b'Partner News Autumn 2022 13EnterpriseOffering a range of facility and real estate management services, BGIS partners with clients to bring forward innovative solutions. BGIS prides itself on their approach to training and development, innovation, technically lead solutions and team empowerment and engagement. Global Senior Vice President of Strategy and Innovation, Lorri Rowlandson, flew in from Canada to attend the event and spoke on the importance of education and innovation. Our passion and drive for innovation helps us ensure we are continuously implementing new ways to add value to our customers. Our structured approach leverages a global culture of innovation, powered by our team memberstruly our greatest asset, said Lorri.Our amazing BGIS team members are the The rocket fuel rocket fuel of our innovation program! Over the past year we have documented over 200 case studies of real innovations we have implemented for our clients.We are constantly thinking of ways to develop our to innovation talent to ensure their skills are relevant and progressive, so they can play a vital role in creative innovation.BGIS Technical Manager, Stephen Hanson, together with Tahira Chaudhry, People and Culture Manager, organise and manage the Building Services Apprentice programme for BGIS. Stephen added: Apprentices embody our ethics and culture, and are key to the Earlier this year, the 3rd BGIS UKDedicated to creating better opportunitiesdevelopment of our business. Its our duty Apprentice Day was held at the Novotelfor clients and communities, BGIS servicesto encourage and support them and present near Londons iconic Tower Bridge. Theexpand across a range of sectors. BGISthem with the opportunities we ourselves event brought the BGIS Building Servicesoffers custom and tailored solutions forwere once fortunate to have. In doing so we Apprentices together to hear fromevery client, designed to create sustainablekeep engineering alive and thriving.speakers across a range of complimentaryvalue and award-winning results. service providers on the international facilities management (FM) scene.Speaking at the event was the esteemed Jonathan Gray from Troup Bywaters and Following on from successful BGISAnders (TB&A), one of many industry Apprentice Days in 2021, the March 2022partners who share the same passion for event highlighted BGISs commitment todevelopment and training as BGIS. training, development and succession planning by working in partnership withClaire Oliver, Head of HR at TB&A, said: others to highlight the importance ofApprenticeships provide a platform learning whilst earning for entry level teamfor individuals to learn and advance members in the FM industry.their career aspirations via a fast track route through academic and practical BGIS is a global leader in technically leddevelopment. We all have a responsibilityFor more information, or if you or integrated FM services, with a passion forto assist, nurture and develop individualssomeone you know would like to take the education and development of theirwithin the industry through sharingpart in the BGIS Apprentice Programme, team members. knowledge and experiences. email: UKHR@bgis.com'