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First published in 1998, the Facilities Management Buyers Guide is now available in digital format updated three times throughout the year. Distributed to more than 15,000 FM and building management professionals, the FMBG has become an essential reference tool for specifying products and services. Products and services featured within the guide include energy management, seating, furniture, cleaning equipment, lighting, office equipment, architectural equipment, building management, facilities management services and so on.
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FDB announces universal earth leakage protection relay
The EFR-4/EFR-5 Earth Leakage Protection Relay from FDB Electrical forms part of their extensive Optima range of low cost, high specification RCD’s and can be specified at a wide range of trip levels and response times for precise system protection. The E
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BT rolls out Sabien’s M2G
BT, one of the world’s leading providers of communications solutions and services, has commenced the rollout of Sabien’s M2G boiler load optimiser following extensive pilots. M2G will be installed, in a rolling program, to all
Read full story Envirotec launches heat pump air curtains
Envirotec has launched heat pump versions of its popular Enviroscreen and EAB Air Barrier air curtains, optimised for use with Toshiba digital inverter heat pumps to deliver high seasonal efficiencies (average co-efficient of performance 3.5+). The units
Read full story Greenwich Council rollout Sabien’s M2G
Sabien Technology has been awarded a contract valued at over £250,000 to supply its M2G intelligent boiler load optimiser to 45 buildings operated by Greenwich Borough Council.
The order is to install M2G in 45 buildings which will include primary sch
Read full story Earth line continuity monitoring from FDB Electrical
FDB Electrical have once again addressed one of the major issues in electrical safety – that of earth continuity – with their EMGUARD series. This is a low priced series of very compact earth continuity monitors having a wide range of earth continuity imp
Read full story Bespoke Air Curtains Complement Westfield’s Form
Envirotec has supplied and installed 20 bespoke air curtains at Westfield London Shopping Centre, addressing Westfield’s requirements for a visually attractive, high performance design that would also support the centre’s commitment to sustainability.
Read full story Sage to roll out Integrated fm’s Sustainability iQ
Sage UK has confirmed its intention to roll out Integrated fm’s Sustainability iQ system across its estate to assist with the management of sustainability and other CSR issues.
“Sage UK has a strong commitment to managing sustainability but on a day-to
Read full story FDB Electrical VDA2 earth leakage monitor with alarm and trip
The FDB-VDA2 is a variable earth leakage monitoring device with alarm and trip for use with machinery incorporating motors or other equipment with inherent leakage characteristics and incorporates an adjustment to compensate for this variable. It is ideal
Read full story GDF SUEZ Energy Services acquires Utilicom Group
GDF SUEZ Energy Services has announced the acquisition of the Utilicom Group*, following a purchase agreement with the IDEX Group for IDEX Energy UK Limited and its subsidiaries. This strategic investment will create COFELY District Energy Ltd, the UK’s l
Read full story Integrated fm launches Sustainability website
Recognising the growing importance of sustainability and other social responsibility issues to building operators, Integrated fm has launched a website (www.sustainabilityiq.com) dedicated to the management of sustainability and CSR data.
Packed with v
Read full story Increased demand for Envirotec’s AHU refurbishment service
As more building operators opt for a refurbishment strategy rather than replacement, Envirotec has reported a sharp increase in demand for its comprehensive refurbishment service for air handling units (AHUs).
“Even 20-30 year old AHUs can be successfu
Read full story Earth leakage, overload and short circuit protection from FDB
The FDB11 and FDB13 electrical protection units from FDB Electrical comprise a complementary series of general purpose earth leakage protection equipment, complete with overload and short circuit protection & are approved by Network Rail for use in DC
Read full story PKL is One to Recognise
PKL Group, the UK’s leading supplier of temporary kitchens and catering equipment for hire, has been announced as a finalist in the Sunday Times Fast Track ‘Ones to Recognise’.
Compiled by Oxford based research company Fast Track, ‘Ones to Recognise’ i
Read full story Don’t get caught out by the CRC
It was recently announced that around six times as many organisations will be captured by the Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRC EES) as originally estimated. According to Steve Dingley of Integrated fm, there is a real danger that
Read full story Be Compliant and Avoid Workplace Skin Complaints
It is estimated by the Health & Safety Executive (HSE), that from reported cases of occupational skin disease diagnosed by specialist physicians, approximately 70% of these cases are contact dermatitis.
