An insight into Facilties Management

An Insight into FACILITIES MANAGEMENT FACILITIES MANAGEMENT The foundation of facilities management began with the cost-cutting initiatives of the 1970s and 1980s under which organisations began to outsource their 'non-core' services. Sub-sectors undertaken Excellent facilities management can in Facilities Management aid a business in the following ways: Deliver effectivVe Enhance and management of an organisation's assets broaden an organisation's image Enhance the skills of staff within Energy the FM sector and provide Washroom Security Management important career options Pest Control Services Deliver business continuity Catering Building Services Cleaning and workforce protection in an era of heightened security threats Well-managed business services enable an organisation to function at its most efficient and effective level. OUTSOURCING "The contracting out of the facilities management services required by an organisation to external service providers." Outsourcing allows a company to become more efficient by giving work that can't be accomplished in-house in a reasonable Every single FTSE 500 company uses outsourcing amount of time to those who are specialized in the field and have the Over 500,000 jobs have tools to do it right and do it quickly been outsourced since the year 2000 BENEFITS OF OUTSOURCING Enhanced business focus Reduced costs = Increased profitability> Reduced risks Peace of mind OUTSOURCING FIGURES £5.3bn - Estimated The Value of worth of the UK contract The facilities management outsourcing contracts in the local government cleaning market in 2013 market is predicted to rise £5.3% £5.38 to £117bn by 2017 sector reached a five quarter high 16% 10.5% of all of the at the end of March UK workforce jobs 2015, with new deals goes to outsourcing signed totalling £350 million The UK accounts for 84% of total public sector outsourcing in Europe and the single biggest market The amount spent on outsourcing services in the UK has doubled to £88bn since the outside the US coalition government came to power in 2010 servest servest.co.uk