FSI are developers of the Concept™ FM range of Computer Aided Facilities
Management (CAFM) software. Functionality includes Help Desk, PPM and Asset
Management.
Client workshops at FSI have been a long tradition. However, we discovered our location was a hindrance for many of you, which was a disappointment to us. Consequently, FSI took a different approach to communicating information, by launching in 2004 our regionally held seminar series: Tune in to FM.
The purpose of the seminar series is to investigate the processes that make facilities management a benefit to end-users. At FSI, we are only too aware of the KPI’s placed on organisations regarding facilities management measurement and reporting processes. It is therefore vital Facilities Managers keep abreast of the latest developments within the industry, and this is the driving force behind the Tune in to FM seminar series.
The inaugural seminar was held at the London Stock Exchange in February 2004, and attracted an audience far bigger than we dared to hope for a new seminar available in the CAFM marketplace. Successful seminars have followed at the following client sites: Sheffield Hallam University, Landflex the Ministry of Defence, Anglia Polytechnic University, Airbus, the Natural History Museum, the Bank of England and Harrods.
To ensure the seminars aren’t a platform for Concept™ and FSI, we have delivered well-rounded programmes, thus providing the overall picture of facilities management, and the integration tools available to make the job easier.
Previous speakers include:
Peter Middup, Publisher, PFM and FM Report
Wilton Farrelly, Divisional Managing Director, Martin FM
Rebecca Bradley, Head of Facilities Management, the London Stock Exchange
Victoria Bradley, Operations Manager, FM-24
Bernard Williams, Managing Director, Frisque Co Ltd
Iain Murray, Scottish Regional Chairman, British Institute of Facilities Management
Keith Simpson, Chair, Direct Works Forum
Lucy Jeynes, Deputy Chair, British Institute of Facilities Management (BIFM)
Maurice Tidy, Director General, Facilities Management Association (FMA)
Mick Dalton, Chairman, British Institute of Facilities Management
Mike Fitton, General Manager, Landflex
Nick Jeffreys, Director, Xmbrace
Rachel Macdonald, Director of Facilities Management, Northern Lincolnshire & Goole Hospitals NHS Trust
Richard Barker, Estates Services Manager, Sheffield Hallam University
Steve Jolley, Operational Group Director, TPS Consult
Simon Frost, Strategic Partnerships Manager, Cognito
Mike Doolan, Head of Service - Call Centres, Carillion plc
Peter Gorman, Facilities Director, First Engineering
Alan Steer, Solution Owner - New Business Development Team, United Utilities Facilities Management Limited
John Davis, Managing Director, Facilities Recruitment Limited
Tuomo Komulainen, System Manager, YIT
Chris Scriven, Managing Director, Efficiency Direct
Anna King, Marketing Consultant
Grant Gibson, Freelance Journalist
Their topics include:
Young people in FM, and the FMA Young Manager's Forum
Facilities value management and benchmarking
Knowledge management with the use of 3D object technology
Real-time mobile data communication solutions
Workforce scheduling solutions
The work of the BIFM, FMA and i-fm.net in the Facilities Management arena
Reporting
The importance of CAFM
Best practice for local authorities and housing associations in meeting the housing repairs
challenge
The commercial drivers within PFI projects
Career trends in the FM industry
Facilities Management in the IT/Technology, Rail and Utilities sectors
Energy Management in buildings
Facilities Management and the Media
If you are keen to host a Tune in to FM seminar at your client site or would like to attend one of the seminars, please contact Sally Wotton
(Seminar Organiser) on 01708 251900 or by email at tuneintofm@fsi.co.uk
