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The 2025 Partnership Categories:

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Partners in Cleaning
This category is for FM partnerships where cleaning of facilities of any description takes a central role as part of a total facilities management (TFM) solution, or is the only aspect of the contract, and is designed to show how working in close cooperation between client and service provider delivers benefits to everyone involved.
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Partners in Cleaning, Large Estates
As above, but for organisations working across large estates such as university campuses or shopping malls, for example.
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Partners in Corporate
This category is for strategic partnerships where a wide range of support and FM services are delivered and managed for a large client organisation. Entrants should demonstrate how the partnership is strategically aligned with the client’s business needs and reflected through the supply chain to effectively deliver a broad range of services.
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Partners in Corporate, Public Sector
As above, but this award recognises the specific importance the Public Sector's partnerships with FM.
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Partners in Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance (ESG) 
ESG is growing in importance, not just to FM but to industry as a whole, which increasingly recognises it has social and ethical as well as business obligations to fulfil. This category enables companies with strong ESG strategies to demonstrate their commitment to both sustainability and DE&I (diversity, equity and inclusion), utilising delivery of KPIs or similar requirements and data showing the progress achieved. Entrants should demonstrate how both sides of the partnership are working together towards mutually set ESG goals.
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Partners in Expert Services
This category is for partnerships between private sector organisations and a supplier with specific skills, technical expertise or experience, such as FM consultancy, IT support, reprographics, software development, cleaning, catering, logistics, etc, that have worked together to deliver demonstrable outcomes and benefits. 
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Partners in Expert Services, Large Estates
As above, but for companies dealing with large estates, which can have complex needs and challenges.
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Partners in Healthcare Settings 
FM and their partners in healthcare settings work hard to keep the country safe, healthy and happy. From hospitals, public and private, to specialist clinics, this category is included to celebrate the best examples of their exemplary joint efforts.
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Partners in Logistics – NEW

Logistics is a critical component of Facilities Management (FM), ensuring the seamless operation and timely delivery of essential services and supplies. This category recognises the innovative and efficient partnerships between organisations and their logistics service providers, highlighting their commitment to excellence in supply chain management, warehousing, transportation, and distribution.
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Partners in M&E (Mechanical & Electrical) - NEW

M&E services are crucial in FM, ensuring the reliability and efficiency of essential infrastructure such as HVAC, electrical, and plumbing systems. Excellence in M&E within FM is characterised by proactive maintenance, energy efficiency, and seamless integration of advanced technologies, achieved through effective collaboration and innovative solutions. By recognising these exemplary partnerships, this award not only celebrates the achievements of the winners but also sets a benchmark for best practices in the industry.
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Partners in Net Zero Journey

This category reflects the push for Net Zero and the widely recognised need to reduce the impact of facilities on the environment by lowering carbon emissions, maximising resources, streamlining energy usage and minimising waste in all areas, among other things. Entrants in this sector should demonstrate innovation, creativity and commitment to carbon and waste reduction that goes above and beyond minimum Net Zero requirements, using KPIs, data and testimonials where appropriate to demonstrate measurable progress.
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Partners in Net Zero Journey, Public Sector
As above, but focusing on companies operating within the sphere of the public sector, which can present its own challenges and levels of complexity when it comes to the drive for Net Zero.
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Partners in Security 
From traditional security guards to the growing sophistication of cyber security, security plays a vital role in facilities management. This category is designed for partnerships (either private or public sector) that can demonstrate that they meet – and even exceed – clients’ needs for privacy and protection, whether that’s keeping data, buildings, artefacts or people secure.
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Partners in SME Organisations
SMEs are the lifeblood of the British economy, and this category recognises that. It is open to partnerships between organisations delivering a range of support services that achieve the client’s strategic business objectives, but where the client and/or FM provider are an SME* organisation. (*EU Definition of SME: Staff headcount: Fewer than 250 employees. Turnover: ≤ €50 million. Balance sheet total: ≤ €43 million.)
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Partners in Technology
From AI to robots, technology is revolutionising FM. This category showcases the use of technology in the FM sector to help service providers and clients achieve mutually-set goals, whether that's the use of cobotics/robotics to achieve specific cleaning goals, smart technology to reduce energy usage, or the use of CAFM to streamline operations - to give three examples. Innovation and creativity in this field is something the judges would like to see. Partnerships should use KPIs and other data to show how the technology has had a significant impact on improving operations and exceeding expectations.
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Partners in Waste Management – NEW

This award highlights the innovative and effective partnerships between organisations and their waste management service providers, showcasing their commitment to sustainability, efficiency, and environmental stewardship. By celebrating these outstanding collaborations, the award establishes a standard for excellence within the industry and motivates others to embrace innovative approaches, as well as promoting a culture of ongoing enhancement in waste management practices.
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Partners in Workplace Innovation
With the growing emphasis on enhancing workplace efficiency and supporting collaborative and hybrid working models, the Partners in Workplace Innovation Award aims to spotlight the most successful partnerships that have led to significant improvements in the working environment. This category celebrates innovative collaborations that have effectively transformed workplaces, showcasing how strategic partnerships can drive business ambitions and create more productive, flexible, and engaging workspaces.
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Partners in Wellbeing
Wellbeing is currently at the top of the FM agenda, and far more than a tick-box exercise for FM companies and their partners looking to deliver the optimum employee experience. Happy staff are productive staff, and this award is looking for partnerships that go above and beyond to deliver an outstanding working environment and culture that impacts positively on the wellbeing of all stakeholders. Partnerships should highlight any policies aimed at improving employee wellbeing, as well as the impact of such policies, and other initiatives aimed at improving wellbeing such as office design, workplace events etc.
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