We are pleased to announce the launch of the redesigned FMAL website.  We worked in conjunction with Fifth Ring on the successful implementation of this project.

FMAL are organising, in conjunction with Frances Crawford Art,  the next Art Preview evening at the Bridge View Gallery on Thursday 11 February 2010 from 1800 to 2000.

The theme of this next show is "New Graduates from the Scottish Art Colleges" and  runs from 11 February through to 30 April. Further details and information on the participating artists are available from the Bridge View website at www.bridge-view.co.uk

This is an ideal evening to appreciate the art in the tasteful and welcoming surroundings of Bridge View with live music with wine and canapés being served.

We are pleased to announce the recent academic success of the following members of staff:-

• Lynn Ross has recently graduated through the Association of Certified Chartered Accounts and now holds the ACCA qualification.
• Hayley Parkinson successfully completed year 1 of the BA in Business Studies with RGU, Aberdeen.
• Tony McKay successfully completed year 1 towards the MSc in Facilities Management with the College of Estate Management/University of Reading

We congratulate Lynn on the completion of her studies and wish Hayley and Tony well with their continuing studies.

We are proud to be an Investor in People Company and believe fervently in supporting our employees in achieving academic success.

On 26th November Ulster Estates collaborated with FMAL to celebrate the 10th Birthday of the Bridge View Building. An open Invitation was extended to the tenants and special guests to gather for afternoon tea consisting of various cakes and treats including a chocolate fountain.

In the conference room a video was shown depicting the opening of Bridge View in 1999. This video sparked off many memories for several of the original tenants and also in particular, one special guest, Mr Martin Callan without whose vision and enterprise Bridge View would not have been built.

Ulster Estates generously donated a commemorative gift to each and everyone of the tenants and from the feedback we received we can surmise that the occasion had been thoroughly enjoyed by all.

The key to maximising benefit for any business is maintaining properly trained employees within the organisation. This is achieved through professional training and throughout 2009 FMAL  ran three (3)  of the BIFM’s core Facilities Management courses in Aberdeen for our employees.   These courses were also made available to the public. 

The courses that we invited BIFM Training to undertake for us were:-

Understanding FM

The Professional FM, Part 1

The Professional FM, Part 2

Communication skills are of vital importance for any organisation to succeed and this is why we recently enlisted the support of BlueSky Teambuilding.

BlueSky, who are one of the UK’s leading event management companies, organised two team building days, which all our employees participated in.   These two days were both highly successful and great fun and allowed everyone to “fine tune” their communication skills

Lochter just outside Oldmeldrum is looking a fair bet for some teambuilding in 2010 !!  

FMAL were successful in achieving the IIP standard once again.

We are proud to announce that we have been awarded the Investors in People Standard again.   IIP is the national quality standard which sets a level of good practice for training and development of people to achieve business goals. This standard provides a national framework for delivering business improvement through people. 

Our continued success in achieving this standard again shows our commitment to the development and training of our employees.  

FMAL has held the IIP standard since 2005.