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We streamline your operations by providing facility services that reduce friction in your depots and distribution hubs, ensuring smooth movement of both people and packages.

Facilities Services for Distribution and Logistics

In the fast-paced world of distribution and logistics, our global facilities services support the industry’s critical infrastructure. We prioritize creating a seamless and efficient environment for the professionals who keep things moving. This is accomplished through our comprehensive facilities services and management solutions.

Explore our Facilities Management (FM) or Single-Service options below.

Distribution & Logistics Facilities Management

Our BEST strategy and ethos are designed to address five key areas of concern identified by industry leaders in distribution and logistics: Experiences, Productivity, Best Practices, Resilience, and Outcomes. Through this approach, we ensure effective and efficient facilities management for your operations.

Delivering the best on-site experiences for your teams has a powerful trickle-down effect, leading to timely deliveries and exceptional service for your customers. Our comprehensive facilities management services are designed to enhance every touchpoint in your business, helping to create seamless and impactful experiences throughout your operations.

Our innovative suite of apps and tools, IFM Advance, is specifically designed to help businesses like yours optimize productivity. With powerful project and task-tracking features, IFM Advance delivers efficient solutions across key areas such as hygiene, security, and waste management, ensuring seamless operations and enhanced performance.

Our safety-first philosophy, rooted in our Code of Conduct and QHSE policies, shapes the way we operate. By prioritizing the safety of your employees, communities, customers, and the environment, we establish best practices that cultivate empathetic, secure, and impactful work cultures within your business.

We enhance your facility's resilience through a blend of reactive and planned preventative maintenance. Our meticulous approach ensures you can effectively monitor everything from pest control to equipment servicing, helping you build a robust and enduring business.

No matter the size or scope of your business, we are here to support your mission and help you realize your vision. With our expert team and advanced tools, we are committed to helping you achieve the best possible outcomes for both your employees and customers.

Our cleaning services are essential for maintaining a hygienic and safe manufacturing environment. We provide regular sanitation of production areas, offices, and common spaces to ensure compliance with health and safety standards, ultimately enhancing the overall well-being and productivity of your workforce.
Our facilities management approach integrates all these services to streamline operations and ensure that every aspect of the manufacturing environment is effectively managed. This includes energy management, waste reduction, and ongoing improvement initiatives aimed at achieving sustainability objectives.
We address the varied needs of manufacturing staff, offering nutritious meals that boost energy and morale, as well as catering for corporate events and meetings. Our services are designed to provide convenience, enhance the workplace, and deliver exceptional experiences.
Hard Services involve the maintenance of essential infrastructure such as HVAC systems, electrical systems, and machinery, helping manufacturers prevent costly downtime. Regular maintenance, timely repairs, and upgrades are vital for ensuring that production lines operate smoothly and efficiently.
Pest control in manufacturing is crucial for safeguarding product integrity and ensuring employee health. Our pest management strategies are designed to prevent infestations that could lead to contamination, product loss, and potential regulatory challenges. Our team has extensive experience across all manufacturing sectors.
Our security services—featuring access control, surveillance, and emergency response planning—are specifically designed to protect manufacturing sites from unauthorized access, theft, and damage, ensuring a secure environment for employees and valuable assets.

Optimizing Distribution, Transport, and Logistics Facilities

At IFM , our mission is to help people and spaces reach their full potential. We deliver industry-leading facilities services that ensure your distribution, transport, and logistics operations run at their best, driving superior outcomes for your business.

Supporting the Distribution and Logistics Industry in Achieving Sustainability Goals

The distribution and logistics sector plays a vital role in addressing sustainability and ESG challenges, driven by high energy and resource consumption in transportation and storage. Key issues include reducing carbon emissions, managing energy efficiency, maintaining ethical labor standards, and ensuring sustainable supply chains. As a global facilities services provider, we are actively working to tackle these challenges.

Frequently
Asked Questions for Manufacturing

We provide a comprehensive suite of facilities management services, including equipment maintenance, security, cleaning, waste management, and operational support, all designed to streamline logistics and enhance efficiency.

Absolutely! We plan maintenance activities during non-peak hours and utilize downtime efficiently to ensure minimal disruption to logistics operations.

We perform regular equipment inspections, implement preventive maintenance schedules, and have trained technicians ready to promptly address any equipment issues.

We actively monitor industry regulations, conduct regular audits, and continuously update our processes to ensure compliance with evolving standards and regulations.

We implement rigorous security measures, including surveillance systems, access control, regular equipment inspections, and adherence to safety standards to ensure the safety and security of assets.

We utilize waste segregation practices, promote recycling initiatives, and collaborate with waste management services to ensure the efficient disposal of large volumes of waste.

Absolutely! We have dedicated response teams ready to address urgent situations and ensure continuity in logistics operations.

Connect with your IFM team

We’re ready to deliver the best experiences, productivity, practices, resilience
and outcomes and we look forward to connecting with you and your team.

Responsibility and opportunity for change

Our approach to service aligns with our customers’s ESG goals and commitments.
Environmental
We are committed to environmental stewardship, focusing on sustainable practices and reducing our ecological footprint globally.
Social
Fostering a socially responsible environment, prioritising community engagement, employee well-being, and ethical practices in all our global operations.
Governance
Upholds robust governance, ensuring transparency, accountability, and ethical integrity across all global business operations.