ITP MEDIA GROUP / BUSINESS JANUARY 2022 • VOL. 17, ISSUE 01 WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS FM firms reveal their focus in the coming yearExplore Our New E-Commerce Website www.sanipexgroup.com Order Online Nowwww.fm-middleeast.com CONTENTS January 2022 3 UPDATE 7 ENGIE to build Austra- lia’s largest privately- funded and grid- connected battery with partners 8 RECAPP marks one-year anniversary with 85 tonnes of recyclables col- lected January 2022 VOLUME 17 / ISSUE 01 14 Khansaheb Industries: Over half of UAE resi- dents consider indoor air quality in their home to be sub-optimals EDITOR’S LETTER 15 How will the new UAE weekend rules aff ect the FM industry here? COVER STORY 16 What FM companies are focusing on over the com- ing year BUILDING TRENDS 22 Jenny Evans from J2 Innovations on the top trends for the industry in 2022 FM @ EXPO 2020 26 Stuart Bainbridge, R&D director, Reckitt – the parent company of Det- tol, reveals about Expo 2020 and the future of cleaning supplies Regulars DOWNLOAD NOW FOR iOS, ANDROID, AND KINDLE @fmMidEast@fmMidEast @fmMidEast 071426www.fm-middleeast.com CONTENTS 4 January 2022 28 ELEVATORS Ahmad Houri, chief operating offi cer at Initial Saudi, looks at how Mega Recruitment companies will help FM providers and the wider KSA market meet challenges In-depth January 2022 DOWNLOAD NOW FOR iOS, ANDROID, AND KINDLE 2816 VOLUME 17 / ISSUE 01 @fmMidEast@fmMidEast 16 COVER STORY With the Expo 2020 in the background and the Dubai 2040 master plan to look forward to, FM fi rms have several opportunities in the FM space that will fuel growth @fmMidEast 36 SUPPLIER FOCUS Five ways smart property solutions can revolutionise the hospitality industry, Sanjeevv Bhatia, chairman of SB Group and CEO of Netix Global BV reveals 38 SUPPLIER NEWS Find out the top facilities management supplier trends that are currently in the market, including some of the biggest digital trends set to shape the FM industry COMING UP IN FMME JANUARY 2022 FMME’s upcoming Special Report* on Cleaning Solutions will explore the companies, processes and technologies behind cleaning in this region (*Subject to change at editor’s discretion) To learn more about upcoming stories and advertising opportunities in future issues of FMME, please contact Vinay Ravindran through vinay.ravindran@itp. com, or +971-55-8101197. FMME ON LINKEDIN With more than 10,000 members from all over the Middle East, the FMME LinkedIn Group and page is the place to be to find out news, discussions and opportunities in the region’s FM industry. Email the editor at rajiv.pillai@itp.com to join the FMME LinkedIn Group and Page and get in on the industry conversation.Fit forgetUPDATE www.fm-middleeast.com6 January 2022 fmupdate FOOD In the wake of COP26 and a recent announcement by Dubai Municipality about an upcoming sustainable star rating programme, restaurants in Dubai and elsewhere, will need to be safe, clean and green if they want to survive in the competitive food and beverage market. According to Kelvin Vargheese senior director TFM at Dubai-based maintenance specialist Hitches & Glitches (H&G), “Although it is of paramount importance, restauranteurs know it’s no longer just about health and hygiene, customers are increasingly concerned about waste. “Prior to the pandemic, many restaurants began banning single-use plastic straws, stirrers and toothpicks. What we are witnessing now is merely a natural progression, from an increasing number of environmentally savvy consumers.” To achieve a star rating from Dubai Municipality’s initiative, which covers food safety, health and safety, environmental management, quality, taste and appeal, nutrition, diversity, as well as a commitment to sustainability and social responsibility, food waste will naturally come under the microscope, creating further demand for specialist FM companies. Kitchen waste is also a valuable asset and it can even generate increased profit if it is managed well. To this end, Hitches & Glitches offers a monitoring software called Optimizer, which measures and KEEP UP-TO-DATE For all the latest FM news check out www.fm- middleeast.comast.cccom benchmarks waste performance with other, similar outlets. All waste categories are regrouped with a potential disposal method, helping restaurants to structure their waste monitoring process. A significant amount of kitchen waste can be reduced, reused and even recycled. Water used to wash vegetables or boil pasta, can be reused in flower beds or indoor plants. Restaurants can donate or sell their used cooking oil and other fats, which