The cost implications of this problem can be
Read full story Universal Earth Leakage Protection Relay from FDB
The EFR-2 Earth Leakage Protection Relay from FDB is part of their Optima range of low cost, high specification RCDs. It is especially suited to protection of all types of electrical machinery for the benefit of maintenance personnel. It offers an extreme
Read full story University of Bradford extends Integrated fm services
Recent developments within a long-standing relationship between Integrated fm and the University of Bradford include the phased introduction of the fm online Helpdesk Intranet and Mobile fm.
The University has been using Integrated fm’s fm facts softwa
Read full story Humidifier maintenance from Walter Meier
The Service & After Sales division of Walter Meier (Climate UK) has introduced a humidifier maintenance service, covering all makes and types of humidifier. Where appropriate, humidifier maintenance can also be integrated with air conditioning mainten
Read full story NSPCC chooses CADM’s Accordant Locator for space management
In order to optimise space management and utilisation across its property portfolio, the NSPCC is implementing the Accordant Locator system from CAD Management (CADM).
NSPCC Strategic Space Analyst Janet Murray commented: “At the NSPCC we are constantl
Read full story COFELY (GDF SUEZ) slashes carbon emissions for Pilgrim Hospital under PPP agreement
• Operation and Maintenance of the new energy centre for 15 years
• Reduction of the hospital’s carbon emissions by around 51%
• Saving of 5,700 tonnes of CO2 per annum
LONDON, ENGLAND: COFELY has completed the construction of a new energy centre at
Read full story Integrated fm launches world’s first truly auditable CSR management system
The newly launched Sustainability iQ from Integrated fm is the world’s first truly auditable management system for CSR and sustainability, specifically designed to harvest, validate, audit and publish all the data needed to formulate and implement a susta
Read full story Mike Boyce joins FHP ESS
Snatched from the brink of retirement, Mike Boyce has been appointed for a two year period as Group Sales Director with building services consultancy FHP Engineering Services Solutions. Mike (m.boyce@fhpess.com) brings over 20 years experience at a senior
Read full story Hoval
Hoval’s new CompactGas welded steel LTHW boiler is the first non-condensing boiler to incorporate the company’s internationally patented aluFer® heat exchanger technology to maximise heat exchange efficiencies. As such, CompactGas closes the gap between c
Read full story Single phase earth leakage protection unit from FDB Electrical
FDB Electrical recently announced their FDB 12 series of IP65 housed single phase earth leakage protection units. These are designed to make industrial installations simple and robust in outdoor or indoor situations and are available in 240v or 110v speci
Read full story COFELY gears up for fire station support
Facilities and energy management provider COFELY is to provide a comprehensive range of soft and technical support services to 10 fire stations in Staffordshire for a period of 25 years, following the financial closure of the £46m Stoke-on-Trent and Staff
Read full story COFELY
COFELY has designed, installed and commissioned an award-winning site wide tri-generation system and Energy Centre at MediaCityUK on Manchester’s waterfront. The tri-generation District Energy Scheme won the Combined Heat and Power Association (CHPA) Indu
Read full story Heavy duty electrical protection from FDB
Heavy duty electrical protection is a speciality of FDB Electrical who have recently announced their IP65 rated FDB 19 series for applications throughout industry from construction sites, mines and quarries, to the protection of stage lighting systems whe
Read full story Business Continuity Through Hand Hygiene
Deb has produced a suite of new educational posters to highlight the importance of adopting good hand hygiene practices in the workplace.
Christine Mottershead, Marketing Director at Deb advises: “Employers can encourage good hand hygiene practices b
Read full story 1 megawatt condensing boilers from Hoval
Hoval has now extended the capacity of its high-efficiency UltraGas condensing gas boiler range to 1MW. Single UltraGas units now offer capacities from 50kW to 1000kW, while twin UltraGas units offer outputs from 250kW to 2000kW – complete with common flu
Read full story Controlling budgets through Helpdesk
Powerful budget management features in fm facts Helpdesk, from Integrated fm, enable FMs to allocate budgets for specific service areas, track estimated against actual costs and analyse expenditure against a range of variables.
Helpdesk’s budget contro
Read full story A new way of working for building services
Collabor8 is a new online project management collaboration tool, developed to help those involved in building services projects work smarter and more productively.
