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Early-bird savings You can now secure your tickets for the ThinkFM conference – brought to you by BIFM with headline sponsor Workplace Law. Taking place on Tuesday 13 May at Kings Place, London, ThinkFM will be focused on ‘The workplace and beyond: facilities management’s impact on business, the economy and society’. The conference will now offer one stream of dedicated content that addresses how successful facilities management (FM) can impact not just the financial and productivity performance of businesses but also their social agendas. It will also look further at the wider influence that FM has on the economy and society. Facilities management must raise its strategic profile within business by ensuring its alignment to and enablement of business objectives, this conference will support FMs in hearing how to engage on these levels but also for business leaders in demonstrating how FM can form a key component in meeting business goals. Speakers will cover topics around workplace, education, healthcare, energy and infrastructure. View the agenda at www.thinkfm.com/ programme. Daisy McAndrew, former chief political correspondent and economics editor for ITV News, will chair the conference and spark debates with our expert speakers. The conference will be covered by ITN Productions, with selected content to be used in the upcoming BIFM TV programme. ThinkFM will host the premiere of BIFM TV, which will be shown for the first time during the evening drinks reception.
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Daisy McAndrew (below) will chair the ThinkFM conference on 13 May
Select speakers include: ● Peter Cheese, chief executive, Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development ● Chris Kane, CEO, BBC Commercial Projects ● Lord Redesdale, CEO of the Energy Managers Association, the Carbon Management Association. and the Low Energy Company ● Prof John Hinks, global head of innovation, corporate real estate and facilities management at Zurich Insurance BIFM and Workplace Law members can secure their place for just £299+VAT if they book in the early-bird period (ending 14 March). Non BIFM-members are welcome to attend ThinkFM for £349+VAT if they are an early bird. There are also special
discounted rates available for CIPD members, BIFM volunteers, charity employees, students and unemployed delegates. Full details are available through www.thinkfm.com/book. New for 2014 The ThinkFM mobile app will help you navigate the conference and enhance your visit with detailed speaker and session information, delegate networking opportunities and sponsor profiles, making ThinkFM a sustainable paperless conference. Search ‘ThinkFM’ on the app store. Confirm your place now for ThinkFM 2014 at www.thinkfm. com/book. i For further details visit www. thinkfm.com or contact BIFM at thinkfm@bifm.org.uk or call +44 (0)1279 712 640. @ThinkFM. If you are interested in getting involved with ThinkFM through sponsorship please contact Mark Nicholas, mark. nicholas@bifm.org.uk, +44 (0)1279 712 630.
BIFM AWARDS
Entries open The BIFM awards are the pinnacle of excellence in facilities management. Entering gives you the chance to be recognised for everything you, your team, your
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project or your organisation has brought to the FM profession and beyond in the following categories: ● Excellence in Customer Service Demonstrating effective solutions that are sustainable, customer and business-driven. ● Excellence in Product Development All products are considered with equal merit from the simplest and cheapest to the most technically advanced. ● Facilities Manager of the Year Recognising outstanding personal and professional performance in FM. ● FM Excellence in a Major Project A project that makes a significant contribution to almost every aspect of an organisation’s operating style, affecting the majority of employees. ● FM Service Provider of the Year Recognising outstanding service delivery and excellence. There will be an award for an SME provider and an award for a large organisation. ● Impact on Organisation and Workplace Working environments which are functional and desirable, making a positive contribution towards job satisfaction and productivity. ● In-House FM Team of the Year Recognising the outstanding contributions made by a team in organisations, large or small. ● Innovation in the Use of Technology and Systems Recognising the best technology innovation in FM – it can be simple and inexpensive or the most complicated rationalisation. ● Learning and Career Development Recognising FM organisations or internal FM teams which can provide demonstrable commitment to improving their FM people. ● Profound Impact The profound impact created and delivered through FM best www.fm-world.co.uk
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