once collected by a professional recycler can be refined into biodiesel. Another example is food waste which can be composted onsite, certainly by larger outlets and hotels. Composting machines can process all types of organic waste like curry, roti, rice, bread, eggshells, chicken, mutton, fish, fish bones, chicken bones, fruit, vegetables, peelings and other waste. Using special microorganisms to break down and decompose the organic waste, the process only takes between 24-36 hours and it reduces the original volume by 80- 90%, resulting in nutrient-rich fertilizer. “The decomposition process of food waste emits methane gas which is reportedly 25 times more damaging to the environment than CO2. So, composting food waste is an efficient way of reducing carbon emissions as well as cutting down on disposal costs,” commented Nadia Ibrahim, head of sustainability at Farnek the parent company of Hitches & Glitches. Looking at the broader picture, in restaurant hygiene, health and safety alone, there are more than 30 different types of specialised services include air duct cleaning, indoor air quality testing, kitchen exhaust cleaning, water tank cleaning and pipeline disinfection. In addition, other services include, cleaning garbage chutes, laundry ducts, grease traps, drain lines and mist filters as well as HVAC (heating, ventilation, air conditioning) duct smoke testing and pest control. Hitches & Glitches off ers a monitoring software called Optimizer, which measures and benchmarks waste performance with other, similar outlets FM specialist gives Dubai restauranteurs food for thought A signifi cant amount of kitchen waste can be reduced, reused and even recycled. UPDATE www.fm-middleeast.comJanuary 2022 7 POWER ENGIE has partnered to deliver Australia’s largest privately-funded and owned utility-scale battery at the site of the former Hazelwood Power Station. Together with partners, Macquarie’s Green Investment Group (GIG), and Fluence, ENGIE will provide 150MW/150MWh of flexible energy. The Hazelwood Battery Energy Storage System has the capacity to store the equivalent of an hour of energy generation from the rooftop solar systems of 30,000 homes and will play a critical role in increasing renewable energy capacity in the state of Victoria, while delivering further grid stability for the region. The Middle East region itself is going through an energy transition with an aim to move away from the oil sector and set renewable energy targets. The UAE aims to produce nearly 50% of its electricity via renewables by 2050 while Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 looks to reach a target of 58.7 gigawatts by 2030.[1] Frederic Claux, GCC Country Manager said: “ENGIE is committed to supporting the green energy transition and battery storage will play a key role in the future of our energy system, namely in supporting the integration of intermittent renewables. Battery-based solutions are modular and easily scalable, valuable to match service requirements and/or clients’ needs, quick to deploy and with very little site constraints. It is also a high-performance solution when compared to other storage technologies” The project, funded by ENGIE and GIG, will be built, operated, and maintained over a 20- year period by Fluence – a global market leader in energy storage products and services and digital applications for renewables and storage. Battery storage offers various benefits: it can have a role in insuring energy provision in remote places where it is more practical to have a decentralized and independent power supply. Battery storage will also serve a key role in efforts to reduce carbon dioxide emissions. ENGIE to build Australia’s largest privately- funded and grid-connected battery with partners Bedaia Building, Office 305 P.O.Box 487034, Al Barsha 1, Dubai Tel: +971-43958535 Email: info@virtual-it.ae Web: www.virtual-it.ae An Integrated CAFM Solution Minimize FM Administration and Costs Maximize productivity Expected Benefits: · Enterprise Asset Management · Orchestrate FM operations · Materials and Consumables Management · Maximize resource utilization · SLA Alerts and Notifications · Effectively CM and PM plan and schedule · Contract and Budget Management · Self service Help Desk and Call Center · Comply to international quality standards · Communication platform with stakeholders · FM Mobile solutions · Find Deficiencies through failure analysis · GIS, BIM, AutoCAD, BMS and ERP integration · Extend life expectancy of your assets and customer satisfaction References: 1• ‘We will be pioneering’: Saudi Arabia reveals 