Facilities or Facility Management or just FM as many refer to it is an industry that supports an organization to achieve its objectives and goals through optimizing cost savings and efficiencies within the non-core areas of the business. Although this multi billion-dollar global industry has been established, for over 30 years, it is still misunderstood by many and is unknown to others. The purpose of this article is to define FM, its purpose, role and Critical Success Factors (CSFs), including how it can support organizations ..

04-04-2026

Facility management is the part of the business that has always been under pressure to ‘do more for less’ and to deliver the magic 10% cost savings that the core business demands of it.As businesses start the slow road to recovery and begin to emerge from the pandemic and enforced lockdowns, facility management and its associated costs will again be under the microscope.Traditionally, these cost savings have come from market testing, outsourcing, re-tendering, re-scoping, head count reduction and other areas of efficiencies that have by ..

04-04-2026

In the past year, First Mile worked with more than 30,000 businesses across the UK, welcoming 8,000 new customers, collecting 207,540 tonnes of waste and recycling 94,128 tonnes. The commercial real estate and office sectors remain a core part of its customer base, with businesses and estates increasing their number of separated waste streams and driving higher recycling rates in response to evolving regulation, environmental targets and employee/tenant expectations. The top three commercial real estate and office organisations by recycling tonnage are Amazon (Sidekick), which ..

04-04-2026

Recolight, the leading WEEE Compliance Scheme for lighting offers a comprehensive WEEE compliant project collection service, specifically designed to support large scale luminaire projects across the UK. The service provides an integrated collection and recycling solution for all lighting waste generated during major projects. This includes lamps, luminaires, emergency batteries, and all electricals covered by the WEEE Regulations. By offering a single point of contact for project requirements, Recolight ensures carbon-efficient, compliant management of lighting waste from start to finish. We operate in line with ..

04-04-2026

The Aqua Fend® range has been developed to deliver a triple-action defence for buildings: The range is tailored for specific requirements: ..

04-04-2026