About i-FM
Testimonials
"The i-FM website is the best site in the FM industry for providing up-to-date information, news and views on our fast moving market. Not only does it appeal to individuals but, as a corporate, the site provides fantastic value. As a sponsor, Carillion has received great exposure that no other site could provide in the FM marketplace - at an extremely low cost. I would recommend i-FM to all businesses within our industry that understand the need for quality marketing and exposure."
Richard Sykes
Managing Director, Carillion Consulting and Government Services
"I've been using i-FM since the day it launched in 1999. Over the years it has proven itself to be a reliable and independent source of FM news and market information. The regular Trends & Opportunities surveys and i-FM's periodic Audit of the UK FM Sector alone make it one of the best value for money sources of FM information available on the web."
Simon Ball
Business Development Manager, Interserve
"We work in a highly competitive marketplace, but i-FM provides a significant business advantage that can - and does - make the difference.
Having worked at a senior level with a couple of the biggest corporate service providers over the years, all members of the BIFM and receiving their free news service. But each one recognised the value in paying for multi user licences to i-FM - quality information is worth paying for; its an investment that brings dividends."
Mark Rogers
Director, ICM Ltd
""How did you know that…you must have been in FM for years!”, one new member said to me, genuinely impressed with my in-depth knowledge and understanding of his organisation. “No," I replied. "I've only been in the job a few months - but I use i-FM."
Understanding the FM market and our members has been made simple by the i-FM site. All the industry information is easily available - reports, surveys, listings and detailed news on our members and many potential members - all just a site search away.
The FMA has a strong presence on the site, too, as the advertising raises our profile in the sector and helps bring in members. In fact, the information is so good, we bought a licence for all our members. It’s simply too great a commercial benefit for them not to have. I know there are other sites out there, but none is on a par with i-FM."
Chris Hoare
Director General, Facilities Management Association
"Over the past 10 years I have watched i-FM grow into the most comprehensive, immediately accessible information site for all matters regarding the FM Industry.
I know that FMA members really utilise and appreciate their user licence which is part of the membership benefit package. Many members say the daily news shot is the first thing they access every morning."
Mary Taffler
Founder Secretary, Facilities Management Association
"I have used the i-FM job site for many years and I am always pleasantly surprised by the quality, volume and relevance of the response. Anyone looking for FM professionals should be advertising here. Almost every candidate that responds to my adverts is a potential placement, so this job board represents exceptional value for money for us and we will continue to advertise here in preference to other generalist job sites."
Nikki Dallas
Director, Talent – FM
"I have been a regular user of the i-FM site for many years but, given the difficult economic conditions, I decided not to renew my subscription and to use FM World instead. However, the content is simply not as good. The news is not as comprehensive and I missed the editorial content and articles. In my business, I have to know what is happening in the FM market and I have realised that it's worth paying to get high quality, timely information."
Gillian French
Director, GF – Associates
"I find it increasingly difficult to keep up with developments, particularly with frequent international travel. i-FM keeps me in touch with events as they happen, with clear email headline alerts and instant connections via the internet to the important news stories of the day."
Lionel Prodgers
Director, Agent4FM
(Former BIFM Chair)
Welcome to i-FM. UK facilities management is a big and dynamic industry. It can also be pretty confusing. We're here to help you understand it and prosper in it – whether you're an in-house practitioner, a service provider or a newcomer to the whole strange business.
If you're in FM, you need to be on i-FM.
You can count on us
• To help you keep tabs on what's happening through our daily news updates
• To deliver extra insights through market commentary and opinion from frontline specialists
• To provide easy access to feature articles, market research, how-to guides, good practice advice and much more.
i-FM is…
Comprehensive and reliable: no one else brings you more news, analysis, features, comment and opinions - all fully searchable in our 10-year archives.
Easy to use: site navigation is quick and simple; you can search our databases by keyword, phrase, date….almost anything, really; built-in content links take you direct to relevant news stories, key documents and external sites.
Award-winning: we won the International Association of Web Masters and Designers' Golden Web Award for design and content quality when we were just a year old. In 2003, we won the Business Services Association's President's Award. The citation said: 'i-FM has set the standard for online news and information in the sector'. In 2004, 5, 6 & 7, we won the BSA's Best Online Publication Award – then the prize was retired!
Valued: You don't have to take our word for it – read our testimonials.
If you want to know about FM in the UK, you won't find a better source anywhere. What are you looking for?
• News – updated every business day; you can receive headline alerts daily or weekly
• Features – written by our team, commissioned by us, plus important articles sourced from other leading publications
• Comment – insights, views and opinions from experienced practitioners and market observers
• Top 50 – our pioneering benchmark tracking the top players in UK FM
• Research – current and archived studies tailored to the UK market and major issues
• Training – information and advice on degrees, short courses and more, as well as the leading providers
• Events – an easy-to-use calendar of the most important conferences and exhibitions in the sector, with links for more information
• Awards – details of schemes, contact points, dates, past winners and more
• Jobs – listings of current opportunities, plus advice and support for jobseekers.
And there's much more, including:
• FMPages, our dedicated information centre for service providers and buyers.
10 years of history – fully searchable!
Our entire editorial content – that 10 years' worth! – is captured in our database archives. That means you can search news, for example, by keywords or dates to track the history of an issue or an event, or to research a company. Stories are cross-referenced and include links to external sites.
Launched in July 1999 as the first source of daily facilities management information on the worldwide web, i-FM has evolved with the market to meet the needs of a rapidly expanding and maturing sector.
Got a question, or need help with something? Click here to contact us.
Want to raise the profile of your organisation and advertise to the largest FM audience on the web? This is the place – click here to look at our current opportunities, rates and site metrics.
Publisher
i-FM is published on the internet by Information Facilities Management Ltd. i-FM was conceived by Enigma Publishing Ltd, a communications company specialising in new media. Enigma uses internet and other technologies to create innovative and effective communication solutions. The company's focus is on web-based communication - building and managing web sites, intranets and extranets in both business-to-business and business-to-consumer sectors.
Enigma enquiries to: David Emanuel david@the-enigma.co.uk
tel: +44(0)20 8922 7491
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