‘Facilities Management’
A Buildingtalk guide
Start with the news release
Infoterra online geographical asset management from
Infoterra , which we summarised at the time by saying "Infoterra has partnered with Stanfords Business Mapping to develop a cost-effective new geographical asset management system - Stanfords GIS - for organisations managing property portfolios.".
Several months prior to that,
we featured the news release Win business in growing social housing sector from
Windowbase: "Latest social housing specifiers database update is now available from Windowbase.".
In November 2008, we covered the news from Gleeds
- take a look at Gleeds completes major health project in Somerset
which says: "Gleeds has successfully completed the GBP14.3 million Frome Community Hospital project.".
Take a look also at the news release from Stokvis Energy Systems, New ultra low NOx Stokvis boiler,
as well as RoofSURE to help reduce carbon emissions from RoofSURE,
and Burlington helps restore historic Wentworth Castle from Burlington Slate.
Latest stories...
Elkay double win at Electrical Industry Awards (November 2008)
Elkay Electrical scooped two of the top awards at The Electrical Industry Awards 2008, sponsored by the Electrical Times and recently held in London.
UKCSA tops new cast stone standard (November 2008)
Cast stone produced by UKCSA members surpasses the requirements of the new BS 1217: 2008 standard.
60th station upgraded by Tube Lines (November 2008)
Queensbury station on the Jubilee line is now the 60th station to be upgraded by Tube Lines since 2003 after reaching practical completion this week.
New triple certification boost for STATS (November 2008)
Consultancy firm STATS is celebrating a 'triple certification' for internationally-recognised standards in environmental management, quality assurance and health and safety procedures.
AMA report provides major market review (November 2008)
UK ventilation, air conditioning and non-domestic heating market, estimated to be worth some GBP1.4 billion, having increased by an estimated 4% in 2006-2007.
New version of Bruel and Kjaer Predictor software (November 2008)
Environmental noise mapping is now much simpler with sound and vibration expert, Bruel and Kjaer's new Predictor 7810 software.
Painting programme chooses Dulux Trade Paints (November 2008)
South Kesteven District Council trialled various paint manufactures during its cyclical maintenance programmes, and now have specified Dulux Trade products as the sole brand to be used.
How Local Authorities can meet SWMP regulations (November 2008)
Digbits director Marcus Clay reports on how Local Authorities can work closely with the construction industry to help meet SWMP regulations and cut costs.
Further reading
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Facilities Management market grows in 2008
UK Facilities Management market is set to reach a value of GBP 28 billion in 2008, according to MTW Research
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Facilities Management Outsourcing Market UK
New AMA report provides a major strategic review of the UK Facilities Management market .
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