Occupational health advisors, workplace design consultants, FM teams responsible for DSE assessments
Workplace
ISS and JLL data exposes a stark disconnect: most leaders accept that the workplace shapes business performance, yet barely one in five backs that conviction with investment in space optimisation. The result is a widening performance gap as short-term cost control crowds out tooling that lowers long-term operating spend.
Facilities Dive
Workplace
The VTS Office Demand Index (VODI) reached a post-pandemic record of 79 at end of Q1 2026 — +18% quarter-over-quarter and +13% year-over-year. Technology firm demand rose 109% YoY; finance gained 54% QoQ, legal 41% QoQ. The growth comes even as office-using employment fell 0.5% YoY (-183,000 jobs). VTS attributes the divergence to slower hiring giving employers more leverage to...
Facilities Dive
WorkplaceNew research from EcoOnline reframes workplace safety as a productivity driver rather than a compliance cost. With UK output per hour down 0.5% year-on-year, the data suggests gaps in safety processes...
FMJ
Workplace
Rising fuel costs driven by the Gulf conflict are adding pressure on employees' commuting budgets, potentially undermining employer mandates to return to the office. Workplace consultants warn that forcing in-office attendance during an energy crisis could backfire.
Facilities Dive
WorkplaceA planned preventative maintenance programme at Grade I listed Tower Bridge has replaced deteriorated 1960s asphalt waterproofing on three external ticket office roofs. The project demanded the highes...
FMJ
Workplace
The S12 Security Guarding Leadership Group has expanded its core committee with two senior leaders from outside the ACS-accredited sector. The move strengthens representation across the broader UK private security industry.
FMJ