i-FM: The online resource for facilities professionals

As one of America's great retail moguls once famously said, 'Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is I don’t know which half'.

After temperature ('it's too hot', 'the office is freezing'), lighting is one of the main issues that keep facilities helpdesk lines buzzing.

Crystal ball gazing is a traditional January pastime. As unreliable as it may be, it can still have value.

There’s an interesting disconnect in the FM marketplace which may, or may not, be a sign of the market in transition.

It was heralded as the next big opportunity for smaller businesses, yet public sector outsourcing contracts still remain a closed door for most of us.

Ashley Adams offers a recruiter's view on the current state of FM in the UK.

Dave Wilson writes: It is, in many ways, quite odd that so many people should feel so passionate about facilities management.

I've never been a big fan of Twitter. i-FM has been on it for sometime; and I have recently joined in, but still....

The sort of rugby I like is the schoolboy variety, on the touchline, covering my eyes, as our eleven year old tight head prop throws himself at other boys.

With unemployment rising and more poor news from the economy, the facilities management industry recently fought back with the first FM careers event.

Do trade shows bring any real value to the facilities management industry? Elliott Chase explores some of the factors that shape the answer to this perennial question.

Is that a positive one or a negative one, asks David Lummis, CEO at the British Safety Industry Federation.