Category: Space Management

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Are You Buying Vapourware?

We discuss choosing reliable software to manage growing workloads & provide criteria to avoid vapourware- products with undeveloped features.

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Inspire, Integrate, Innovate: Ignite Your Career in FM

Our blog celebrates World FM Day, outlining key areas; sustainability, compliance, employee well-being, workspace and technology.

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30 Years of FM and SWG

Celebrating our 30th birthday, we look back over the last three decades of our history and the evolution of the FM landscape.

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Health and Mental Wellbeing in the Workplace

FMs should prioritise employee wellbeing by cultivating positive workplace cultures & utilising FM software to improve physical environments.

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Can You Afford to Be Wasting Space?

Our latest blog highlights the significance of understanding space utilisation and the strategies that optimise space management.

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Adapting to Flexible Working

Learn about the new UK Flexible Working Bill and its many implications for the Facilities Management sector.

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Reinventing the Workplace: Neurodiversity and FM

Learn about the 'reinvention of the workplace,' a movement to accommodate hybrid working and neurodiversity

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How is Hybrid Working Impacting the Building Environment?

SWG discuss how hybrid working is impacting the building environment, with a key focus on enhancements to employee experience and sustainability.

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2022 in Review – What Were the Priorities in FM?

As the year draws to a close, we’re taking a look back at what aspects of facilities management most interested those in the sector over the last 12 months.

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Creating Smarter Spaces

Whether your workspace is expanding or decreasing, decisions around change must be based on hard data. Read how companies are using space management software to assist.

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Beginner’s Guide to BIM and Digitisation

This guide will explain everything you need to know about BIM and digitisation, including the benefits and how they are used in FM; as well as some useful resources for further further reading.

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The Olympic Task of Stadium Management

Stadiums come with their own set of challenges for FM teams, often requiring CAFM software to help manage the planning and delivery of hard and soft services.

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How Lockers Are The Key To Hybrid Workplaces

COVID-safe businesses inviting back employees are likely to enforce a clear desk policy - making lockers essential kit to keep the workplace organised.

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Top 5 Benefits of BIM in FM

Why is BIM growing in facilities management? Read our top five benefits of BIM for FM teams.

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A Hybrid Office for an Evolving Workforce

Hybrid working models can protect businesses and employees from disruption through homeworking options and also providing a clean, functional, COVID-safe workspace.

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BIM and the Golden Thread

What is the golden thread and how can it improve building safety? We look at how BIM is involved in the process, and the viability of BIM adoption in FM.

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BIM for 3 Types of Property Owner

A look at how developers, landlords and facility managers use BIM to meet their different requirements.

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Why a Digital Twin is the Next Big Thing

FMs are keen to invest in technology like sensors, IoT and BIM. With this in mind, the next big thing in FM is likely to be the ‘digital twin’.

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Rebuilding the Workplace Community

Working from home is not suitable for everyone, and the role of FM is pivotal in preparing offices for safe use and welcoming back the workforce.

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Predicting Future Workspace Requirements

COVID-19 has changed the normal working environment, and businesses need to plan for a future with more remote working and identify changing space requirements.

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Light CAFM for Rich Facilities Management

As lockdown begins to ease and some employees head back to the office, pressure to maintain a safe, hygienic and fully functional space is as never before.

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BIM – Digitising Information for Existing Buildings

A wealth of operational information available at your fingerprints with BIM after the release of ISO 19650.

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A University Challenge

There’s never been a tougher time to run a modern university. This week's blog looks at the challenges education facilities face and how they are being overcome.

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Checking Out the Workplace

The importance of first impressions cannot be underestimated and a reception is the window to a business. How can FM software help improve public spaces?

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The Unsung Heroes of Education

Lighting and green space are proven factors in motivation, leading to better academic performance. How can the hard work of the estates team be made easier?

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Top 5 FM Technology Trends 2018

We reveal the top five technology trends that FM professionals are preparing for this year and beyond, following our 2018 FM Software Survey with FMJ.

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Data Integration – Eliminating the Middle Man from FM Services

Insight from Service Works’ FM Software Survey 2018 has revealed that FM professionals are being smarter with their use of technology.

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What is Static Space Costing Your Business?

Recent reports of noise being the number one bugbear of office workers are rife. What can be done to resolve a difficult situation and maintain productivity?

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QFM User Group Summary

A look at the QFM User Group held in London last week, including guest client speakers from Luton & Dunstable NHS Trust and Anabas.

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How is FM Technology Keeping Your Workplace Well?

Workplace wellness is currently high on the FM agenda, with many organisations now increasing their investment in the health and wellbeing of employees.

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Making Space for Productivity

How to find 'hidden' space for office moves, flexible work areas or hot desks in order to improve productivity and reduce unnecessary occupancy costs.

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Making Sense of CAFM

What is CAFM? Read on to see what CAFM software does, and how it can benefit the facilities management in your business.