Designed to meet the needs of the building services industry, not only does Collabor8 en
Read full story Vodafone completes rollout of Sabien’s M2G
Vodafone has completed the rollout of Sabien Technology’s M2G intelligent boiler load optimiser, following a second contract to fit M2G across the UK. Vodafone commissioned Sabien's measurement and monitoring package to verify energy savings delivered
Read full story Money-saving space management from CADM
Accordant Locator from CAD Management (CADM) is a Commercial Real Estate (CRE) software product that includes an innovative space recharge method and a versatile move management system. Tried and tested in a wide range of environments, it has been proven
Read full story BT rolls out Sabien’s M2G following validation by AEA Technology
BT has placed an initial order to install Sabien's M2G intelligent boiler load optimisation control. This first phase roll-out follows highly successful pilots of the M2G which delivered savings in energy consumption and CO2 emissions of up to 36%.
Read full story Power/protection control from FDB Electrical
FDB Electrical, pioneers in power distribution/control are pleased to announce their FDB27 range of Hangar Power Distribution Cubicles (PDC) which has proved to be the benchmark for individual circuit protection in RAF Bases around the world. Designed in
Read full story PKL’s Business Awards success
PKL Group has won the Business Innovation award and was named runner up in the overall Business of the Year Category at this year’s Gloucestershire Business Awards.
PKL Group won the award for Business Innovation, gaining recognition for a number of pr
Read full story Interactive boost for room booking
Integrated fm has introduced a host of new features to its Interactive Rooms system, making it even easier to books rooms ‘on the fly’ while also improving integration with the central fm facts Resource Booking software.
Interactive Rooms uses touch-sc
Read full story GF Smith benefits from Chalmor’s intelligent lighting
Installation of Chalmor’s Intelligence light fittings at GF Smith’s facility in Hull is enabling the company to reduce its lighting operational costs by 89%, with an 87% reduction in carbon emissions. The project formed a key element in a wide ranging raf
Read full story Innovation House Becomes Information House
Over 50 local businesses enjoyed a full day of innovation-themed seminars organised by business solutions specialists Mass as part of their Business Solutions Open Day.
On Wednesday 9th September, Innovation House became Information House; providing a
Read full story PCLM earth monitoring now with online support from FDB Electrical
FDB Electrical – specialists in earth monitoring equipment are increasing their support to defence contractors, design/specification engineers and electrical project engineers for their PCLM modular range by provision of a downloadable PDF datasheet avail
Read full story COFELY wins major BSF contract
COFELY has been awarded a £14.5m contract to install mechanical, electrical and public health services at three schools within Newham Council’s Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme.
The contract was awarded to COFELY’s Engineering Services d
Read full story Time is money
Recognising that ‘time is money’, Integrated fm has been focusing its product development on CAFM solutions that help users boost efficiency, reduce duplication and drive costs from FM processes. The result is the comprehensive fm facts V8 suite of integr
Read full story Sabien teams up with Balfour Beatty Workplace
Sabien Technology has entered into an alliance agreement for the supply of its M2G intelligent boiler load optimizer with Balfour Beatty Workplace (BBW).
Alan O’Brien, Sabien’s CEO, said: “The strategic tie up with BBW further demonstrates M2G’s reputa
Read full story Chalmor upgrades lighting for Oxfam warehouse
A project to upgrade existing 8ft T12 fluorescent light fittings using Chalmor’s ReNew T5 upgrade solution, linked to BlueWave lighting controllers, at Oxfam’s 2,000 m2 central distribution centre is projected to deliver an operational cost saving of appr
Read full story Double recognition for PKL Group
Cheltenham-based PKL Group has won through to the finals of the Gloucestershire Business Awards 2009 in two categories – Business of the Year and Business Innovation. This recognition reflects recent innovations such as the 2009 launch of the KitchenPod t
Read full story EVAC+CHAIRS A LIFE SAVING INVESTMENT
Johnson Community Hospital in Spalding has just been equipped with Evac+Chairs to cater for the emergency evacuation of mobility-impaired patients, visitors and staff under the Disability Discrimination Act.
The brand new NHS hospital opened i
Read full story Top Safety Accreditation for Heald
Heald Limited is one of the latest groups of successful companies to join a leading edge scheme, designed to help the industry improve its safety record.
