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Facilities Management UK January - February 2019


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04 MOD Contract for Skanska. 06 Altro Orchestra looks the part in Eye Clinic.


INDUSTRY CALLS FOR UK TO STAY IN EUROPEAN HEALTH & SAFETY REGIME POST BREXIT


12 Wide ranging review of Health & Safety landscape shows major issues for Government to address.


BUILDING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS (BMS) MUST NOW INTEGRATE CYBERSECURITY


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14 The threat of cyber-attacks on BMS systems is increasingly becoming a very real risk issue.


HELPING YOUR ORGANISATION SURVIVE THE WINTER SICKNESS SEASON


18 With employers losing an average of £570 per employee last year due to sick days, it’s crucial that facilities managers consider their role in reducing the spread of harmful bacteria to minimise their impact.


FMUK APP FOR IPHONE


BUILDING CONFIDENCE IN FACILITIES MANAGEMENT


22 Are ‘smart buildings’ threatening to make the facilities manager redundant? Far from it, says Graeme Rees, UK & Ireland EcoBuilding Marketing manager from Schneider Electric.


BACK TO SCHOOL ON ASBESTOS


26 Darren Payne, Client Services Director at leading asbestos removal, demolition and remediation specialist Rhodar, explains why asbestos in education facilities should be spoken about more openly.


BE PREPARED!


34 Why facilities managers need to take a more professional approach to winter maintenance.


DESIGNING IN LIGHT


36 Civic architecture is all about creating buildings that engage with their communities.


APPOINTMENTS 41 New appointments in the FM industry.


AGE AND SIZE: HINDRANCE OR OPPORTUNITY?


42 Andrew Shaw, architectural consultant at Allegion UK, discusses how to maximise safety and security based on your building’s age and design.


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Building confidence


Are smart buildings threatening to make FM’s redundant?


Inside this issue: • Be prepared – Winter maintenance • Industry calls for UK to stay in EU H&S regime post Brexit • Building Management Systems must integrate cybersecurity


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