What do you think about the idea of getting interim facilities management into your firm to tide you over while you find a new manager or until the sick manager comes back.

Obviously, it is not easy to find temporary management directly, as you will not be too sure of how competent the various applicants are. The best approach is to use the services of an agency. In other words a facilities recruitment agency. If you try to hire someone directly, you are likely to appoint someone who is not suitable, either through lack of experience, or because of their lack of skills.

There are many advantages in using a good facilities recruitment agency. They understand the requirements of good facilities management, are up to date with what is happening in the industry, and will have a database of potential candidates.

There are clear advantages in using a facilities recruitment agency, but you might still be doubtful that you need it. Whether you really need interim facilities management depends on how long you expect the vacancy to remain unfilled, or the current situation to remain. If you are thinking of a few weeks only, then you can certainly manage without this extra staff.

The reasons for this include the fact that once you get into a period of over a month, you will find that the problems in facilities mount up.