Property & Environment: Experts At Workshop, Make Case for Facilities Management.

(From Vanguard (Nigeria) - AAGM)

Byline: Kingsley Adegboye, Property & Environment Correspondent

Lack of maintenance culture has been largely responsible for the decay of physical infrastructure in Nigeria. Rather than imbibe the culture of maintenance to prolong the life span of buildings and infrastructural facilities, Nigerians believe in 'replacement syndrome' which is rather costly.

In spite of the ugly scenario, efforts aimed at making the governments and individuals cultivate the culture of maintenance have continued unabated.

One of such efforts was the three-day International Workshop on "Mastering Facilities Maintenance Management" organized by Buildwell International Company Limited in Lagos last week

Giving an overview of facilities maintenance management, (FM) Engr. Afolabi Adedeji, Managing Director, Buildwell International, noted that as a result of …