Thoughts from Workplace Futures
Arriving at a conference by cable car does lend a certain sophistication to the event. But the success of yesterday’s Workplace Futures conference was less …
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A new convenience store: from crime stories to stamps
When I first read that Scotland Yard was axing 65 police stations across London and setting police officers up in local Post Offices I thought …
Cathy Hayward awarded CIPR’s Post Graduate Diploma in PR
Cathy Hayward, Magenta’s managing director, has been awarded the Chartered Institute of Public Relations Post-Graduate Diploma in PR with distinction. Cathy completed the year-long, part-time …
Inspired thought at WIFM conference
Yesterday’s inaugural BIFM Women in FM (#wifm) conference had it all – poetry, grand opera, Shakespeare, Disraeli, tears, laughter and great food. Held at Channel …
Cathy Hayward named deputy chair of the BIFM London region
Cathy Hayward, Magenta’s managing director, has been named joint deputy chair of the BIFM London region for the next 12 months. She will work with …
Taking a break from facilities management – no such luck!
I’ve had just a little too much of facilities management this week. Firstly there’s been a major relocation of assets from Brighton to the West …
Cathy Hayward named BIFM regional committee member of the year
Cathy Hayward, managing director of Magenta Associates, a communications and PR agency for the facilities management and support services sectors, has been named as one …
ThinkFM: back in the FM limelight
Ever since the BIFM annual conference moved from its collegiate homes of Oxford and Cambridge in 2009, it has lost its sparkle. But if last …
EFMC12 proves to be a Smörgåsbord of European facilities management
The food at last week’s EFMC 2012 neatly summed up the conference itself. Serrano ham and chorizo from Spain; Nordic coalfish; Italian salamis; Danish brie …
FM United?
UPS, the delivery company perhaps best known for its brown and gold vans and uniforms, has been running a marketing campaign for several months under …
