Artificial intelligence, or simply AI, is the new business buzzword. It’s hard to go even a few hours without hearing the term — from commercials on TV, to billboards, and of course throughout the workday. But what does AI really ... Read More »

One of the early companies in the 1930s which started producing dry-cleaning machines at the industry level in Italy, Maestrelli, has evolved with the history of drycleaning industry. Clean India Journal e-chats with Giacomo Fontana, Sales Manager of Maestrelli, on ... Read More »

Whenever the need to repaint buildings arises, house owners or housing society committee members worry about getting the right service provider on board besides the final cost, the day to day supervision, the impact on the daily routine and the ... Read More »

The ground realities of facility management are seldom fathomed at the higher levels of the organisation. Essentially looked upon as an “unnecessary expense incurring” department, Makarand Kulkarni, Country Head-FMS, Reliance Retail, says it is imperative to narrow the gap between ... Read More »

A few years back OCS Facility Services introduced TFM into the Indian market and has been retaining a double-digit business growth. Constantly engaging in the right solutions for its customers, OCS is also encouraging digitalisation of services, says Sumit Sabarwal ... Read More »

Denmark-based ISS Facility Services has approximately 510,000 employees, making it the world’s fourth largest private employer. Jeff Gravenhorst, Group CEO, shares with Clean India Journal the success behind ISS growth, the power of human touch and the advent of digital ... Read More »

Do flexible work arrangements make workforce empowerment more challenging? It is the flexibility that demands more of the workforce empowerment. It is the base level workforce that knows the work conditions and demands the best. It is they who can ... Read More »

What has been the success story behind CLR? CLR started with a single seven staff member contract back in 2002, success for us came with consistent performance there by client taking us to various cities and expansion began rapidly. We ... Read More »

What are the progressive stages of Facility Management that you have experienced during your career in various organizations? And what do you see the future of FM? Facility Management has gone through a lot of progression in the last three ... Read More »

The evolution of modern buildings has revolutionised the role of facility management in current epoch. The considerations towards occupier satisfaction, sustainability, costs, risk management and brand perception make this role extremely demanding. And this turns into a challenge when organization ... Read More »

Well, how does one maintain the original aesthetics of the façade, even when a couple of glasses are broken and that too in the front elevation? The panels on the façade are generally equally distributed in dimensions throughout the façade ... Read More »

With tech-enabled classrooms and connected living and gathering spaces, campuses are evolving to provide today’s students with the wired experience they expect. Technological advances can benefit universities behind the scenes, too. Smart building technologies and digitalized facility management (FM) are ... Read More »

With technology gaining momentum, hospitality, which is one of the fastest growing sectors, is also witnessing rapid transformation in terms of automation. Technology and all its manifestations in the forms of artificial intelligence, machine learning and interactive devices are fast ... Read More »

Communication and information management are among the key areas of management operations at every stage of a construction project life-cycle. Automation has long been a focus for facilities managers, whether it means the installation of dynamic thermostats in offices or ... Read More »

Importance of FM One thing which comes to everyone’s mind while talking about facility management is that it is one of the functions supporting the core business. It is an arm which helps the organisation to do its business well. ... Read More »

There is no doubt that our built environment has a profound impact on our health, well-being, happiness and productivity. It can shape our habits and choices, regulate our sleep-wake cycle, drive us toward healthy and unhealthy choices, and passively influence ... Read More »

Today a lot of people have the perception that facility management doesn’t go beyond cleaning services. But that is not the case. The focus has shifted from just the management of resources. Facility management services include five tiers and are ... Read More »

Housekeeping, cleaning or facility services, though considered a “common job”, is one of the most challenging among the many challenging jobs, be it for a man or a woman. However, when it comes to women, the perspectives and equations get ... Read More »

What motivated you to build up a laundry business? Many business ideas germinate at one’s own home. My wife’s irritability with the domestic help’s bad laundry job, I decided to look for a viable solution. Thereafter, I spent time researching ... Read More »

Evolution of Indian Laundry Sector: In the last 30 years, the Indian consumers have moved from washing at home in buckets to washing machines and also to washing through mobile and online. The estimated market size of Rs 200,000 Cr ... Read More »