FM strategySeptember 2026
FM Costs keep rising? Changing Supplier May Not be the Right Answer
Five questions I'd ask first, and why the order matters.
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Insights
Notes on decisions that are hard to reverse
Commentary on FM strategy, operating models, supplier relationships and the commercial decisions that determine performance for years after they are made.
Written from the buy side, by someone who spent two decades sitting on the other side of the table.
Market commentaryJuly 2026
OCS and Mitie: what it means if you are the occupier
A £3.1bn merger creates one of the UK's largest FM employers. If your contract sits with either party, the questions worth asking are practical ones.
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Marathon des Sables: 270km across the Sahara
The 40th edition, run over six stages in seven days, self-sufficient, carrying everything but water and a tent. An account of what it was actually like.
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Why I started Altrion Advisory
After 33 years of working for other people, I am doing something I should probably have done sooner.
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