What Apex Is Bringing to Facilities & Estates Management Live 2026

Facilities & Estates Management Live is now just one week away, and the Apex team is preparing to welcome facilities professionals to Stand A8 at the Business Design Centre in London.

Taking place on 20–21 October 2026, the event brings together facilities and estates professionals to explore the operational, technological and workplace challenges shaping the sector.

For Apex, it is an opportunity to demonstrate how the right communication strategy can help facilities teams protect their people, maintain performance and deliver consistently for their customers.

Communication built around real FM pressures

Facilities teams rarely operate in simple environments.

They may be responsible for several buildings, mixed internal and external areas, public-facing spaces, contractors, security personnel, maintenance teams and lone workers. Each group needs access to the right information, but the most appropriate communication method may differ depending on the role, site and level of risk.

Communication problems are not always caused by the equipment itself. Weak coverage, poorly planned channel structures, unsuitable accessories, inconsistent user training and disconnected systems can all affect performance.

At Stand A8, the Apex team will help visitors look beyond individual devices and consider how communication works across their wider operation.

Two-way radio for immediate site communication

Two-way radio remains one of the most effective ways to coordinate operational teams across a site.

Unlike a mobile telephone call, radio enables users to communicate immediately without searching for a contact, waiting for a call to connect or relying on an individual answering their phone. This can be particularly important when coordinating maintenance, security, cleaning, engineering and front-of-house personnel.

However, choosing a radio should involve more than comparing individual product features.

A useful review should consider:

• The size, construction and layout of the site
• Known areas of poor coverage
• The number of users and working groups
• Shift patterns and charging arrangements
• Background noise and audio requirements
• Emergency procedures
• Accessories and personal protective equipment
• Whether the current system can support future growth

Apex supports organisations with both radio equipment and the wider planning required to create a dependable communication system.

Body-worn video for safety and accountability

Body-worn video can provide an additional layer of protection for public-facing and frontline employees.

Its visible presence may help discourage aggressive behaviour, while recorded footage can support incident reviews, investigations, training and evidence management.

However, a successful body-worn video deployment needs more than cameras.

Organisations also need to consider when recording should begin, how users will be trained, how footage will be uploaded and managed, who can access it, and how long it should be retained.

At the event, Apex will be discussing how body-worn video can form part of a wider safety and communication strategy rather than operating as an isolated piece of equipment.

Nationwide push-to-talk for multi-site teams

Traditional radio systems are ideal for local communication, but facilities providers increasingly need to connect personnel working across several sites or a wider geographical area.

Nationwide push-to-talk solutions use cellular or Wi-Fi connectivity to provide radio-style communication over a much broader area. This can allow regional managers, mobile engineers, supervisors and control teams to remain connected without depending on a single local radio network.

These solutions may be particularly useful for organisations managing distributed teams, but they still require careful planning. Network availability, device management, talk-group structure and the roles of individual users should all influence the final setup.

Visitors can explore Apex’s cellular communication solutions and discuss whether local radio, nationwide push-to-talk or a combined approach would best suit their operation.

Questions to bring to Stand A8

You do not need to arrive with a complete technical specification.

A useful conversation can begin with the operational problem you are trying to solve. For example:

• Where does communication currently fail?
• Which teams need to speak to one another?
• Are users working on one site or across several locations?
• Is the existing equipment becoming unreliable or difficult to support?
• Do frontline employees need additional protection?
• Are incidents recorded and reviewed effectively?
• Does the system need to connect with a control room or wider management team?
• What happens if the primary communication method becomes unavailable?

By understanding the people, environment and operational pressures involved, Apex can help identify the most appropriate route forward.

Meet Apex at Facilities & Estates Management Live

Apex has supported organisations with professional communication solutions for more than 35 years.

Our approach begins with understanding how a team operates, where communication is most important and what could happen if that communication fails. We can then recommend, deploy and support a solution built around the organisation rather than simply supplying equipment.

Visit us at Facilities & Estates Management Live to explore two-way radios, body-worn video and nationwide push-to-talk solutions in person.

Facilities & Estates Management Live
20–21 October 2026
Business Design Centre, London
Stand A8

Book a meeting with Apex at Stand A8 or discover how Apex helps keep FM teams connected when it matters.