The SEFM Blog

How to Choose the Right Facilties Manager In today's competitive business environment, choosing the right facilities management partner is crucial when it comes to optimising efficiency, productivity, and cost efficiency in your workplace. Whether you are searching for your first facilities manager, or looking to switch providers, its equally important to carefully consider the decision. A strong partnership, built on trust, will ensure that you can focus entirely on your core business activities, and not waste any of your time worrying about your facility.

How Has Facilities Management Evolved? In today's technology-driven environment, Facilities Managment is an important aspect of running a successful and smooth business operation, however, has this always been the case? As the complexity of buildings and their systems has advanced, Facilities Management has too, and within this blogpost, we will outline how it has changed throughout the ages, and how it may change into the future.

Why You Need a Facilities Manager When it comes to the daily operations of running a business and managing a commercial property, it can be easy to overlook details, or not even know that they require attention (not knowing what is required to make your building compliant and the legal requirements). Its only once something goes wrong that these things become apparent, and in some instances legal implications can apply. This is where a Facilities Manager comes in. This blog post will help clarify the role of a facilities manager, and why you may benefit from having a team of dedicated professionals help you run your facility.

Soft FM & Hard FM? Facilities management is an integral part of any optimal workspace, responsible for maintaining efficiency, cost effectiveness, and comfort within your business. Although facilities management covers a wide range of services (click here to learn more!), it generally comes in two forms; Soft Facilities Management (Soft FM), and Hard Facilities Management (Hard FM). Put simply: Facilties Management is Hard on the outside, and Soft on the inside!