23 Aug Adler & Allan gains Varec certification
Posted at 10:08h in Defence
We are proud to announce that Adler & Allan is Varec certified. Varec has been a leading innovator in the petroleum and chemical sectors for over eight decades – working with industry leaders to pioneer inventory tank gauging instrumentation and fuels management systems for total asset visibility and control. We recently sent a team of…
16 May How Consolidating Suppliers Can Make FMs More Resilient
Posted at 14:05h
In my last article I discussed the growing importance of PPM in the defence sector and how in light of the Oroville Dam’s failings, resilience has clearly never been more important in protecting critical infrastructure from increasingly severe risks. However, while there are a whole host of solutions and services designed to mitigate the impacts…
24 Feb UK data centres must be protected to meet growing demand.
Posted at 15:02h
Data centres have a pretty important role to play in the smooth running of the modern world, keeping businesses running, protecting sensitive information and making sure general infrastructure remains operational. Just as we rely on electricity, gas and water, systems relying on data centres are simply expected to ‘be there’ at all times and this…
4 Jan The Dangers of Fragmented Supplier Bases In Facilities Management
Posted at 14:01h
As technological, economic, and environmental risks continue to grow in both severity and frequency, it’s becoming increasingly clear that many UK organisations need to develop their resilience measures. While recent floods and the eye-opening flood resilience review perfectly demonstrate this need for more focussed investment in protective measures, flood protection is just one of many…
16 Nov What Today’s Risk Means For Facilities Management and Specialist Service Providers
Posted at 13:11h
Those of you that have read through my most recent posts will notice there’s been a clear emphasis on risk. To be more specific, you’re likely to have noticed that I’ve been focusing heavily on the increasing frequency and severity of flood risks, the growing vulnerabilities caused by infrastructural inter dependency, and the vital role…
7 Nov How FM Companies Can Increase Value To Organisations
Posted at 16:11h
Facilities Management is in the midst of a significant transformation. While it remains an industry largely driven by cost reduction, FMs and their clients are finally beginning to realise that there are many drawbacks to this penny-pinching model. This is further supported by FMs’ changing approaches to outsourcing. Traditionally, outsourcing has been seen as a…