Facilities Management

Facilities like offices, warehouses, production facilities, utilities, parking lots and landscaping become more and more flexible, complex and expensive. That is why Facilities Management is big business nowadays. It is one of the largest budget expenses and therefore one of the major sources of cost savings. However not at all costs, because Facilities are a major asset too.The course will be conducted along workshop principles with formal lectures, case studies and interactive practical exercises.

The course provides knowledge to understand and implement basis elements and best practices of facilities management into the organisation. It provides instruments to improve the performance in both short as well as long term.

• Introduction into Facilities Management
• Facility Planning
• Project realisation
• Facility Operation & Maintenance
• Preventative Maintenance
• Planning & Scheduling maintenance
• Outsourcing considerations
• Contracting
• Operational Excellence

Facilities managers and key personnel within the function. It will also benefit recently or soon to be appointed facilities managers, engineers, supervisors and technicians whose role includes liaising with facility users.

Course Leader - Paul Wheelhouse

Paul is a Chartered Electrical Engineer, member of the Institution of Electrical Technology and council member if the Institute of Asset Management. He is also a visiting lecturer at Manchester University where he lectures on both MSc and MBA programmes. After studying physics at Manchester University in the UK, Paul worked in the specialty chemicals business for more than 20 years managing a variety of Pan-European engineering, production and distribution organizations. A large part of his time was devoted to enhancing the performance of plant, work processes and the functioning of groups.For the past fifteen years Paul has been engaged in Maintenance and Asset Management consulting and training. This has involved identifying solutions for clients to enhance their return on assets through improved equipment reliability, reduced working capital and effective use of resources. His assignments have been across a multitude of industries located in Europe, Middle East, North America and the Far East.