EPH FM ERA

“New ways of working: for the fi rst six months of 2023, we will be piloting a nine-day working fortnight at Larch. This means that we will take every second Friday as a non-working Friday, and will work longer on the other days. We have found that clients rarely request meetings on Fridays, and we think this will improve the life balance of our team.”

NOW ENCOURAGING TWITTER WORKERS TO DO SO IN PLACES WHERE OFFICES ARE BEING CLOSED

“Last year Pareto Facilities Management Ltd launched a scheme for all employees that gives flexibility around work to donate blood. I’m delighted to say that I’m hooked and now commit to give blood every three months. Just finished my second donation. And the best thing... the free snacks!”

DIRECTOR OF PARETO FM

“My thinking on the Future of Work is broad but two themes are key for me:

1There is NO office ‘amenity’ more valuable than the choice to go there or not.

2We must consider how to bring work to people, not people to work.”

DAVE CAIRNS, SENIOR VICE-PRESIDENT OF OFFICE LEASING AT CBRE CANADA, DRIVES HOME IMPORTANT POINTS ABOUT THE FUTURE OF WORK, CALLING FOR BUSINESSES TO CHALLENGE AND STRESS TEST THESE TWO ASSUMPTIONS

“Electric vehicles are an important, but often overlooked, component of net zero strategy for many businesses. Commercial fleets will be a key element in meeting carbon reduction targets in line with net zero agendas and driving EV adoption rates at scale and speed.”

PWC DIRECTOR DERRICK TATE ON THE IMPORTANCE OF FLEET MANAGEMENT FOR DECARBONISATION GOALS

“A call to organisations everywhere: Outsource experience. You want a great meal – go to a great restaurant. You want to watch a new movie – go to the cinema. You want the atmosphere of a major sporting event – go to the game. You want access to all of the world’s music – sign up to Spotify. You want a great workspace experience – work in a place where workspace experience IS the service. Outsource it. You do it for almost every other experiential element of your life.”

JOHN PREECE, CHIEF PROPERTY OFFICE AT HUB AUSTRALIA, SAYS TO LET THE EXPERTS TAKE CARE OF YOUR NEEDS

“It may seem obvious, but end user ‘happiness’ should always rank high on the list of outcomes when designing space where they’ll be expected to perform/produce”

JOSEPH K, SENIOR PROJECT MANAGER OF GLOBAL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION AT TWITTER, PROVIDES A USEFUL REMINDER FOR ANYONE MANAGING A WORKPLACE

“I’ve been volunteering for BIFM/IWFM for 11 years, having joined the South West committee in January 2012. I can honestly say that I have loved every minute and it has given me so much in return. I believe it’s helped shape my career thus far and given me a network of contacts and friends I simply wouldn’t have had.”

ESTATES AND FM

CONSULTANT NICK FOX REFLECTING ON MORE THAN A DECADE OF SERVICE TO THE IWFM, HAVING HOSTED HIS FIRST BIFM SOUTH WEST EVENT IN 2013