At some point in the next few weeks Stop and Think! believe that the government will relax the 2 m social distancing to 1 m. This is because we have reached and passed the Crossover Point at which the
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Webinar video – Traditional FM thinking is dead
Since the start of lock down the Stop and Think team have been working tirelessly, analysing the response to Covid-19 and it’s effects on the FM marketplace. Our first webinar focused on: Space Segmentation Occupancy
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Two metre social distancing equals a tragic economic state?
For most in the world of FM it has been known for some time that attempting to put in place measures to achieve a social distancing requirement of two meters renders most buildings no longer
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Really? Do we have to invent a Covid-19 Continuity Plan?
The activity, preparation and thinking around the post Covid-19 return to work is quite profound. Creating the platform whereby the business can continue to function under the quite clear restrictions of social distancing is the focus,
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FM Market will Contract by 30%+, if it has not already
The New Normal will not be influenced by the past, but will be affected by affordability, viability and self help. Controversially this will reposition FM delivery in terms of both the scope of services and service levels;
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Build it and they will come!
Preparing the workplace for a return to work is challenging enough without the realisation that not only has the built environment got to be compliant with the social distancing rules (however confused these may be),
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Occupancy Viability and Occupation Risk Management
An interesting if confusing initial easing of the lock down. Nothing courageous, but a very clear message that the employer’s duty of care to their employees will be tested through the provision of “return to
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“Working from Home” is not “Homeworking” !
Disappointing for the individual, and for businesses quite worrying are the rules governing the next few weeks. The majority of people were hoping for a greater easing of the lock down and for many the ability
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Our forecasting is spot on!!
Over the past weeks the Stop and Think! team have very accurately forecasted what is likely to happen in each of the React, Stop and Recover stages of the Covid-19 saga for FM and property and provided guidance as to how to
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To reoccupy or not to reoccupy, that is the question!
What a shock the reality of getting back to work after lock down is for all. The “intermediate” or phase 2 position (the position between the end of lock down until a vaccine has been produced and
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