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BESA: Government strategy highlights FM’s value
The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has welcomed the government’s first comprehensive strategy for facilities management (FM). Facilities Management Strategy 2022-2030 sets out an eight-year plan to improve the performance of the government’s estate of almost 140,000 buildings, which currently generates an annual FM bill of over £13 bn – 18% of the total UK market. The government acknowledged on publishing the strategy that ‘long- term under-investment’, and ‘inconsistent and varied approaches’, meant many of its buildings had deteriorated to the point where functionality was becoming affected. The Office of Government Property Function (GPF), a part of the Cabinet Office, said its new FM strategy should ensure that government offices had a ‘positive impact on productivity, leading to better recruitment and retention of talented people’. The Strategy calls for all public sector organisations to produce a consistent asset register, and be aware of the condition and maintenance requirements of each of their buildings. It also promotes better use of operating data to support procurement decisions, greater transparency around mandatory and statutory maintenance to support
Hamworthy’s first ever air source heat pump launched
safety and compliance, and targets aligned to the government’s sustainability goals. “Contracts must deliver societal, as well as financial, benefits, and FM must demonstrate the value it provides to all stakeholders and society,” the GPF explained. BESA, which created and manages the
industry FM standard, SFG20, is one of a group of organisations working with the government to standardise data gathering, management, and sharing, across project supply chains, to improve lifecycle costing, carbon assessment, and digitally-led maintenance. “This strategy’s publication is a timely reminder of the importance of FM work, which contributes over £65 bn to the national economy every year, and plays a crucial role in improving working and living conditions for millions of people,” said SFG20 MD, Kirsty Cogan.
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Hamworthy Heating’s first ever air source heat pump was recently launched at Mercedes-Benz World in Weybridge in Surrey, where guests had the opportunity to ‘get hands-on’ with the new system. The British manufacturer and supplier of commercial heating and hot water products says the Tyneham Heat Pump ‘offers superb operational reliability and outstanding performance’. It said: “The monobloc air source heat pump features a co- efficiency of performance rating of up to 4.85, to provide efficient, low- carbon heating. It is also lightweight and compact. The seven models boast six nominal outputs of between 14 and 70 kW, which can also be cascaded to achieve higher outputs in larger installations. Incorporating an inverter control compressor to accurately match the heat demand, R32 refrigerant also offers a low global warming potential.” During the launch event, Chris
Caton, Product director – Commercial, at Groupe Atlantic UK, ROI & North America, gave a presentation in Brooklands Hall covering the decarbonisation of heating, and the diversity of products and technologies on the market, including electrification, heat networks, and hydrogen. He also focused on strategy, policy, and funding.
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