Things you rarely see in the 2011 office
08/06/2011
Despite renowned architect Frank Duffy claiming that the modern office is on its way out, it remains the base for the majority of people from …
Doesn’t Boris Johnson need to chill out anymore?
04/07/2011
What a shame that London mayor Boris Johnson has bowed to pressure and axed two so-called “chill-out” spaces at City Hall. The report in today’s …
Down to the wire
27/07/2011
Having a good old rant about my dire, yet fortunately temporary, WiFi access yesterday I realised how crucial wireless access is to our working lives, …
Marianne Halavage joins Magenta Associates
06/09/2011
Experienced journalist Marianne Halavage has joined Magenta Associates as a consultant. Marianne, who will be based in the Brighton office, will support managing director Cathy …
The office of small things
17/10/2011
Our productivity at work is ruined by small things – the light which is just a little too bright, or dim; the office being too …
Social media viruses in the workplace are on the increase
24/10/2011
Coughs and sniffles are commonplace at this time of the year as our bodies adjust to the cold and wet autumnal weather. But recently I …
Carnival time at World Workplace
27/10/2011
So the World Workplace carnival is officially underway. IFMA president Kathy Roper this morning opened the gathering of what she described as “alpha facility managers” …
Remembering Peter Middup
18/11/2011
The news announced today that Peter Middup, the long-standing publisher of P&FM, died this week has shocked everyone in the facilities management sector. For me …
A Brightonian’s Bicycle Diaries
28/11/2011
You can’t call yourself a true Brightonian, I reckon, unless you’re often seen coasting around on a rusty, secondhand bicycle with some sort of basket, …
Health and safety spitfires
09/01/2012
It must be a slow news day when one of the top stories on the Today programme is the news that a WWII Spitfire pilot …