Bernard Williams nominated as a pioneer of FM. – (posted 6 Nov 2008)
PRESS RELEASE – 6 November 2008
FM World reveals the pioneers of the FM sector
FM World, the award-winning fortnightly magazine of the British Institute of Facilities Management, has revealed the names of the pioneers of the facilities management sector.
The initiative, sponsored by FM service provider Sodexo, was launched in September, to discover who has helped to create and steer the industry and has had a major impact on its development over the past 30 years.
From consultants to directors of FM, from the private sector to the public and not-for-profit sectors and academia, our aim is to spotlight the top 20 professionals who have made the FM industry what it is today.
FM World received almost 50 nominations from across the industry and, through a formal judging process, narrowed them down to the top 20. They work in a mixture of in-house, service provider and academic roles in the public, private and not-for-profit sectors. Several are now retired and two have since passed away.
The 20 industry pioneers will be individually profiled and photographed in the 18 December issue of FM World (available online at fm-world.co.uk from mid-December) and also celebrated their achievement at an exclusive party last night held in the Globe Theatre on London’s South Bank.
At the event they were welcomed by FM World editor Cathy Hayward and BIFM chairman Iain Murray while Andy Scorgie, the Globe’s facilities manager, talked about some of the challenges he faces at the site.
“Having written about the FM sector for almost five years, it’s incredibly exciting for me to see in this room some of the people who have made the profession what it is today,” said Hayward. “Congratulations on being recognised by your peers as pioneers of our sector.”
The 20 pioneers of FM are:
Keith Alexander
Billy Allan
Professor Franklin Becker
Derek Butcher
Hugh Channon
Peter Davies
Frank Duffy
Ian Fielder
Bill Heath
John Jack
Lucy Jeynes
Oliver Jones
Stan Mitchell
Bev Nutt
Martin Pickard
If Price
Lionel Prodgers
Marilyn Standley
Bernard Williams
Barry Varcoe
BWA are delighted to have been appointed as the new Commissioning Editorial Team for this facilities management magazine. The commissioning team consists of Mike Packham and Suzanne Wauters.
Published 10 times a year, Essential FM Report focuses on specific areas of facilities management with articles written by some of the UKs leading Facilities Management experts from both the supply and demand side.
You can enjoy a free copy of last months issue by downloading it from our Publications section - just click on Downloads. However, Tottel Publishing are offering a fantastic introductory offer subscribe today and get a 15 month subscription for the price of 12 months. For further information about this special offer please follow the link to the Tottel Publishing website by clicking on the EssentialFMReports logo above.
Barnsley Office has Moved! – (posted 21 Jun 2007)
Our Barnsley Office have moved into their new offices. The new address is:
The Coach House
Fairfield House
Berneslai Close
Barnsley
South Yorkshire S70 2FL
Tel: +44(0)1226 201342
Fax: +44(0)1226 294632
Office of the Children’s Commissioner – (posted 23 May 2007)
BWA is pleased to announce that the Office of the Children’s Commissioner is now successfully operating from its new offices at No.1 London Bridge, London following the fit out of its 8,000sf office space.
BWA provided cost consultancy and planning supervisor duties on the Feilden+Mawson designed scheme which not only provides new office accommodation but also a 75 seater participation and break-out area for the workshops and lectures to be held for the visiting children.
Founded in 1916, The Royal Star & Garter Homes provides nursing and therapeutic care to ex-Service men and women. Currently based in Richmond, the Charity is in the process of building a network of new Homes, the first being in Solihull. BWA have been involved with the Charity since 2002 in the capacity of property consultants.
Vice President of the Charity, Falklands veteran Simon Weston OBE, recently led a ‘turning the sod’ ceremony marking the official start to building works of the brand new state-of-the-art care home on Monkspath Hall Road, Solihull.
Further information on the project can be found in the leaflet On-Site in Solihull located on our Download Page
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