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FACILITY MANAGEMENT

Why Resilience Matters?

Possibly this topic has been addressed to the core all through May. However, here’s a recap highlighting
some very essential points as a reminder.

hen the world is in flux… force behind the seamless rise, the FM role has transformed
when supply chains falter, functioning of spaces we use into one that demands strategic
buildings must adapt, every day, right from offices and thinking, operational agility and
and uncertainty becomes hospitals to schools, malls, and — above all — resilience.
Wroutine, resilience is no industrial sites. If everything
longer optional. It is essential. works as it should, chances are Resilience is being tested.
This has been the spirit behind an FM professional is doing their One of the most urgent
World FM Day 2025, observed job well. challenges facing the profession is
on the second Wednesday of May. But FM today is not just about the shortage of skilled manpower.
This year’s theme, Resilience in maintenance. It is about managing Facility managers everywhere
Action: FM Thriving in a World complexity. It is about integrating are finding it harder to recruit
of Change, highlights the silent people, processes, systems and and retain trained staff. From
strength of an industry that holds spaces in a way that ensures cleaning technicians and HVAC
everything together, quietly, not only functionality, but also operators to multi-skilled service
consistently, and without fanfare. safety, comfort, sustainability and partners, labour gaps are straining
Facility Management performance. As buildings grow operations and threatening
professionals are the invisible smarter and user expectations business continuity.

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