{"id":83256,"date":"2025-10-24T15:46:05","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T13:46:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/?p=83256"},"modified":"2025-10-24T16:37:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T14:37:15","slug":"spu-honoured-for-leadership-and-innovation-in-facilities-management","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\/index.php\/spu-honoured-for-leadership-and-innovation-in-facilities-management\/","title":{"rendered":"SPU honoured for leadership and innovation in facilities management"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"83256\" class=\"elementor elementor-83256\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53a194b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"53a194b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a5566a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a5566a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spu.ac.za\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">SPU\u2019s<\/span><\/a> participation in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hefma.org\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Higher Education Facilities Management Association (HEFMA)<\/span><\/a> 2025 Conference, held from 13 to 16 October 2025 at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nwu.ac.za\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">North-West University<\/span><\/a> in Potchefstroom, the University was honoured with two prestigious awards during the conference\u2019s Annual Awards Ceremony. The recognition cemented SPU\u2019s position as a leader in facilities management and infrastructure delivery within the higher education sector.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">HEFMA, which represents all 26 South African universities, SADC institutions, 50 TVET colleges and international partners from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aude.ac.uk\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Association of University Directors of Estates (AUDE)<\/span><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tefma.com\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Tertiary Education Facilities Management Association (TEFMA)<\/span><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.appa.org\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Leadership in Educational Facilities (APPA)<\/span><\/a>, announced SPU as the recipient of both the Best Performing Chapter Award and the Best Performance in Infrastructure Delivery Award.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Central Region Chapter, which includes institutions from the North West, Northern Cape and Free State provinces, was recognised as the Best Performing Chapter. Under the leadership of Ms Maureen Malaka, Director: Infrastructure Project Management &amp; Facilities Services at SPU, the chapter has distinguished itself through active collaboration, support to peer institutions and consistent knowledge sharing across the facilities management network.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cThis recognition reflects our commitment to collaborative excellence and our belief that sharing knowledge strengthens the entire higher education sector,\u201d said Ms Malaka.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">SPU\u2019s second award recognised its outstanding performance in implementing and managing its New Built Infrastructure Programme. The University demonstrated excellence in the delivery of quality projects within budget and time, adherence to space and cost norms, and the successful completion of DHET-funded infrastructure initiatives.<\/p><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">These achievements highlight SPU\u2019s continued commitment to excellence in facilities management and infrastructure delivery, reinforcing the University\u2019s role as a forward-looking institution that integrates sustainability, collaboration and innovation into its operations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Following SPU\u2019s participation in the Higher Education Facilities Management Association (HEFMA) 2025 Conference, held from 13 to 16 October 2025 at North-West University in Potchefstroom, the University was honoured with two prestigious awards during the conference\u2019s Annual Awards Ceremony. 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