Facility Management

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The working environment has changed radically over the last few years. Workplaces in 2018 are spaces where activity-based working (ABW), hot desking and remote access are buzzwords and commonplace, but what do these terms all actually mean? When it comes to ABW the answer is exactly what it says on the tin. It’s a practice that sees a variety of work environments, each suited to the particular type of work being carried out – breakout spaces, individual workstations, larger desks for co-working and brainstorming.

Hot desking, on the other hand, is the provision

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