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ASSA ABLOY, Security Solutions has launched a downloadable white paper to discuss how access control systems can be a convenient and cost-effective security solution for building owners and facilties managers, at a time when capex budget is often restricted. The white paper, entitled, ‘How can access control systems improve security and reduce costs?’ is now available to download and discusses the challenging and complex issues that arise from this question. Nojmol Islam, Product Manager, ASSA…

In response to industry demands, NEC has launched a suite of documents in partnership with the British Institute of Facilities Management (BIFM) exclusively for the facilities management (FM) industry. Following an audit of the challenges facing contract managers within the FM sector it became apparent there was an absence of a standard form of contract within the industry. Prior to the introduction of the NEC for FM contract, there was no best practice and common…

The Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) is the UK Government’s response to implementing Article 8 of the EU Energy Efficiency Directive, which mandates energy assessments for large organisations. ESOS will affect thousands of organisations and the Energy Institute (EI) has published a free guide to understanding and complying with this new regulation. Implementing energy efficiency is a win-win combination for organisations – saving them both energy and money, while contributing to lowering carbon emissions. It…