Grease and degreasers: what you need to know

Grease and degreasers: what you need to know

  Most commercial kitchens share one thing in common: grease. Grease and oil build-up on floors, walls, appliances, and countertops are an unpleasant fact in commercial kitchens. “This poses several risks for restaurants, cafeterias, and food manufacturing facilities,” according to Lee Chen, President and COO of ProNatural Brands, manufacturers of citric acid cleaning solutions Among…

Social value measurement tool receives critical update for 2022

Social value measurement tool receives critical update for 2022

The widely recognised social value measurement tool, the National TOMs has been refreshed and updated to reflect the ever changing needs of organisations in operation today. The National TOMs is an evidence-led social value measurement framework originally launched in 2017 in partnership with the National Social Value Taskforce. It has since become a standard toolkit…

Clean tech

Clean tech

  We look at the contribution collaborative robots or ‘cobots’ can make to efficiency and manpower in cleaning services and how automation is revolutionising how FMs manage their cleaning regimes Collaborative robots, known as ‘cobots’, designed to work alongside human employees, have seen a marked surge in use over the past 18 months, with more…

How Early Occupant Engagement Leads to More Suitable Spaces

How Early Occupant Engagement Leads to More Suitable Spaces

A recent project illustrates how engaging users about how they’ll use the space early in the design process pays huge dividends down the road in terms of occupant satisfaction. Two years after the COVID-19 virus began spreading globally, occupation of commercial office space has been reduced by many tenants in favor of remote and flexible…