Facilities Management Services Feature Library

Operations Engineer's library catalogues editorial features going back five years.

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01/02/2023 Details really do matter Dominic Dawson, chief engineer, Zurich Engineering, who is the new chair of BES, discusses the safety and compliance issues raised in last month‘s article ‘Details Matter’ » Read More

14/02/2022 Northern grit BES’s engineer surveyor of the year for 2021, Stuart Pattinson, reflects on a career spent inspecting industrial equipment. Profile by Will Dalrymple » Read More

23/09/2021 She who watches the watchers Jane Nash is Allianz Engineering’s new health, safety and quality manager for its 600 engineering surveyors in engineering, construction and power business that inspect plant and equipment across industry for safety and compliance ... » Read More

01/02/2009 Lift ropes and lubrication When it comes to steel wire ropes for lifts and elevators, getting lubrication and maintenance right couldn't be much more critical. At the most basic level, all such ropes must be periodically checked for equal tensions, as well as for ... » Read More

01/10/2008 An inspector calls If you speak to engineer surveyors across the industry, chances are they'll mention two trends - one slightly surprising, the other plain worrying. On the surprising side of the equation, they'll probably mention that only now are some ... » Read More

01/04/2007 Prevention or cure Inadequately designed and/or poorly maintained car transporters and tipping trailers are presenting increasing and potentially serious risks to drivers and operators. And they're not alone: there also remain worries with lifts and ... » Read More

01/06/2006 Engineer surveyors: a testing role In the beginning?there were boiler explosions, and lots of them! And so the engineer surveyor, as we know that person today, came into existence - around the middle of the 19th century. This was a time of rapid industrial expansion that ... » Read More

01/12/2005 A man of the people When John Ratcliff, CBE, was made Patron of the SOE (Society of Operations Engineers) a year ago, not only did he see that as a tremendous honour, he also regarded is as a huge responsibility. For one thing, he was passionately committed ... » Read More