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today’s needs while trying to ensure that built assets don’t reach obsolescence in their condition or functionality before the end of their contract service life. The skills fusion between asset and facilities managers is powerful.
LIFE CYCLE COSTING CAN HELP REDUCE YOUR
FM RISKS FM is a strategic business function and the need for good data to support these decisions is important, according to Dr Rachel Dick FRICS, Senior Consultant, Data Services at RICS.
LCC helps resolve budgetary challenges and uses data to show where and how cuts will impact a built asset’s performance. The standardisation of this data allows better cost control, budget setting and supply chain management.
Intelligence is the first step to future-proofing any strategy for your estate management - meeting
ORCHARD FM PUTS DOWN ROOTS WITH
NEW HQ Yorkshire-based Orchard Facilities Management has bought a landmark building in Huddersfield as its UK headquarters as it prepares to expand.
The three-storey Victorian property, Independence House, will become the firm’s head office as it expands its presence nationally over the next five years.
Orchard Facilities Management works with businesses nationwide looking after their complete facilities management portfolios including waste management, IT managed services, pest control, maintenance and compliance. It currently employs 30 people at its premises in Elland and is set to create a further 18 jobs in the next three years.
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Using LCC data, organisations can examine capital and operational costs over longer periods, and reduce operational and performance risks, giving them the confidence to make sound investment decisions. Consistent data will allow enhanced programme management, increase levels of statutory compliance and improve occupier satisfaction levels, while reducing operational risk.
LCC provides an economic evaluation method that accounts for all relevant service costs associated with a building, to ensure maintenance to a specific standard with a defined service life. It permits greater clarity during procurement activities and provides a detailed renewal program for all building components.
An example of the effectiveness of LCC comes with fabric renovations,
Gareth Henderson, who founded Orchard Facilities Management in 2005, said the new premises would allow him to fulfil his growth plans for the business and satisfy a long held ambition to provide a unique environment for start-up businesses in Calderdale and Kirklees.
“First and foremost Independence House will be the headquarters for Orchard Facilities Management and will give us the space we need to grow our team and become a national player in the FM industry with a head office here in Kirklees,” said Gareth.
He also plans to set up a growth incubator in the building to help fledgling businesses establish and thrive, fulfilling a personal aspiration to provide local start-ups with a nurturing environment.
“When I started out in business I
which represent the most significant opportunity to improve the energy efficiency of the existing building stock. Even with increased smart technologies and more efficient plant, a poorly-insulated building means unnecessary energy loss through ‘leaky’ fabric. Being able to use LCC on renovations gives us an opportunity to truly understand payback periods and returns on investment, thus reducing the risk associated with investment decisions.
The challenge for facilities managers successfully adopting LCC is the availability of credible and independent cost data. Organisations often hold their own cost data on in-house systems but they need to significantly invest to keep it up to date and relevant. This potential barrier to organisations and the industry to embed LCC successfully within their business strategically, is why RICS will soon be releasing a Component Life Cycle tool, covering fabric components, floors, walls, doors and structural elements.
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was fortunate enough to work in an incubator-style setting within a charitable organisation and I appreciated the support given to me by some of the more experienced business people who shared the building,” he explained.
Orchard Facilities Management works with a wide range of local organisations including 3D visualisation firm Virtual Resolution, glass manufacturer Specialist Glass and Forget Me Not Children’s Hospice. It also works with clients across the UK including Chatsworth in Derbyshire, the Devonshire Group of hotels and UK architectural design consultancy HGP.
Orchard Facilities Management plans to relocate to Independence House in February.
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