Launch of new fire-stopping scheme

Facilities managers will be able to make sure they are meeting their fire safety responsibilities and get a certificate to prove it under a new scheme due get underway next month. BM TRADA is to launch its Q-Mark Scheme for Fire Stopping Installations at the FIREX International event at the ExCel London Exhibition and Conference […]
FMs are good ‘workplace mediators’

Facilities managers are capable of revolutionising company workplaces to make them more productive and better for the well-being of employees, an insurance industry leader says.
Jamie Oliver butcher’s shop shut

Mouse droppings and out-of-date meat at celebrity chef Jamie Oliver’s City of London butcher’s shop were among finds which led to it being shut.
The shop, Barbecoa Butchers, reopened within 2
Visibility is the key to FM success

Facilities managers (FMs) need to be more visible if they want to glean more information from customers, according to a new report.
Event focuses on energy management

An energy management event will explore state-of-the-art measures to reduce the amount of power companies use.
Health warning over air pollution

The connection between exposure to air pollution while indoors and outdoors and disease is greater than previously thought, new research suggests.
Fire union pension dispute drags on

The Government and firefighters are no closer to solving their differences on pensions after a series of strikes during the Bank Holiday weekend.
Tool to help FMs gauge satisfaction

A new tool has been launched to help facilities managers get an idea of customer satisfaction with their services.
More fire strikes over pension row

Facilities managers could struggle to get help if there are fires in commercial premises in the next few days because of a series of firefighter strikes.
Economic recovery boosts fire sector

Optimism is gradually returning to the fire sector as the economy continues to show signs of improvement, research suggests.