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Practical writing on planned maintenance, statutory inspections and asset compliance, from the team building FacilityOptix.
What happens when a statutory inspection finds a defect
A defect noted on an inspection report and a defect actually fixed are two very different things. The gap between them is where most compliance risk really lives.
Managing contractors on site without losing oversight
A contractor who's competent and fully accredited can still create a gap in oversight if nobody's tracking what they actually did while they were on site.
Why asset service history matters more than the PPM calendar
A due date tells you when something should happen next. Service history tells you whether it's actually worth doing again — or whether the asset is telling you something else.
Evidencing compliance: what an auditor actually wants to see
Being compliant and being able to prove it quickly aren't the same skill. Most facilities teams are better at the first than the second.
Estate-wide compliance reporting: what leadership actually wants to see
A report showing every individual task is too much detail for most leadership audiences, and a single green tick is too little. The right level sits specifically in between.
How often should planned maintenance actually happen?
There's no single correct interval for a given asset type — condition, usage and consequence all pull the answer in different directions. Here's how to actually work it out.
Pressure systems and the written scheme of examination (PSSR)
Pressure systems are one of the less-discussed statutory categories, but the written scheme requirement makes them one of the more procedurally demanding ones to get right.
Structuring a facilities team across multiple sites
The right team structure for one building rarely survives the jump to ten. Here's what actually needs to change, and what shouldn't.