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COVER STORY

The poll results highlight several technological integration. To Additionally, upskilling the FM
key trends that will shape Facility overcome these hurdles, facility workforce is recognized as vital,
Management (FM) strategies across managers will need to demonstrate but challenges such as high attrition
sectors. Hygiene and sanitation the long-term value of such rates complicate this effort. The poll
continue to be top priorities, investments, including reducing results highlight a critical need for
underscoring their critical role in downtime and operational training programs that also focus
compliance and brand reputation, costs. The increased adoption of
especially in food processing predictive maintenance and digital on retaining skilled personnel,
facilities. This signals a shift toward monitoring, however, shows a a balance that FM leaders must
considering hygiene not just as a promising move toward more address for future success.
maintenance task but as a strategic proactive management. Ultimately, the poll underscores
necessity. In the pharmaceutical Sustainability is becoming an that while FM heads across
and cleanroom sectors, air quality increasingly important agenda, sectors recognize the importance
management remains a top focus, with energy efficiency taking
with experts stressing the importance centerstage. While water recycling of technology, sustainability and
of upgrading systems to ensure and waste management are also skilled labour, the path forward
contamination-free environments. gaining attention, they are still requires overcoming significant
The data also emphasizes the seen as secondary priorities. The operational and financial
growing importance of predictive industry is slowly aligning with challenges. By investing in strategic
maintenance and AI-driven ESG goals, but there is still a upgrades, fostering innovation
automation. Despite the clear need for more comprehensive and focusing on people, facility
benefits, FM heads face budget approaches to environmental management will continue to
constraints and resistance to sustainability. evolve and thrive.

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