Facilities Managers Forum

Since 2015, the Sustainable Business Partnership CIC has been delivering and facilitating a Facilities Managers Forum for the facilities managers of museums, galleries and venues to:

• Share experiences of energy and water efficiency, waste reduction, security, maintenance and other facilities management issues and solutions
• Visit other organisations’ sites to see first hand projects implemented and technologies installed
• Gain ideas for initiatives to undertake and input from peers on projects in development
• Share recommendations for suppliers, finance models and potential funding schemes

If you’d like to be part of a Facilites Managers Forum for your sector would like help running a similar programme or event, please contact us.

Previous Meetings

Event reports from early part of the project can be found here and a selection of photos here. Since 2017 we have not published reports on the meetings but they follow the same general format of round table meeting, tea and a tour of eachothers facilities (usually ending up in the boiler room or up on the roof looking at solar panels!).

Testimonials

“As someone who doesn’t have a facilities management background I’ve found it a useful forum to discover so much more about how other buildings function” – DG, Hastings Museum & Art Gallery

“It was nice to meet up with other practitioners from my field from a variety of museums. This will be very useful for me going forwards with my work at the gallery” – JR, Pallant House Gallery

“Having access to a wider pool of knowledge has been an invaluable part of this forum; being able to share experiences, problems and success stories” – EL, Worthing Museum

Resources

Lighting Guide

This guide is designed to help those working or volunteering for museums or galleries, such as Facilities Managers, Curators and General Managers, understand the main aspects of museum lighting and how to plan a lighting project.

It also aims to introduce terminology used by lighting suppliers and contractors so that museum personnel can more confidently brief contractors to ensure desired outcomes are achieved.

The guide has a particular focus on LED lighting; the technology is rapidly improving bringing a range of new lighting options to market.

Click here to download the lighting guide