As I was walking my son to school this morning, we were greeted with a wintery outlook. After days of rain the weather appears to be taking a turn for the worse. Every year I am always taken a little by surprise by how short autumn seems and how quickly winter arrives. With that in mind, it always helps to have a comprehensive winter maintenance plan in place before the inclement weather hits. Here are a few of our key winter planning tips: Identify areas of your site which w

As we are all aware first impressions of your business count. Thoughts often fall to signage cleaning and well maintained grounds but something which is sometimes overlooked is the cleaning of your car park, forecourt or even the pavement on the approach to your business. Cleaning the car park and external areas of your business can make a huge impact if done well, so how to do this effectively? Remove moss, weeds and sweep the surface The first thing which needs addressing i

For most of us, spending a third of our day at our place of work is the norm, being influenced and impacted by our surrounding environment. Whilst we all obsess about the cleanliness of our homes, often little attention is paid to our workplace to detrimental effect. Below are our top reasons why you should be making cleaning a priority in your business: Health of your employees Sick employee's aren't available to work or those that do attend work will often be much less prod

We have all the seen it. the images of well-designed, interactive and engaging work spaces from the likes of Innocent Drinks, Red Bull and the Macquarie Group driving us to search for the golden ticket when it comes to high performance work space. Unfortunately there is no simple hack to a high performance interior and instead they derive from a clear understanding of your company’s organisation and goals. There is no one size fits all policy. As a facilities manager you are

Every maintenance and engineering manager will have faced the issue at some point in their career of aging flat roofs that are starting to leak or a cracked building façade just out of reach. These tell tale signs often show signs of hard to access and major problems that have not been addressed for years – if ever. Gathering information on these problems with a drone replaces a time consuming and often dangerous process. Just as infrared technology appealed to facilities man

As a facilities manager, you will face a vast amount of demands to ensure your business stays compliant. Maintaining a compliant electrical testing programme is just one of those demands you need to stay on top of – ensuring that your employees, the business and public are kept safe. With health and safety regulations becoming more stringent and insurance companies demanding more rigorous conditions before offering you cover, it is important you stay up to date with the curre

What are the benefits of LED Lighting in Schools? Over the past year or so, the demand for LED lighting has significantly increased at AC IFM. LED lighting has many benefits over traditional lighting, not to mention the energy savings and reduced maintenance costs due to their seven-year warranty and we have seen installs in businesses up and down the country. So, what about in schools? Getting the lighting right in a school is essential for the wellbeing of its students and

Did you know the legionella bacteria has only been known to science since the 1970’s? Back in July 1976 people attending a convention of the American Legion were struck down by a “mystery disease” where 34 people died. The following year the cause of the outbreak was identified as a certain type of pathogenic bacteria which was subsequently named “legionella” and the pneumonia like disease “Legionnaires’ disease”. Since that initial outbreak there have been several high-profi