The facilities management sector continues to evolve with confidence as service quality, resilience and long-term value guide decision-making. This edition reflects an editorial strategy designed to connect leadership, delivery and growth in a way that supports informed reading. Looking forward to this year’s excellence, 'Marie Caffrey brings decades of expertise as Judge of Facilities Management Awards 2026' highlights the importance of experience in shaping credible standards of recognition signalling how professional judgement and sector knowledge continue to anchor excellence across facilities management. Operational investment features in 'Maxol enhances Ballyholme forecourt with major redevelopment.' The project reflects how facilities decisions increasingly balance customer experience, asset performance and long-term site value. Scale and service capability are further reinforced through 'Robertson Facilities Management expands operations with ScotRail contract' framing growth as capability aligned with public expectation, pointing to a sector increasingly comfortable with complexity and accountability. Together, these stories frame a sector aligning leadership, infrastructure and ambition to deliver dependable, future-ready facilities management outcomes.