Third of FMs say budget cuts pose risks to safety within their business

Third of FMs say budget cuts pose risks to safety within their business

New research has examined the complexities of the facilities management industry, and how they impact the safety and smooth running within the modern facility. The survey of 250 senior FM professionals by industrial paint and repair products specialist, Watco, revealed that almost two thirds (60 per cent) of facilities managers have had their budgets cut by…

2024 Net Zero Report: Aligning Corporate Vision With Decarbonization Realities

2024 Net Zero Report: Aligning Corporate Vision With Decarbonization Realities

ENGIE Impact’s 2024 Net Zero Report reveals five core roadblocks preventing organizations from making headway with their decarbonization plans. The report identifies common roadblocks to decarbonization and explores some troubling findings, including the tendency for many organizations to approach decarbonization as a limited, narrow initiative instead of the transformational, whole-business approach it needs to be….

Hospitals to Add Production Studios to Facilities

Hospitals to Add Production Studios to Facilities

Production studios are the next step in redefining patient care. Technology has quickly advanced over the years, and no industry has been spared. In healthcare facilities, beepers have been replaced by cell phones and nearly all communication and appointments can be done digitally through telehealth. As more facilities begin to embrace digital operations, many hospitals…

Fix, Sell, Repurpose or Raze? Aging Facilities Prompt Tough Decisions

Fix, Sell, Repurpose or Raze? Aging Facilities Prompt Tough Decisions

Cities, states, and school districts are taking a variety of approaches regarding underused and closed buildings, including repurposing or selling them. For decades, state and local governments and school districts have struggled to properly manage and maintain aging facilities. One result has been a backlog of maintenance needs that has grown larger and more costly…

Palm Primary Care Texas Opens Two New Medical Centers

Palm Primary Care Texas Opens Two New Medical Centers

Palm plans on adding several more locations before summer 2024. Palm Primary Care Texas (Palm), part of the MBF Healthcare Partners II, L.P. portfolio and Florida-based Palm Medical Centers, announced the opening of two new primary care medical practices in Tarrant County. With these new locations, Palm operates four clinics in North Texas, with several…

How Digital Payments Systems Can Promote Adoption

How Digital Payments Systems Can Promote Adoption

Digital currencies are reshaping cross-border payment processing, offering advantages such as lower transaction fees and elimination of intermediaries. Despite such advancements, the global landscape regarding the adoption of digital transactions is markedly varied, according to panelists at a roundtable discussion titled “The Future of Digital Payments,” which was hosted by Wharton’s Future of Finance Forum…