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Bruce Donald, UK and Ireland Sales Manager at SimonsVoss, discusses the benefits modern, non-invasive access solutions can offer heritage sites and the part they play in securing historic environments In the intricate world of heritage site management, facility managers face an increasingly complex challenge: how to secure these historical architectural treasures in an era of…

By Jonathan Ling, Legal and HR Director at JLA As JLA’s sustainability strategy lead, I take accountability for driving down emissions across our entire value chain. This means I’ve seen first-hand how much influence FMs can have – not just in managing day-to-day operations, but in shaping the long-term environmental impact of their organisations. With…

Between the impacts of tariffs, return-to-office mandates, aging infrastructure, and an understaffed workforce, there is undoubtedly much on the minds of facilities managers right now. But which aspects of the job take up the most mental space? A new “Voice of the Facility Manager” report from MRI Software surveyed FMs to gauge top trends and…

Business Roundtable will collaborate with companies, outside experts and non-profit groups to develop tools to help close the talent gap in trades.   July 9, 2025 Many maintenance and engineering managers have struggled for years to effectively staff their departments as the pool of qualified, interested candidates for front-line technician jobs in institutional and commercial facilities…

Advantages of probiotic cleaning include fewer resistant genes and cost savings through decreased antibiotic use. We have entered a new era in reducing or eliminating pathogens on semi-critical surfaces in the near-patient environment. For over a decade, researchers across Europe have been exploring a biological alternative for hospital surface cleaning — probiotic-based cleaning. This method…

 To call attention to vehicle theft and urge owners and operators to take preventive steps to keep their vehicles and equipment safe, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) observes National Vehicle Theft Prevention Month each July. Equipment theft disrupts access to critical machinery, delays vital infrastructure projects, drives up costs,…