Business organisation
News
| 10 Jun 2008 | BIFM launches FM Taxonomy BIFM has produced a facilities management taxonomy to help members and the wider facilities management community structure their understanding of the scope of the field. |
| 4 Jun 2008 | FM service quality survey BIFM is supporting Investment Property Databank (IPD) in a joint initiative with University College London to define and measure FM service quality. |
| 28 Apr 2008 | Small FM firms say YES  The former head of FM at the Co-op has joined forces with three FM business owners to help small firms win FM contracts. |
| 8 Feb 2008 | Operon secures top BSI standard Operon has been to be awarded the PAS 99 certification by the British Standards Institution (BSI). |
| 1 Feb 2008 | FM on the radio Facilities management got some national radio exposure last weekend on Radio 4’s ‘The Bottom Line’ with Evan Davis. |
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Analysis
| 29 May 2008 | Lean-looking Compass serves up a business lesson as inflation bites Food price inflation seems to be the latest cause célèbre about which economic commentators are becoming hot under the collar. |
| 29 Apr 2008 | Confidence dips lower as downturn leaves no sector immune from gloom The credit crunch has bitten hard and, like a dog with a bone, it’s going to take some time to prise off its vice-like grip. |
| 17 Apr 2008 | BA looks to restore reputation after feeling bite of T5 ‘teething trouble’ As I discussed in this column recently reputations in the City are hard won and very easily lost and the market tends to have a long memory when it comes to forgiving indiscretions. |
| 7 Mar 2008 | Ambitious Carillion still flying high despite post-takeover turbulence Carillion’s acquisition of Alfred McAlpine, which completed in early February, was not without controversy. |
| 7 Feb 2008 | Outsourcing might not be perfect but alternatives are not in great supply They say that familiarity breeds contempt, and in much the same way success can lead to sniping and attempts to pick holes in practices that ostensibly work very well. |
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Articles
| 23 Jul 2008 | Market value Theorist Milan Kundera once said: “Business has only two basic functions: marketing and innovation. Marketing and innovation produce results. All the rest are costs.” |
| 24 Jun 2008 | Next in line If you want something done, give it to a busy person. And Iain Murray, who takes on the mantle of institute chair next month, has plenty on his to-do list. |
| 29 May 2008 | Where we want to be If the BIFM was a terrible teenager when FM World was born four years ago, then it is now starting to crystallise into a sophisticated twenty-something. |
| 29 Apr 2008 | Alphabetical disorder Does your company adopt the A-B-C approach? |
| 16 Apr 2008 | Cracking the code As many in the facilities management world within the UK, and in particular those that have been intimately involved with the BIFM since its establishment in 1993, the establishment of a new professional discipline does not just happen. |
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Events
| 9 - 10 Sep 2008 | Understanding & Managing Building Services (Code 809FLPS) |
| 11 Sep 2008 | The benefits of Mobile Working Technologies and its Benefits within the FM Sector |
| 16 - 17 Sep 2008 | Health & Safety Regulations, Responsibilities & Risk Assessments (Code 809HSA) |
| 16 - 18 Sep 2008 | Understanding FM Foundation course (Code 809UFMF) |
| 18 Sep 2008 | Personal Effectiveness Skills (Code 809PEF) |
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Documents
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Audio Visual Sep-07 |
Dr James Bellini at BIFM AGM 2007 Presentation by Dr James Bellini on 'Tipping Points' delivered before the BIFM's 2007 AGM |
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Reports Aug-07 |
Business Plan for 2007/08 The Business Plan for the International Group
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Supplements Jun-07 |
FM2007 Challenges & Opportunities in the FM Sector Results of a joint research investigation by the BIFM and accountants and business advisers BDO Stoy Hayward |
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Guides & Briefings May-07 |
A Guide to the BIFM Website A Word Doc which guides you to the useful part of the Website
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Reference documents Feb-07 |
Code of Conduct and Confidentiality The code governing your representitives
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