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The Road to 2030: essential insights for facilities managers

What’s your FM strategy for the next five years? In JLA’s new white paper, The Road to 2030, we offer critical insight and practical steps to help you make better decisions on sustainability, hybrid working, automation, AI, and more. Download it now to get the inside track, and get ahead.

Tackling FM challenges – what’s in our white paper?

 Sustainability goals

Getting to grips with Scope 3 emissions, new standards, and more sustainable operations.

 Evolving workspaces

Return-to-office trends, collaborative working and FM’s role in health and productivity.

Digital transformation

Exploring how data insights, automation and AI will streamline the ways we work.

Staying compliant

How you can be prepared in a fast-changing regulatory landscape.

Ready to future-proof your estate? Get our free white paper now. https://fmj.us3.list-manage.com/track/click

Create the office of the future

Discover how to create workspaces that meet the demands of our current and future workforce, with our FREE guide,
How facilities and workplace managers can shape the office of the future.
Are you looking to encourage more employees into the office? Or improve their experience overall? If so, this guide provides insights and the tools you need to ensure your environment meets the changing nature of employee preferences, employer requests, and evolving styles of work. It delves into:
  • The need for the workplace reset – the past few years have reshaped how and where we work, meaning offices must be reimagined to function as connected ecosystems that meet a whole host of new demands
  • Using AI to design and manage smart workspaces
  • The practical tools FMs need to create the office of the future 

Download your FREE guide todayand get started with re-imagining your workplace to make it fit for the future. https://fmj.us3.list-manage.com/track/click?

Reach out to Matrix Booking for further information.

What’s new at C⁠⁠-⁠TEC?

Here’s an overview of what’s new at C⁠-⁠TEC, the UK’s largest independent manufacturer of fire alarm, evacuation alert, disabled refuge, call communication and hearing loop systems.

Smoke it out!

Want to gain a greater understanding of some of the industry’s hot topics? Our research-based white papers can help! We’ve just added a new one that discusses the different methods of testing smoke detectors and reviews whether they comply with the service and maintenance requirements of the new BS 5839-1: 2025.

Download https://c-tec.com/info/c-tec-white-papers

Interconnecting Fire Alarm Systems in Multiple Occupancy Dwellings

A white paper that looks at the problems with, and solutions to, the Interconnection of domestic and commercial fire detection and alarm systems in multiple occcupancy dwellings and apartment blocks.

Critical alert

AlertBuddy, our new deaf person’s fire alarm alert system, is available to order today. A must-have for hotels & other residential facilities, AlertBuddy maximises the chances of alerting and waking people who are hearing impaired by flashing, emitting a 75dBA at 1m tone and activating a vibrating pillow pad when it hears a fire alarm sounding.

Find out more https://news1.tri-media-online.co.uk/C

 

 

 

 

Manufacturing is a tough industry. ​​​​​​
You deal with ever-evolving market demands, regulatory standards and pressure to deliver results.
Building effective safety and sustainability programs can feel like you’re laying the tracks in front of the train.

Last year, we surveyed 1,150 EHS + ESG professionals in North America and Europe.

And we found that organizations that thrive in EHS + ESG have three distinct behaviors.

The three behaviors of successful orgs

1. Thinks digital first
  • ​​​​Centralize corrective actions and improve hazard identification. ​​​​​​
  • Mobile data capture for real-time reporting and decision-making.
2. Has clear procedures and dedicated tech  
  • Clear, defined procedures that are backed by tech that provides consistent and accurate data.
  • Automated reporting tools and APIs for streamlined management and integration with other software.
3. Monitors trends 
  • Stay updated with regulatory changes and to manage compliance.
  • Maintain a history of audits and actions, using data to trigger inspections and avoid violations.
  • Use AI tools to distill complex regulatory documents into clear, actionable insights.
You can read the full report here (no need to fill out any forms).

 

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