The Role Of Professionals In Effective FacilitiesManagement And Maintanance

11w paper is jiJcused 011 tile rete vance (~/facility mai11tenance and management viz-a-viz tile role c~l professiviwls in ensuring !hat maintenance principltts for Engineering facilities are strictly adlwred tv, in other fo ensure that such facilities work e.ffi~iently. For a nation to meet the ·UN Millennium Developmenf Goals, emphasis must be placed 011 file mww.f{tcfuring indust1y, lienee 1/ie need to establish a maintenance culture which will guarantee continuous production. The paper is anchored on the relevant maintainabilily criteria's and the methods employed in perjimning such functions. Also highlighted are the dijj~rent types of maintenance needed to increase the life span of equipment or machine as it will also go a long way to im:reuse the level ofproduction. Factors militating against proper muintenance I management of equipments were highlighted and the ways forward were suggested