Catering and facilities servicing

We provide professional facility management as a business function that has the objective to coordinate demand and supply of facilities and services within public and private organizations. Real estate property, buildings, technical infrastructure, HVAC, lighting, transportation, IT-services, furniture, Custodial, grounds, and other user-specific equipment in various locations including Atyrau, Tengiz, Karabatan.

We integrate the processes within an organization to maintain and develop the agreed services, which support and improve the effectiveness of its primary activities. We operate across business functions. The number one priority of an FM is keeping our clients safe and satisfied. This is accomplished by managing:

Catering

The experience and resources of «AEWG» ISKER Consortium Company claimed by many social institutions. Especially for construction sites, residences cafes and restaurants. We have developed a number of programs to achieve cost optimization and to improve the quality of services.

EHS: environment, health and safety

It is required to control and manage many environmental and safety related issues. Failure to do so often leads to unhealthy conditions leading to employees falling sick, injury, loss of business, prosecution and insurance claims. The confidence of customers and investors in the business can also be affected by adverse publicity from safety lapses.

Fire safety

The threat from fire carries one of the highest risk to loss of life, and the potential to damage or shut down a business. The facilities management department will have in place maintenance, inspection and testing for all of the fire safety equipment and systems, keeping records and certificates of compliance.

Security

Protection of employees and the business often comes under the control of the facilities management department, in particular the maintenance of security hardware. Manned guarding may be under the control of a separate department.

Maintenance, testing and inspections

Maintenance, testing and inspection schedules are required to ensure that the facility is operating safely and efficiently, to maximize the life of equipment and reduce the risk of failure. Statutory obligations must also be met. The work is planned, using a computer-aided facility management system.

Building maintenance

Building maintenance comprises all preventative, remedial and upgrade works required for the upkeep and improvement of buildings & their components. This works may include disciplines such as painting and decorating, carpentry, plumbing, glazing, plastering, plastering and tiling.

Cleaning

Cleaning operations are often undertaken out of business hours, but provision may be made during times of occupations for the cleaning of toilets, replenishing consumables (such as toilet rolls, soap) plus litter picking and reactive response. Cleaning is scheduled as a series of periodic (daily, weekly, monthly) tasks.

Operational

We take care of the responsibilities for the day-to-day running of the building; these tasks may be outsourced or carried out by directly employed staff. This is a policy issue, but due to the immediacy of the response required in many of the activities involved we will often require daily reports or an escalation procedure.

Some issues require more than just periodic maintenance, for example those that can stop or hamper the productivity of the business or that have safety implications. Many of these are managed by the facilities management “help desk” where staff are able to be contacted either by telephone or email. The responses to help desk calls are prioritized but may be as simple as water too hot or too cold, lights not working, photocopier jammed, coffee spills, or vending machine problems.

Help desks may be used to book meeting rooms, car parking spaces and many other services, but this often depends on how the facilities department is organized. Facilities may be split into two sections, often referred to as “soft” services such as reception and post room, and “hard” services, such as the mechanical, fire and electrical services.

Business continuity planning

All organizations should have a continuity plan so that in the event of a fire or major failure the business can recover quickly. In large organizations it may be that, the staff move to another site that has been set up to model the existing operation. The facilities management department would be one of the key players should it be necessary to move the business to a recovery site.

Space allocation and changes

In many organizations, office layouts are subject to frequent changes. This process is referred to as churn, and the percentage of the staff moved during a year is known as the (churn rate). These moves are normally planned by the facilities management department using (computer-aided design). In addition to meeting the needs of the business, compliance with statutory requirements related to office layouts include:

  • the minimum amount of space to be provided per staff member
  • fire safety arrangements
  • lighting levels
  • signage
  • ventilation
  • temperature control
  • welfare arrangements such as toilets and drinking water

Consideration may also be given to vending, catering or a place where staff can make a drink and take a break from their desk.