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THE RISKS YOU CAN’T IGNORE OUTCO looks at why post-winter grounds


maintenance is a health and safety priority. REGULARS


WHAT’S NEW All the latest news and product releases from the


FM world.


10 QUESTIONS WITH… In each issue we ask an FM professional the


Tomorrow’s FM 10 Questions. This month we spoke to Nigel Howe, Senior Project Manager, The British Institute of Cleaning Science (BICSc).


FEATURES


THE FACILITIES EVENT RETURNS With a new home alongside The Workplace Event,


one of the UK’s biggest exhibitions for facilities managers is back. Here’s all the essential information you need.


30DESIGNING FOR WELLBEING Interiors can shape the health, happiness and


performance of occupants, says Lucy Cromwell, specialist writer and contributor to Tomorrow's FM. So, what are the key steps to consider when boosting your building’s credentials?


ENERGY MANAGEMENT & SUSTAINABILITY 32


THE RISE OF GRID-INTERACTIVE BUILDINGS


Grid-interactive buildings are helping to transform energy management, offering greater flexibility and efficiency by balancing and optimising energy loads to reduce the strain on the grid, particularly at peak times, says Don Dulchinos, Director of Market Facilitation at the OpenADR Alliance.


TECHNOLOGY & AI 34TAKING THE HEADACHE OUT OF FM 38ENGAGING WITH THE TECH FM is to be seen as a strategic partner rather than


a necessary overhead, transparency has to be designed into the operating model itself, says Alistair Scott, Founding Director, Integrated Estate Management (IEM).


Stuart Hands from Tork manufacturer Essity, looks


at the many ways in which technology is becoming more user-friendly and accessible – and asks whether people’s appreciation of it is growing.


HEALTH, SAFETY & WELLBEING 40THE FM ROLE IN DISASTER RECOVERY HOTELS & HOSPITALITY 22THE FIGHT AGAINST UNWANTED GUESTS


This spring, facilities managers should be prioritising pest management, says Paul Bates, Managing Director of Cleankill Pest Control, as he looks at reactive versus preventative measures hotels can take.


26DISPOSING STRATEGICALLY Rachel Houghton, Managing Director of Business


Moves Group, examines how storage costs are draining budgets and why hospitality FM teams need better furniture disposal pathways.


DESIGN & INTERIORS 28FURNITURE PROCUREMENT: LESS FIXED, MORE FLEXIBLE


Fluid Furniture explains why agile workspaces depend on rental and leasing models.


04 | TOMORROW’S FM twitter.com/TomorrowsFM FRAMEWORK Why are the first 48 hours after disaster strikes


the most critical for FM teams, asks Hein Hemke, MD of BELFOR UK.


44THE FM’S ACCESS EQUIPMENT DECISION


Francis Camilleri, Technical Director at T.B. Davies and Chair of the British Standards Institution committee, offers a practical framework to help FM teams make confident, compliant access equipment choices.


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