Working on the move
10/03/2011
This week I have worked at my own office desk, at a client site, at the kitchen table, on a plane, a train, a bus, …
Crisis management and the Japanese earthquake
24/03/2011
As crisis management plans go, Japan’s was a well-prepared one. After the 1995 Kobe earthquake, the Japanese have become world leaders in seismic technology and …
Loose lips sink more than ships
07/04/2011
A few weeks ago, I wrote about the unstoppable trend towards mobile working and how, wherever you go, there are people perched with their laptop …
London: the city that’s never dark
27/04/2011
I’ve just got my hands on Jason Hawkes’ London at Night, a beautiful, glossy coffee-table book with stunning photographs of the capital in darkness. It …
Park Life
28/04/2011
Local authorities have a new money-making idea to make up for the funding shortfall from central government – to charge people such as personal trainers …
SitexOrbis appoints Magenta Associates
09/05/2011
SitexOrbis, the vacant property specialists, has appointed Magenta Associates to support the business with its public relations and marketing in the facilities management, social housing …
In defence of the office
Over the years I’ve written countless articles about new ways of working and they’ve all focused on the practical, tangible stuff – the buildings, the …
Flexi chaos
13/05/2011
We work, how we slave To care for our flocks And go freelance to watch their development But I wonder who gave Them the chickeny …
Why the train is the new office
19/05/2011
There’s a certain romance to travelling by train. Even if you’re heading out of London’s Euston for the Facilities Show at Birmingham’s NEC as I …
The future delivery of public services
25/05/2011
Interesting to hear the government lay down the gauntlet to facilities management service providers on Monday at the annual Business Services Association lecture. Francis Maude …
