𝐊𝐞𝐦𝐢 𝐁𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐜𝐡’𝐬 𝐍𝐞𝐭 𝐙𝐞𝐫𝐨 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐞𝐜𝐡: 𝐀 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐨𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐓𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲?
Yesterday, we all saw the sensational headlines about Kemi Badenoch’s net zero speech. Intrigued, last night I took the time to watch her speech and
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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.
How do we cope with the aftermath of “Trussonomics”?
The UK government’s failed experiment with “Trussonomics” over the last few weeks, has seen us go from a dash for growth with major tax giveaways
Phew, what a scorcher!
Whatever you can say about Boris’s reign as Prime Minister, he was anything but boring. We are down to two candidates in the race to
Should your organisation be investing in indoor air quality sensors?
Partly accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, many clients have now invested in air quality monitoring technology and we’re seeing an increasing range of use-cases. In
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Over the past couple of months along with managing projects for our clients, we’ve been busy refurbing our new office. This is a bit of
How to improve asset management in the residential sector
Prior to joining LCMB, I worked in the Residential Housing Sector for 10 years. The last eight of which were focused on the retirement sector,
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For many years, business strategy has been dominated by profit maximisation and market share domination and today, these traditional notions still impact much of the
The Megatrends that will impact your workplaces, buildings and estates in 2022
Looking back on 2021 and 2020 who could have predicted COVID-19 and the impact it would have on all our lives So perhaps I’m setting
Net Zero Is Changing The Way We Do Business
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How to manage a Safe and Productive Return to Work
A difference of opinions has been evident since the majority of COVID-19 restrictions were lifted on 19 July. Many people are relieved, keen to get
Building Back A Better Future In The Workplace
As the Government start lifting restrictions, finally we can start returning to the workplace. But let’s not return to our old ways. We need a
Net Zero Carbon: How We Achieve It?
By now, you will have likely heard the terms “net zero” and “carbon neutrality”. But what do they mean? Net zero refers to balancing the
COVID-19 – Emerging from devastation into a safe, smarter future
2021 has begun with a swing back to extremely high levels of COVID-19 transmissions and tragically more deaths. With daily news about the terrible strain
Our look to the year ahead
Looking back on 2020, I ask myself who could have predicted the monumental events that we have seen. I certainly didn’t. No-one foresaw that the
Keep on planning for the worst and hoping for the best!
In last month’s blog, I suggested that the old military adage ‘Plan for the worst and hope for the best’ was a sensible approach to
Improving Productivity In the Workplace
#Productivity in the workplace is often mistaken for ‘how much work can you squeeze out of your employees in smallest amount of time’ when in
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
Productivity is well being (and vice versa!)
Whilst browsing social media recently, I found myself reading the Siemen’s remote working policy which I think is a masterpiece! A policy which encourages more
