As the best of FM come together at London’s Excel from 19th – 21st June, the Facilities Show will host an array of suppliers and innovative solutions to suit Facilities Management businesses across the board.

​According to the 2018 Connected Worker survey by Deloitte, just under half (49%) of respondents said they waste an average of ten minutes for each hour worked, in a median 35 hour week.

The report, The Modern Workplace 2018: People, Places & Technology by software company Condeco draws on a survey of 500 business leaders in six countries: the UK, the USA, France, Germany, Australia and Singapore. This was supplemented by in-depth qualitative interviews with senior executives in the same countries.

A recent review of the available accounts for 22 facilities management firms with operations in the UK, revealed that average margins remained stagnant at around 7% during the last three years and in comparison, revenues grew at an average of 14% from last year.

Launch of Government Property Agency will generate more than £1 billion of financial savings.

In the UK, it is estimated that up to 8 million people are lone workers. That’s more than 20% of the 31.2m working population.

​Now in their fourth year, the THS Awards celebrate some of the industry’s finest innovations as well as time-tested solutions.

A recent review of the available accounts for 22 facilities management firms with operations in the UK, revealed that the average (EBITDA) margins has remained stagnant at around 7% during the last three years. In comparison, revenues grew at an average of 14% from last year.

​Growth within the market for outsourced integrated services and TFM in health and education has therefore been on the modest side. In 2017, the market was estimated to be worth £3.2bn - around 2% lower than in the previous year. FM market growth has also been hampered by a decline in the number of large-scale projects undertaken.

‘While it appears that most of Carillion’s loss-making contracts were not FM contracts, the company’s collapse has highlighted the problems which very low margins and outsourcing to a small number of large contractors can cause.’