How Facilities Management will deliver a smaller, better, and greener Government
Our clients at LCMB, and others within the FM sector appreciate how the quality of FM services can impact productivity, sustainability, and health and safety. Facilities Management teams keep our people and buildings safe and efficient, often with guidance and methods governed by law. However, until November 2022, the UK Government have never had their […]
Plan for the worst, and hope for the best! – Dealing with Covid and our ‘new normal’
Since March we have been supporting our clients to manage the immediate impact of COVID. This has included supporting our NHS clients to programme manage and reconfigure their estates to manage the initial COVID wave of patients, reprepare workplaces for the safe return of staff and university estates for the return of students. As we […]
Webinar 15/10/20 – Estates strategies for a post COVID world
We are in the transition period to a ‘new normal’ which is due to continue for the foreseeable future, and therefore this webinar will set out how to implement the real estate lessons learnt during the COVID crisis. John O’Brien, will be running a webinar “Estate strategies for a post covid world”. John will present […]
Our Ultimate Guide to the Productive Workplace
Having people in the office is something most managers are striving for, but if they are not being productive it is just ‘bums on seats’. So, what can you do to ensure that your workplace environment is not only safe but is also a space which generates motivation and #productivity in your staff? Many people […]
Our Ultimate Guide to Improving Higher Education Performance Through Estates Management
Universities and other higher education organisations have a great deal of real estate in the form of student buildings and accommodation. But did you know, careful management of these buildings and estates can have much more further-reaching benefits than you think. Through rigorous #estatesmanagement, the buildings can be used to their best advantage which means […]
Managing a Safe Return to Our Workplaces
Until there is a vaccine for #Covid19, there will remain a hybrid-workforce with some staff members working from home and others working in the office. However, it is a great time for employers to consider how to ensure there is a #safereturntowork which is safe for staff, adheres to #socialdistancing and still provides an effective […]
Webinar – Estate strategies for a post COVID world, 15th October 2020
John O’Brien, Founder and MD will present “Estate strategies for a post covid world” & development of more agile property models The webinar will be on Thursday 15th October at 11am. During this webinar we’ll look to the new normal and how to implement the real estate lessons learnt during the COVID crisis. […]
UK Higher Education is in very rude health, how can estates and facilities teams help keep it there? Part 2: Our thoughts and recommendations
Our previous blog highlighted that no matter how you look at it, all measures suggest UK Higher Education is in very good health. But there are risks, and we identified the storm clouds on the horizon to which HEIs will need to respond if they are to maintain this success. Overall, HE estates and facilities […]
UK Higher Education is in very rude health, how can estates and facilities teams help keep it there? Part 1
With four of the worlds top ten universities, the UK is batting way, way above its size as a nation. No matter how you look at it, all measures suggest that UK Higher Education is in very good health. HE Performance 2017-18 – 2.34 million students studied at UK Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), with 0.14 million […]
Government Emissions Targets – Realistic?
In the same week, both the Conservative government and the Labour shadow Cabinet have announced plans for net-zero carbon emissions targets – though with considerably different deadlines. In May, we predicted an update to the target when we answered our featured “Ask Our Experts” question. Whilst Theresa May announced a proposal for a 2050 target (amending […]