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World FM Day Once a year on World FM Day, the global facilities management community comes together to celebrate our profession. This milestone event highlights the vital work that facilities management (FM) professionals and the facilities management industry contribute to business worldwide. At Cushman & Wakefield, our greatest strength in FM is our people, their dedication, and service ethics. It is these teams, professionals, and leaders that embody the values of FM that drive us every day. Our teams span diverse geographic regions and countries – diversity is an integral part of Cushman & Wakefield’s FM culture and business. From New Delhi to St. Louis – our strength comes from this diversity and ability to work together to provide our clients with the best solutions and service delivery. We are proud of our FM professionals across the globe that continually dedicate their time and effort to delivering best-in-class services to ensure facilities are operated and maintained safely, efficiently, and cost- effectively. On behalf of all of us, we would like to take the opportunity to say thank you to our GOS FM Heroes who continue to serve our clients and profession daily.

The Flow of Things James Maddock , Head of Global Occupier Services, EMEA, has been on a six-month roadshow talking all things “GIG economy.” He continued his journey speaking at the EMEA Logistics & Industrial conference in Amsterdam. Additionally, Steven Watt , Partner, led a keynote where he discussed whether multi-story warehousing is a fantasy or reality.

The two-day conference, “The Flow of Things,” explored the future of logistics and industrial.

India Breakfast Briefing in London James Maddock , Head of Global Occupier Services, EMEA, and Anshul Jain , Managing Director - India, hosted an India Breakfast Briefing in London to discuss the Indian economy and real estate market with more than 60 Cushman & Wakefield employees. Demand is on the rise and there are strong economic growth expectations in India. India is an up and coming market for commercial real estate and, as a firm, we aim to lead the marketplace. The event also touched upon macroeconomic trends & policy and the forecast for 2018.

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