This year’s finalists for the PFM Awards Partnership categories have now been confirmed, signalling the start of the next phase of the judging process. Entry forms and the full entries will now be shared with the judging team for each category for them to agree a time to visit each site between now and the end of September. The full list of PFM Partnership Awards finalists can be viewed on the awards' dedicated website, which can be accessed on the PFM website, or by clicking on www.pfmawards.co.uk/news All finalists have also been invited to submit their nominations for a non-managerial member of staff for the Partnership Team Member category, who will be interviewed on the same day of
10 Questions with…(Francesca Laugier-Davies, Account Manager, Pareto FM) 1. What was your first job? Saturday girl at a local fabric shop when I was 13 2. How did you get into the facilities management industry? I applied for an FM apprenticeship with a charity I was volunteering for, although I wasn’t exactly clear on what FM was, I was intrigued by the role and felt that I had enough transferable skills to make the leap. FM was a conscious decision for me and after a year’s apprenticeship I discovered I really did enjoy the variety and challenge it offered. 3. How did you progress through FM to your current role? I own my early career to my mentor, boss and friend Chris,
LGBT+ IN FM RAISES BANNER FOR DIVERSITY LGBT+ in FM is making sure the topic of diversity is more than ‘fuzzy, positive’ talk of inclusivity. Diversity is a topic that can become a stomping ground for ‘fuzzy, positive’ talk of inclusivity. In reality, groups whose requirements have not traditionally been considered in mainstream society have often been made to suffer in silence because of a lack of adequate platforms to highlight their talents and the lack of a support network. Workplace and facilities management is no different. But solid initiatives do exist that have made and are making a difference in FM. One of those is the LGBT+ in FM group. Some members of this group are due to march
