This week's episode is powered by Al Fajer Facilities Management. Our speaker in this episode is Yunusa Aminu, a Senior FM Consultant at Gregory & Jones Consultants, helps us break 3 myths that surround Service Charge. Service Charge is a concept that has so many misconceptions surrounding it. That’s why in today’s episode we want to give our listeners a better insight into what Service Charge is all about.

This week's episode is powered by Diversey. Our speaker in this episode is Ms. Tatjana Ahmed - Chairwoman of the UAE Housekeepers Group and Housekeeping Manager at Grand Hyatt Dubai, talking to us about how housekeepers in the region can take precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19. From using the right equipment to the appropriate chemical solutions and even best practices, she outlines the ideal steps to be taken.COVID19 threatens the way of the hospitality industry today and the only precaution that may be taken is through proper hygiene, lowering the risk of spread of the epidemic, understanding the disease and making sure we know what's facing us. Diversey is a global leader in supplying hygiene solutions to hotels, restaurants, hospitals, institutions that are in a position to host guests for accommodation, treatment, for health, business or pleasure. Diversey programs such as Well Hotel serves as a one-step solution with products, audit and training to protect hotel operations and guests in critical times as today, and actually lowering the risk even in normal times.Right now, any information that talks about preventing contamination and spread of COVID-19 is GOLD! Listen to this podcast on Soundcloud and Apple Podcasts. And, do subscribe to get notified each time we release a brand new Breakfast Byte!

The SPA has been developed by the security industry regulatory agency also known as SIRA and the industry stakeholders to support the best practices and innovation in the security industry. In this episode of Breakfast Bytes, the Chairman Khalid Al Hamadi, gives us an insight into what one can expect from the association.

This week's episode features Manuela D’Agata, International Education and Certification Director, ISSA EMEA Office, and Dennis Goodwin, the Business Development Manager, UK, Ireland and the Middle East, ISSA.And the topic at hand is Why cleaning companies must focus on the importance of ‘education’

This week's episode features Manuela D’Agata, International Education and Certification Director, ISSA EMEA Office, and Dennis Goodwin, the Business Development Manager, UK, Ireland and the Middle East, ISSA. And the topic at hand is Why cleaning companies must focus on the importance of ‘education’

Many governments in the region have started taking proactive measures to ensure sustainable solutions are in place to achieve their waste diversion goals. Several companies in the waste recycling sector have been supporting these efforts with valuable and innovative solutions, and in this edition of Waste & Recycling MEA we've introduced a new section that features some of the leading companies in the region. Our 2019 listing includes some of the businesses that are playing a major role in the sector and making a significant impact on both the industry and communities they are involved in.

We have come to the end of the year and 2019 has certainly gotten everyone talking about Asset Management and Community Management a lot more than before. Infact, we also as a brand felt it was time to start looking at the Facility on a more holistic level leading us to completely rebrand ourselves as CM today. Being the only dedicated magazine in the region talking about Community Management, where we aim to bring all the stakeholders and discuss all aspects of a building.

We're out with a brand new episode of our podcast - Breakfast Bytes!This week, we’re talking about the challenges mall owners and cleaning companies face during the rush hours of the Dubai Shopping Festival. Not only that, we are also digging deep into the best practices they adopt at this time of the year. Make sure you listen to this episode, and share your thoughts on the much awaited time of the year - the DSF.

This week, we discuss the highlights from the Middle East Waste & Recycling Awards (MEWAR Awards) 2019 that was held recently at The Ritz-Carlton JBR, Dubai, UAE. MEWAR Awards – the only dedicated initiative of its kind in the region – honoured the best performers across 16 categories and a total of 31 awards and certificates of recognition were presented at a well-attended function. The second cycle of MEWAR Awards had some interesting moments which we discuss in this episode.

There is no doubt that training and education are key priorities for FM business leaders in the Middle East. The rapid growth of smart technology and tools – combined with evolving property development trends and stakeholder expectations – only means staff training initiatives will assume greater importance in 2020. In fact this year saw many Integrated Facilities Management companies open exclusive state-of-the-art training centers. Today, we are going to not only talk about few of them but also shed light on the importance of training in Facilities Management.