50% renewables goal by 2030, but is that realistic? | Recharge (rechargenews.com) Hazelwood site.www.fm-middleeast.com UPDATE 8 January 2022 RECYCLE RECAPP, the UAE’s first door-to-door recycling service, has marked the one-year anniversary of its launch by Veolia Middle East, the benchmark company for ecological transformation. Veolia works with and for its stakeholders to safeguard resources and decarbonize industrial activities, through its spectrum of services that include plastic recycling and is fully committed to the achievement of the UAE’s Green Agenda 2030 and the UAE Energy Strategy 2050 Since its launch in November 2020, RECAPP has built a community of 10,000 registered users and collected 85 metric tonnes of recyclables, including transparent and opaque plastic bottles and metal cans. On average, 500 kg of recyclables have been collected every day through the RECAPP app, with an average of 130 collections conducted per day. Jérôme Viricel, general manager of RECAPP at Veolia Middle East, said: “We are beyond proud of our achievements with RECAPP, which has empowered thousands of Abu Dhabi residents to adopt a more sustainable lifestyle by offering them an accessible, convenient way to recycle. As a homegrown application, RECAPP was created to support local communities as they strive to partake in the circular economy, and we are looking forward to expanding into Dubai to continue building our community of recyclers.” The anniversary also marks the conclusion of a powerful collaboration pilot involving Agthia, Borouge, Coca-Cola, Nestlé, PepsiCo, and Unilever, all of whom combined forces with RECAPP to capture recyclable post-consumer packaging and ensure it is effectively recycled. The industry partners that supported RECAPP are part of a larger coalition of organizations, the Coalition Circle (Coalition of Innovation in Recycling towards a Closed Loop Economy), which acts under the endorsement of the Ministry of Climate Change and Environment (MOCCAE), and is committed to developing a circular economy. Alongside Carrefour and Agthia with Al Ain Water, RECAPP will welcome 3 new rewards partners to its digital catalog of vouchers. RECAPP users can now redeem their points with Upfill, the UAE’s first solid cosmetics brand offering natural, waterless products; and De L’Arta, a sustainable local skincare brand supported by The Catalyst, the Masdar startup accelerator. These strategic partnerships reflect RECAPP’s efforts to support local businesses that are working toward a circular economy. RECAPP is making an effort to assist in building a local ecosystem that can support a circular economy. NEWS IN BRIEF Hi-tech monitoring and carbon off sets for rainforests could be the big post- COP26 gain A global carbon credits breakthrough at COP26 in Glasgow blew away any gloom from failing to phase out coal use, say many observers. Discussion at the UN climate conference had been dominated by soaring atmospheric carbon dioxide levels, largely from fossil fuels but exacerbated by global deforestation, notably in tropical rainforests like the Amazon’s – oft en called the “Lungs of the Earth”. Nearly 200 countries at COP26 agreed to partially meet their climate targets by buying carbon credits/off sets created through the emission cuts of others. Dubai Chamber releases whitepaper highlighting changing needs of businesses in post- Covid era Chambers of commerce need to realign the services they provide their members to remain eff ective advocates of businesses in the post- pandemic era, according to a new whitepaper released by Dubai Chamber at the 12th World Chambers Congress, which kicked off in Dubai. Titled: Generation Next: Chambers 4.0 - Transforming Disruption into Opportunity for Global Business, the report identifi ed key trade and technology trends, challenges and opportunities emerging in the current business landscape, as well as recommendations for chambers of commerce that are keen to adopt Chambers 4.0 and innovate in order to remain relevant in the face of new realities. RECAPP marks one-year anniversary with 85 tonnes of recyclables collected UPDATE WHAT’S THE STORY Sharjah Sustainable City hosts visit from students and faculty from American University of Sharjah What’s the story? Sharjah Sustainable City hosted a delegation of students and faculty from the American University of Sharjah (AUS) to further academic research and knowledge on sustainable real estate development in the UAE and beyond. What are the details? Eight students from the Master of Urban Planning programme at AUS att ended the site visit, to