Frank communications means we will always be straight with you; always be imaginative and always seek the right solution for your organisation.
Optimism is a wonderful thing, but there is also such a thing as over egging the pudding. Whilst that might not be the best metaphor, it is worth bearing in mind when debating if the construction industry is in great shape right now or not. (more…)
Does facilities management know how to sell itself? I don’t think so. If it did then people might take it more seriously. Despite some change, FM remains the poor relation, even the blacksheep, in the built environment family.
Can Johan Cruyff help FM embrace total football ideals?
One reaction to the pressure to save money in the UK business services sector is to bundle services together. For the facilities management industry this is translated as Total Facilities Management. In reality TFM means not a true totality, but an attempt by the bigger players (as smaller organisation just don’t have the scale) to take control of the services normally sub-contracted and self deliver them as much as possible. As with the whole of FM the definition of ‘total’ is easily stretched and manipulated to suit the requirements of the customer. To work properly it has to be done with an open, honest partnership approach – i.e. not hiding what the supplier is unable to self-deliver.
But the key here is that it is not Total FM. Not really. (more…)
Whilst there are reports that the economy is coming out of recession and in construction some of the bigger firms are reporting that things are less gloomy, it would appear that the supply side of the built environment is still making life difficult for itself.
On the one hand, there was a report in Building magazine that eBay tendering for sub-contracted services is on the increase. It has long been the case that the suppliers of materials are threatened with the proverbial dutch auction, but actual services is taking it to another level. (more…)
