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Building maintenance
The first ever independently verified standard for the planned maintenance of catering equipment has been developed as a result of the collaboration between two professional trade bodies. The Catering Equipment Suppliers’ Association (CESA) and the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) have produced an industry recognised set of…
Focus on risk to optimise your maintenance strategy
In our previous blog, we discussed the importance of finding a balance of maintenance strategies to suit the requirements of each built asset. The impact that random, unsuitable, over- or…
What is SFG20 and how can it benefit you?
There are many benefits of adopting a balanced maintenance regime. Download the SFG20 whitepaper to read more on the topic of how to optimise your maintenance regime. The correct servicing of assets…
Preventative Maintenance: The Ultimate Guide
We’ve all heard, and likely used, the term “if it ain't broke, don’t fix it”. It’s a well known saying and a mentality that many businesses all over the world adopt when it comes to maintaining their…
How To Develop a Bulletproof Procurement Strategy
For modern businesses, knowing how to develop a procurement strategy is crucial for efficiency, cost-effectiveness and innovation. But what is a procurement strategy? Simply put, a procurement…
Should you in-house or outsource maintenance services?
Effective and regular maintenance is crucial for the efficiency and reliability of businesses and institutions in every sector. Ensuring you have an optimal maintenance system and routine in place…
Finding a balanced maintenance strategy
There are several strategic approaches to maintenance, but it’s important to understand that they don’t have to be used exclusively. In fact, the objective should be to create a balanced strategy.…
Planned preventative vs. reactive maintenance
When it comes to building and asset maintenance, there are many approaches to take, but two of the most widely used are planned preventative and reactive. Of course, this naturally fuels the ‘planned…
Grenfell - The symptoms vs the disease
After considering fire safety in a previous blog, we now turn to look at the issues caused by regulations and lack of enforcement. There are rightly calls for wholesale change and after years of…