learn about the practical implementations of sustainable development theories on housing communities, and their eff ectiveness on ground in the new Sharjah development. What did the experts say? Yousif Ahmed Al- Mutawa, CEO of Sharjah Sustainable City, said: “It is a great pleasure to host the delegation from the American University of Sharjah. This visit represents an excellent opportunity to share our expertise with the bright young minds of the future, and further research and learning around sustainable developments in partnership with AUS.” www.fm-middleeast.comUPDATE www.fm-middleeast.comJanuary 2022 9 EVENT Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) will be held from January 15 to 19, 2022. As the first major sustainability event taking place after COP26, ADSW 2022 will bring together the global community across high-level events, with participants including heads of state, policy makers, industry specialists, technology pioneers and young sustainability leaders. ADSW 2022 will focus on delivering action across three principles; Global Collaboration & Leadership, Economic Development, and Technology & Innovation. The ADSW Opening Ceremony and the Zayed Sustainability Prize Awards Ceremony will take place at the Dubai Exhibition Centre on Monday January 17, 2022, reinforcing the collective commitment of the United Arab Emirates to climate action and sustainability. All other ADSW events, including the ADSW Summit, IRENA Assembly, Atlantic Council Global Energy Forum, World Future Energy Summit, Innovate, Abu Dhabi Sustainable Finance Forum, Women in Sustainability, Environment and Renewable Energy (WiSER) Forum, and the Youth 4 Sustainability Hub will take place in Abu Dhabi or virtually. The UAE has always been proactive and forward-thinking in its approach to sustainability. Earlier this year, the UAE announced its Net Zero by 2050 Strategic Initiative, a national drive to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, making it the first country in the MENA region to announce such an initiative. The Net Zero Initiative will see the UAE invest over AED600bn in clean and renewable energy over the coming decades. Delivering global net zero commitments and the journey to COP28, ADSW 2022 will bring together the global community across high-level events, with participants including heads of state, policy makers, industry specialists, technology pioneers and young sustainability leaders ADSW will be taking place from Saturday January 15 – Wednesday January 19, 2022. solar, smart cities and climate and environment. ADSW is aligned with The ‘Principles of the 50,’ which serve as a strategic roadmap as the nation enters a new era in its development path, and a new cycle of economic, political and social growth. As one of the largest of gatherings of its kind, ADSW provides a global platform for cooperation, knowledge sharing, investment and innovation, welcoming each year more than 45,000 participants from over 170 countries, with more than 1,000 international companies represented. ADSW will be taking place from Saturday January 15 – Wednesday January 19, 2022. Key dates include: January 15-16 - IRENA Assembly, Atlantic Council Global Energy Forum, January 17 - Opening Ceremony and the Zayed Sustainability Prize Awards Ceremony, ADSW Summit, January 17-19 - World Future Energy Summit, Innovate, Youth 4 Sustainability Hub, January 18 - WiSER Forum, January 19, Abu Dhabi Sustainable Finance Forum. which will be held in the UAE in 2023, will be key topics for driving discussions at the ADSW Summit. The ADSW Summit, which will take place virtually on Monday January 17, will host global leaders from government, industry and technology to explore the latest technological and economic trends that are shaping the sustainability agenda. An important enabler to delivering a sustainable future is innovation and supporting emerging technologies and start-ups. New to the ADSW program is Innovate, a global initiative recently launched by Masdar City aimed at identifying and nurturing the next generation of sustainable technologies. As part of its year-round program, Innovate will include a innovation hub at the World Future Energy Summit exhibition, taking place at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre (ADNEC) from January 17 – 19. The World Future Energy Summit will also host a series of industry forums that will bring together leading experts to discuss clean energy, water, ecowaste, Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week returns in January 2022 to advance global sustainability agendaNext >