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SIG plc, a major European supplier of specialist building materials, has awarded the group a five-year multi-service contract.
The Royal College of Pathologists has appointed Pareto FM to provide hard services at its newly built headquarters in Alie Street, London.
The national student accommodation manager has been appointed on a three-year deal by London & Scottish Investments for Crown House in Sheffield.
The maintenance services company has won a three-year contract to manage 11 sites for Leeds City College and Leeds College of Music.
The soft services company has recruited Adrian Canale to head up its continued expansion into the South.
Sodexo Energy & Resources has been awarded three new FM contracts, worth a combined £6.5m a year.
The security services specialist has won a three-plus-two-year contract to provide services to French international bank BNP Paribas in London.
Interserve Group has announced the appointment of Alan Lovell as chairman.
ENGIE has been named as overall winner in the Digital Innovation category of the Business in the Community Responsible Business Awards 2019.
Independents by Sodexo has been awarded a new contract to manage the catering and cleaning services at The King's School, Worcester.
The FM Business Confidence Index is a landmark annual study launched by i-FM in 2004. Over many years we have been pleased to work in partnership on this with Barclays; and this year we are pleased to welcome IFMA UK to the partnership, too.
If facilities management is to continue on its broad track of successful development, we need to know more about the business of FM, its challenges and opportunities, what works and what doesn’t. This was the goal of Workplace Futures 2019.
The FM Audit Report series, which we first launched more than 10 years ago, aims to provide accurate and informative insights into our industry – something that has huge benefits for in-house FMs, service providers, advisors, individual professionals and anyone thinking about joining this business.
UK-based government solutions provider KBR is no stranger to the facilities management market. A major partner to 20% of the British armed forces, KBR also takes on contracts where they provide a client-side and strategic role.
In this case study, we look at how the FM team at delivery company Hermes is ensuring the workplace copes with today's pressures, and can also be ready for tomorrow’s.
How can facilities managers help workers create better lunchtime habits? Nick Hucker has some observations about current trends.
UK productivity rates are below par; we all know that. But as one more ‘why & what to do about it’ survey lands on our newsdesk, we can’t help but wonder: why don’t all the proffered solutions get implemented, thus delivering huge gains for the nation?
I was recently asked for my views on the greatest challenges that face the facilities management sector over the next few years. How long have you got, I thought.
The time is right for a new, more 'evolved' FM model - one that is broader and offers a more holistic understanding of both buildings and people. The benefits to the industry, and its clients, will be immense.
Against the challenge of ongoing change, Amanda Fisher is tackling culture head on at Amey FM, Defence and Justice, as she tells Fiona Perrin.
Peter Titus tells Fiona Perrin how his company, DCT Facilities Management, combines FM with personal assistance for a total support service at a top legal firm.
Andrew Hulbert tells Fiona Perrin that it is Pareto FM's approach to people that is driving success; and he's determined to foster this ethos as the company grows.
