FM has grown over the last 30 years from being a back of house function that was often managed across multiple departments to a strategically important function within an organisation.  According to Forbes magazine, the global outsourced FM market will be US$1 trillion by 2025. Now a New International Standard Will Help Facilities Management Professionals to Improve Services and Better Support Their Clients.

Acacia were delighted to host an international conference event for its fellow members of ISO 41001 Technical Committee (TC 267). 

This week saw the publication of the new ISO Facilities Management System Standard ISO 41001.
David O’Brien, Acacia’s Managing Director, was part of an international expert group tasked with developing Technical Specification for auditing the standard.

Acacia were pleased to contribute to the recent Society of Chartered Surveyors (SCSI) Property Management, Facilities Management conference.

Acacia welcome the progress towards the development of international standards for Facilities Management.

Where an organisation is undertaking a large change to the physical environment an Operational Readiness Strategy and Team should be put in place.

Salesforce was recently ranked No. 1 on the list of the Best Large Workplaces in Ireland

BIM brings together all of the information about every component of a building, in one place. It makes it possible for any speciality to access that information for any purpose

The SCSI have recently launched a new code “The Business Leasing Code for Landlords and Tenants”

The IDA have refreshed their Value Proposition to emphasise the fundamental factors that attract investment to Ireland

In November 2014 the International Property Measurement Standards were published, providing universal guidelines for the measurement of office buildings.