EcoBuild 2016: The good, the smart and the future
(Written by Clare Calder) The EcoBuild Conference is now more than a decade old. Each year it brings together thousands of professionals looking to learn, …
How to spot a terrorist on your premises
(Written by Jackie Bennett Shaw) I went along to the first BIFM North key learning event of 2016 on counter terrorism in Manchester, along with …
Clare Calder joins Magenta
Clare Calder has joined Magenta Associates as an account executive. Calder was previously an intern at Luther Pendragon and the House of Commons where she …
Are you ready for the Rise of the Megacity?
(Written by Fiona Buckley) Imagine your workplace and life in 2040. Fast forward 24 years and take a moment to visualise what your workplace will …
Running to help children in crisis smile again
Magenta’s Esme Banks Marr completed the Brighton half marathon on Sunday 28th February in a very respectable 01:56:57, averaging 08:56 minute miles. The 13.1 mile …
How is FM using technology to change the industry? Join the debate
A recent industry debate revealed that 27 per cent of facilities professionals see technology as the biggest challenge facing FMs in 2016. But developing technology …
Women on Top
A recent survey from the BIFM’s Women in FM group revealed that women are under-represented in the FM media, with 40 per cent of respondents …
Look beyond the tech skills of engineers in FM and reduce that over design!
(Written by Fiona Buckley) Two of Magenta’s clients took to the floor at a BIFM London region event last week at London’s Guildhall to discuss …
Cathy Hayward to speak at FMInspired
Magenta’s MD Cathy Hayward will be taking to the stage at the FM Inspired conference on 26 April at Sopwell House in Hertfordshire. The 3rd FM …
Workplace Futures – FM: Agent of Change?
(Written by Jo Sutherland) Marking a decade since the series began, 2016’s i-FM Workplace Futures conference focused on one specific question: – since FM is essentially …