The Hornsea-based firm recently received accreditation from SAFEcontractor, a programme which reco
Read full story 250A Airfield Power Distribution from FDB Electrical
Mains power distribution across outlying areas of military and civil airfields poses its own specific problems of environmental, security and electrical protection for maintenance personnel - problems which fortunately the specialists at FDB Electrical ar
Read full story Serco signs up for Sabien’s M2G energy saving technology
FM provider Serco, the leading service and FTSE 100 company, is to offer Sabien’s patented M2G boiler optimiser to its commercial customers following a successful pilot of M2G resulting in a 12% reduction in gas consumption at its centre of excellence hea
Read full story Upgraded lighting with no capital outlay
Chalmor’s LifeSaver ‘pay as you save’ scheme has enabled leading self-adhesive materials manufacturer Ritrama to upgrade lighting and controls at its production centre in Eccles with no capital outlay. Part of the financial savings achieved repay the capi
Read full story WORCESTERSHIRE NHS REMAINS UP-TO-DATE WITH EMERGENCY ESCAPE
Evac+Chair International has just supplied more emergency stairway evacuation chairs to Worcestershire NHS to ensure the organisation remains compliant with current fire risk audit recommendations.
Evac+Chairs were already in place at Worcestershire NH
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Read full story New multiway RCBO from FDB Electrical - FDB2 saves space and cost
Established electrical protection specialists FDB Electrical are pleased to introduce the latest addition to their range of general purpose earth leakage protection units. The FDB2 is a compact 4-way RCBO unit that comes complete with overload and short c
Read full story Are you prepared for the pandemic?
As the rising number of swine flu cases means that the virus can no longer be contained¹, Midlands based hygiene experts, Deb Limited, advise that organisations can reduce the risk of catching and spreading flu by adopting good hand hygiene practices, pro
Read full story UNIVERSITY MAKES STAIRWAYS A SAFE ESCAPE ROUTE FOR ALL
Evac+Chair International has recently supplied over 50 of its stairway evacuation chairs to the University of Chester, assisting them to offer an equal university experience to all.
The University of Chester is one of the oldest education institutions
Read full story TWICKENHAM WINS WITH EVAC+CHAIR
Evac+Chairs from Evac+Chair International are now in place at Twickenham Stadium to provide a quick and safe means of emergency stairway descent for mobility impaired visitors.
The 82,500 capacity stadium has a large number of mobility impaired people at
Read full story Fast-Track Parts Service for Daikin Equipment
Facilities management and maintenance contractors who keep Daikin air conditioning equipment in tip-top order need a dependable, quick response source for spare parts.
Space Airconditioning plc has been a Daikin Distributor for over 27 years and has dev
Read full story Planned Preventative Maintenance
All building services and plant systems require scheduled and professional attention to improve efficiency thereby reducing expenditure and ultimately prolonging plant life; also providing a comfortable working environment for its occupants.
For Buildin
Read full story Respirators & Face Fitting Testing
Facilities Maintenance employers need to be aware of the risks & responsibilities to their staff working on older buildings in demolition,maintenance or renovation projects are particularly at risk from undetected hazards such as asbestos, fiberglass
Read full story SOLAR FILMS - BLAST-MITIGATION FILMS - PRIVACY FILMS - BLINDS
SUN-X (UK) Ltd: By Appointment to Her Majesty the Queen, Suppliers and Installers of Ultraviolet Filters and Traditional Blinds.
SUN-X has also been awarded the highest ¡¥Platinum¡¦ Installer status by the world¡¦s largest window film manufacturer on i
Read full story Gradus XT range – the new edge in safety for stairs
The Gradus XT range of stair edgings offers the ultimate solution in reducing slips, trips and falls on stairs. Supported by the latest recommendations from BRE, the XT range features an extended insert that continues around the leading edge of the profi
Read full story The RetractaPost TL has been awarded SOLD SECURE GOLD.
Autopa are pleased to introduce our new range of telescopic posts. The posts are manufactured in house by Autopa and are available in a variety of sizes and finishes, square versions are also available. Supplied with high security 10 pin lock, available r
Read full story Ascom’s Solution to the Corporate Responsibility Question
Risk management of staff loneworking or operating in a threatening or hazardous environment is now an agenda-leading item. Ascom has many years experience providing wireless based communication and alarm solutions specifically designed to meet these chall
Read full story Facilities Management (FM) Wrap
Following extensive research with companies in the market and understanding specific requirements, ADT has created a dedicated team to work with facilities management companies to deliver innovative fire and security solutions. The team has an in-depth kn
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