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COVER STORY
A MOVING STORY WITH A HAPPY FUTURE
Almost 150 years ago, Joseph Stannah set up his own lift company in London; two world wars and numerous recessions later the company continues to thrive.
REGULARS
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WHAT’S NEW? All the latest news and product
updates to keep you in the loop.
HR FOCUS FOCUS THE MIND
Chris Eldridge, Sales Director at Propertyserve UK discusses the pressures of the modern property business.
BUILDING MAINTENANCE
THE IMPORTANCE OF ONGOING CARE
Historic buildings must be maintained
properly before damage is inflicted says Mark Styles, Managing Director of stone cleaning and restoration experts, Thomann-Hanry.®
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STEERING SAFETY IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION
Graham Bellman, Group Fleet Director at Travis Perkins plc, discusses the challenges and solutions to improving and maintaining excellent fleet safety.
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10 QUESTIONS WITH... Each month we ask an
industry professional the Tomorrow’s FM 10 Questions. This month, we chatted to Deanne Le Gresley, Channel Islands Managing Director from G4S.
www.tomorrowsfm.com
HIGH RISE TO THE CHALLENGE
The original Decent Homes deadline may be long gone, but the challenge of ensuring that social housing stock meets current building regulations is ongoing, Firestone Building Products explain.
SUSTAINABILITY
SUSTAINABLE SAVINGS WITH
WIRELESS CONTROL Facilities managers are turning to technology to reduce energy bills and carbon emissions; find out more from Harvard Technology.
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GOOD FOR BUSINESS AS WELL
AS THE ENVIRONMENT Nick Oettinger, Managing Director at The Furniture Recycling Group, comments on why businesses should be working to step up their CSR efforts.
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CAFM CAN IMPROVE RETAILER SALES FOCUS
Paul Bullard, Business Strategy Director at FSI, discusses the advantages of CAFM for the Retail sector.
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MAKE THE MOST OF MOBILE
Technological developments are already enabling the ways that businesses operate, monitor and control the use of company cars, explains Paul O’Dowd, Sales Manager at In-car-Cleverness.
RETAIL
GREEN FINGERS, GREEN VALUES
Dobbies is one of the largest garden centre retail groups in the UK, it boasts 34 stores across Scotland, England and Northern Ireland, all of which now employ SWR to manage their waste streams.
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