At the end of 2009, KODO Managing Director Brian Purdey resigned as Chairman of Facility Management Training Partners Pty Ltd (fmedge), a training company he co-founded in 2003, citing diferences of opinion regarding management principles and practices.

He wishes to advise that he is no longer associated in any way with ownership or management of fmedge, and is refocussing his efforts on the KODO business and the new initiatives it is pursuing both in Australia and offshore.