HVAC Building Condition Assessments Key to Compliance and Safety Ensuring that heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) standards are enhanced through building condition assessments (BCAs) is a key focus for built environment advisory company, Afroteq Advisory Services (Afroteq) – on which we at [...]

WHY PROACTIVE FACILITIES MANAGEMENT IS ESSENTIAL TO WEATHER-PROOFING YOUR PROPERTY South Africa is no stranger to unpredictable weather patterns. Following a particularly wet summer in the northern parts of the country—where storms, heavy rains, and flooding left a trail of destruction in their wake—the [...]

AFMS ENGAGES WITH FELLOW BUSINESS LEADERS AT THE STATE OF THE NATION BREAKFAST The AFMS team (both FM Solutions and Afroteq subsidiaries) and clients recently attended the highly anticipated State of the Nation Business Breakfast, hosted by renowned business strategist [...]

THE CRITICAL ROLE OF FACILITIES MANAGEMENT IN MITIGATING EXTREME WEATHER DAMAGE   With increasing climate unpredictability, facilities management has emerged as a frontline defence against the destructive impact of extreme weather conditions. Planned and proactive maintenance measures are essential to safeguarding buildings and office [...]

NHI BILL HIGHLIGHTS THE CRUCIAL ROLE OF PROPER MAINTENANCE IN HEALTHCARE FACILITIES With the signing of the National Health Insurance (NHI) Bill by President Cyril Ramaphosa earlier this year, the spotlight on South Africa's healthcare system has never been more intense. Amidst fears that [...]

Cape Town, 15 September 2021. FM Solutions is proud to announce that it has expanded its service offering to clients with the launch of FM Solutions Technical – a new specialist unit that focuses specifically on delivering technical maintenance services that are [...]

A sustainable pathway to inclusive stakeholder value through partnership By Jamie Louw, Financial Director at FM Solutions Over the past few years, there has been much debate and discourse around the topic of job creation. Against a backdrop of an unemployment rate that continues [...]

Cape Town, 16 July 2021 Recently gazetted regulations published by the Department of Mineral Resources and Energy now make it compulsory for non-residential buildings in South Africa to declare their energy consumption by displaying an energy performance certificate at the entrance of their buildings. [...]

The benefits of consulting an energy expert before investing in back-up power infrastructure The arrival of the colder winter months in South Africa heralds the increasing threat of load shedding as the country’s power utility struggles to keep up with the growing demand for [...]