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Study: Students Avoid School Toilets

Heidi Schwartz — Mon, 25 Oct 2010 15:12:20 +0000

Nearly 40% of secondary school girls reported ''holding it in'' so they didn't have to go to the toilet. And 16% of secondary school boys reported "bad things" happening in the toilets, making them wary of going in there.

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BIFM Awards 2010 – Call for Entries

Heidi Schwartz — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 16:48:10 +0000

Winners are announced at the BIFM Awards, the biggest networking event in the UK. The closing date for entries is Friday, April 30, 2010.

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BIFM Announces Awards Finalists

Heidi Schwartz — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 14:55:20 +0000

The BIFM Awards recognizes more than just the work that facility managers (fms) do; they identify the evolution of FM as an industry.

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WEIRD WEDNESDAY: Kilowatts From Carcasses (don’t read this while eating)

Heidi Schwartz — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 15:31:48 +0000

Local schools in a small English town are part of a 12 month trial of a sustainable biodiesel made from vegetable oil and rendered animal fat.

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UK Association Working to Advance Facility Management Profession

Heidi Schwartz — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 14:09:00 +0000

The British Institute of Facilities Management (BIFM) has adopted a new mission statement, following a review by the Institute’s Members’ Council. The new wording was recommended by the Executive and endorsed by the BIFM Board on 28th February 2008.

The new mission statement reads: “To advance the facilities management profession”

Following the adoption of a new medium-term strategy and business plan at the end of 2007, the Board concluded that the existing mission statement, agreed in 2004, should be reviewed to ensure it reflected the primary purpose and direction of the Institute.

New BIFM chair Iain Murray said, “In

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