM company Incentive FM has been awarded a £2.7 million, three-year contract at Southgate Shopping Centre in Bath. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/incentive-takes-cleaning-deal-at-southgate-shopping-centre/ News from FM World

Organisations are failing to get the basics right when it comes to providing the digital and virtual systems that support employees in their roles, according to new data by a company that assesses workplace effectiveness. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/businesses-are-failing-to-support-employees-to-work-remotely/ News from FM World

‘Presenteeism’, or people coming into work when they are ill, has more than tripled since 2010, says the latest CIPD/Simplyhealth Health and Well-being at Work survey. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/presenteeism-hits-record-high-in-uk-organisations-as-work-stress-rises/ News from FM World