Podcasts & video

There’s a paradox about facilities management that has been wrestled with since the origins of the sector. On the one hand, the FM industry grows by looking after operational and more organisational elements. This…

As we head towards summer 2024, it’s easy to forget just how different work life was during the pandemic. For those fortunate enough not to have been permanently affected by Covid-19, the sequence of…

What’s your reaction to the word ‘security’? Perhaps it triggers thoughts of guards outside shops and buildings. Or maybe the queue before you get to purchase duty free bargains in the airport. The truth…

For many of us, former Vice President Al Gore’s 2006 documentary, An Inconvenient Truth, was the first time the risks of climate change really registered. Gore skilfully used scientific evidence to illustrate the …

The podcast launches on Monday 26 February 2024.

We’ve all seen it – single-use plastics piling up in the office, only to end up in general waste or incineration facilities. Coffee cups, plastic bottles, takeaway food packaging… that’s a lot of plastic…

Back in the 1990s, chess grandmaster, Garry Kasparov, faced IBM’s Deep Blue computer. It was the classic battle of strategic skill. But with a twist. This time, the contest was between man and machine….

We’ve all become familiar with ‘unprecedented’ times. And when it comes to the energy market, it’s the best way to describe the volatility we’ve been seeing. Even now, we’re only just startin…

What learning is Facilities Management taking from the automotive industry? How is virtual reality equipping our engineers with the knowledge to deliver that all-important first-time fix? And how are Mitie reducing …