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Introduction

Facilities management plays a crucial role in ensuring workplace safety for employees and visitors. From preventing accidents to managing emergencies, facilities management is involved in every aspect of workplace safety, and requires collaboration and coordination with all the other departments and stakeholders of an organization. This includes HR, IT, finance, and legal departments, as well as external stakeholders such as vendors, contractors, and regulatory authorities.

The global Facilities Management (FM) industry was valued at around $1,250 billion in 2022 and is expected to grow to around $1,900 billion by 2029 – at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.7%. During this forecast period, the still in-growth-stage Middle East and Africa FM market is estimated to register a CAGR of 7.6%, significantly outpacing more mature markets such as Europe and the United States.

In today’s busy world, few people have the time to spare for adequate preventive home maintenance or regular inspection of homes and household equipment and appliances. Where previous generations relied on Do It Yourself (DIY) for household improvements or for fixing things around the house, modern life often means that there just isn’t time. Besides in many cases, people would understandably spend their precious free time enjoying their family and friends rather than on home maintenance.

According to the Ministry of Interior, over 2,000 fires were reported across the emirates in the UAE last year. Although most were limited and minor, around 66% were in residential buildings, and the number of blazes in residential units, including villas and apartment blocks, increased by 8.4 percent from the previous year. The major causes of fire in residential units come from the kitchen, although smoking, burning incense, improper storage of flammable material, and inappropriate electrical equipment are also major contributors to fires at home.

According to the Ministry of Interior, over 2,000 fires were reported across the emirates in the UAE last year. Although most were limited and minor, around 44% were industrial. Most fires break out in Pantry/Commercial kitchen, non-regularized or non-monitored Hot work, and inappropriate electrical equipment.

Facilities Managers are being recognized for their role as frontline influencers in the global effort to mitigate climate change .Residential and commercial facilities consume up to 40% of the world’s energy, and consequently, contribute a significant portion of overall emissions from energy use. Managing assets in a sustainable and environmentally friendly manner have become imperative in the efficient management of energy use, as well as for the overall impact that this has on the environment.

Today’s advances in technology are primed to deliver to property and asset managers viable solutions that address the increasing demands needed for managing their facilities. In addition to improving operations and maintaining the highest levels of hygiene and sterility for health requirements, facility management professionals today are entrusted to manage access to their facility, coordinate with maintenance and engineering, safeguard health and safety, and create a better overall working and living environment for their users. In addition, they are expected accomplish all that while reducing costs and optimizing the efficiency of their operations. To do this, they need comprehensive data about every aspect of operations within the facility that they are handling, whether residential, commercial, industrial, retail, hospitality, or mixed use.

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The global pandemic of COVID-19 has changed our perspectives in many ways. In the cleaning industry, the outbreak has challenged the very concept of cleanliness and what it means for a place or a surface to be “clean”. To follow the normal cleaning standards is no longer enough for cleaning service providers, nor is it sufficient to adhere to the basic safety standards and precautionary measurements that are self-initiated or mandated by the government. For cleaning service providers to deliver safe, reliable, and high-quality solutions they must go beyond the current standards, take the initiative, and invest in research, training, and technology.