Month: April 2018

The divide in the commercial property market between retail property and the industrial sector is growing, according to the Q1 2018 RICS UK Commercial Property Market survey. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/demand-for-retail-space-hits-lowest-level-for-nine-years/ News from FM World

Sue Daley, head of cloud, tech, and AI at TechUK, explains fascinating tech and AI developments in the wider world. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/thinkfm-2018-sue-daley-discusses-tech-and-ai-developments/ News from FM World

BSI, the business standards company, has published a revised version of BS 8572:2018 Procurement of facility-related services. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/british-standard-for-procurement-of-facilities-services-revised/ News from FM World

Andrew Grainger has stepped down as director of estates at UCL after nine years of service. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/director-of-estates-steps-down-at-ucl/ News from FM World

Twenty-three per cent of respondents to a survey by employment site Total Jobs claim it is important to set hard boundaries between work life and home life. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/work-life-balance-is-out-of-control-for-many-workers-says-poll/ News from FM World

A focus on hospitality and customer experience characterised the learning from a recent educational visit to the Netherlands by British facilities managers. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/customer-experience-shines-in-dutch-fm-trip/ News from FM World

Independent provider of facility services, the Atalian Group announced earlier this month that it has agreed to acquire the entire share capital of Servest Limited. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/atalian-to-acquire-servest-limited/ News from FM World

David D’Souza, head of engagement at CIPD, will identify the ethical questions thrown up by the connected workplace and explains how automation and AI will impact workers at ThinkFM on 1 May. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/thinkfm-2018-david-dsouza-discusses-the-ethics-of-the-connected-workplace/ News from FM World

ISO 41001, Facility management Management systems Requirements with guidance for use, has been published to help FM teams achieve more efficiency in their work. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/new-iso-standard-will-streamline-fm-procedures-worldwide/ News from FM World

Norse has been awarded the catering contract at the Norwich University of Arts (NUA). http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/norse-draws-on-its-catering-expertise-with-norwich-university-of-arts-deal/ News from FM World