Facilities Management:

What is it? Does it matter?

Author: Mark WhittakerDate: Wednesday 3rd June 2015

What is Facilities Management?

“Facilities management is the integration of processes within an organisation to maintain and develop the agreed services which support and improve the effectiveness of its primary activities”.

  (CEN the European Committee for Standardisation)

Facilities management encompasses multi-disciplinary activities within the built environment and the management of their impact upon people and the workplace.

It contributes to the delivery of strategic and operational objectives. On a day-to day level, effective facilities management provides a safe and efficient working environment, which is essential to the performance of any business – whatever its size and scope.

The basics

What is at the core of Facilities Management?

"A profession that encompasses multiple disciplines to ensure functionality of the built environment by integrating people, place, process and technology."

People

Process

Technology

Place

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What do FM’s do?

Cost-cutting initiatives of the 1970s and 1980s led organisations began to outsource ‘non-core’ services

Integration of the planning and management of a wide range of services both ‘hard’ (e.g. building fabric) and ‘soft’ (e.g. catering, cleaning, security, mailroom, and health & safety) to achieve better quality and economies of scale

Formation of the BIFM in 1993, followed by the development of specialised training and a qualification

Step-change with the Private Finance Initiative (now Public Private Partnerships), becoming an integral part of large-scale projects to manage, replace, and upgrade the country’s infrastructure and public service facilities. This new approach was swiftly followed in the private sector and abroad.

History of FM

Who are the major UK FM players?

“The facilities management (FM) market is predicted to rise £10.7bn to £117bn by 2017, from a 2012 value of £106.3bn”

“The continued trend towards outsourcing is expected to ensure future growth opportunities for facilities management companies, with bundled services and integrated solutions, in particular showing the strongest growth potential.

However, increased price competition, and with clients adopting a “more for less” attitude, can be expected to restrict a stronger value development

Current Market Size

“Mintel's Facilities Management UK 2014 report projects a bright future for the industry, with growth in demand forecast for the next five years”

Current Market Size

What is FM to an organisation?

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B.I.M. & FM

A.I.C.

Common FM Acronyms

CAFM – Computer Aided Facilities Management

CMMS- Computerised Maintenance Management Software

IPD – Integrated Project Delivery

EHS – Environmental, Health and Safety

Can FM Help the Design & Construction Process?

Can FM Help the Design & Construction Process?

And Finally……Do keep in touch

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Questions & Answers