Michael Ripper, Director at Landmark and Associates, was invited by Mace Macro to be on their Workplace Discussion Panel. His presentation argued “it is not a good starting point to assume any strategy must include “improving the workplace experience” irrespective of the wider business drivers” and Michael’s views presented at the Discussion are included in this blog. Mace Macro had commissioned a report on the Workplace . Procurement, people and productivity: a new dawn for

I’ve heard the RICS are looking to develop a Standard Facilities Management Contract and if it happens, it is important that it reflects the needs of clients and suppliers and is adopted by the industry. So far there has been a dearth of effective standard contracts in FM. A number have been developed over the years but few appear to have gained traction. Some of these contracts include NEC3 (more about this later), GC/Works10 Facilities Management (2000), CIOB's Facilities M