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The cleaning and support services company has landed a new contract at a residential development in the City of London.
Atalian Servest's building support services business has appointed Steve Wallbanks as managing director to spearhead growth.
ENGIE has begun work on a major new heat network which will serve future developments in the Nine Elms area of London, one of the capital's largest brownfield regeneration sites.
Many property professionals are not fully aware of the carbon reduction capabilities offered by their building management systems.
Mears Group has sold its care businesses in order to concentrate on services, including FM, for the housing sector.
The hard services provider has regained the planned preventative maintenance contract at South London and Maudsley Hospital.
According to facilities services group PHS, the amount of washroom waste generated by UK organisations in the last four months dropped by 49% year on year.
David Emanuel writes: our professional institutes and associations need to react to market change just as quickly as do commercial businesses.
BGIS, headquartered in Canada, is to acquire the UK-based Optimum Group Services.
Businesses seeking to win government work will need to set out how they will also deliver social value priorities, following new measures introduced last week.
People, organisations and buildings all need to work towards the same aim, an aim expressed in the idea of wellness and the benefits this brings to both people and the organisations they work for. This was the goal of Workplace Futures 2020.
Our authoritative annual market overview provides clear and helpful analysis of the UK FM industry.
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.
Much has been said in recent years about technology in relation to how it is transforming FM, and recent developments have certainly accelerated both demand and adoption.
In any organisation, times of contraction can lead to difficult decisions. The same goes for periods of growth. Accurate, reliable data is critical in every case.
There is an urgent need for innovation in FM, and in particular the cleaning industry, to improve performance in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic.
News that RICS is having to make redundancies is a clear reminder that our professional institutes and associations need to react to market change just as quickly as do commercial businesses.
Thursday the 17th is Thank Your Security Officer Day, a Corps Security initiative timed explicitly to coincide with the international week of recognition, Security Officer Appreciation Week.
Mitie CEO Phil Bentley's four decades of work have left him with a few critical lessons learned.
Wagestream is the sort of business idea that probably leaves other entrepreneurs muttering 'I wish I’d thought of that'.
Under lockdown conditions, we recently questioned Mace Operate's MD for the UK and Europe, Marlies Hoogeboom, on her views about FM in a challenging and changing environment.
David Carr, Chief Executive of Bouygues Energies and Services Solutions and chairman of the Business Services Association, says that from the tragedy of the pandemic some changes should sustain, including a more collaborative approach.
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