Audit, audit and audit some more

After a rigorous process, you selected your preferred supplier, despite a few challenges, the contract mobilised successfully. Its all going to plan. At your first monthly meeting, a dazzling array of bar graphs and pie charts highlight the sterling performance of your new supplier. Great.

But how do you know how they are truly performing? What is happening on the ground? Are your costly and critical assets being adequately maintained? As the heading says..................audit, audit, and audit some more.

Audit should be an inherent component of FM strategy, it is an essential tool in ensuring statutory compliance, specification compliance, and value for money.

However, all too often audits are undertaken to either prove service failings or seek redress. Build an audit strategy into your service provision, and unlike the owner of the plant below, you won't end up paying for services you don't receive.

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