Hard and soft services award by specialty chemical company Clariant.
Social housing specialist commences repairs, maintenance and compliance services.
We hear a lot about AI at the big CRE firms. What about architects?
Independent B Corp contract caterer has promoted Josh Key to marketing director.
New report shows a busy second quarter of the year.
Enda Nally named group head of projects.
Free tool aims to strengthen readiness and compliance.
New design service aims to bring behavioural science and evolutionary psychology to the workplace.
In news not about the proposed deal with OCS, Mitie sees continued momentum in recent performance.
Continued strong execution has driven another quarter of sustained growth, group says.
Llanelli-based Taylor Facilities Management secures backing for growth.
Sodexo and The Purpose Coalition come together in Parliament.
One of the biggest shifts ever in the UK FM market landscape has been announced.
New contract covers client’s London headquarters and wider UK portfolio.
New business aims to help unlock the long-term value of lower carbon buildings.
Technical services group names Claire Huffman as chief growth & strategy officer.
New good practice guide aims to help in aligning space with organisational goals, employee needs and changing work patterns.
Shift & Grow 2030 aims to accelerate growth and restore competitiveness.
2026 survey report now available to read online.
FM provider wins cleaning contract at Jersey Opera House.
NHS Property Services survey of estate leaders focused on how to tackle the growing backlog.
Independent B Corp caterer achieves top three-star result in Food Made Good Standard assessment.
New food services contract covers Meta’s global portfolio.
Council awards 1600-site integrator contract.
Appointment covers cleaning and washroom services to Wavenet’s Work Area Recovery estate across the UK.
Investor-backed hard services group changes hands.
Brad and Max Reames awarded Chartered Practitioner status by the Worshipful Company of Environmental Cleaners.
250 women and allies come together to celebrate progress, amplify voices and strengthen connections.
Facilities managers warned about risks as technology develops at pace.
Lack of standardisation adds to compliancy problems for businesses.
Facilities services group among the first to support UK government campaign.
Property services group acquires Cardiff-based R. Lewis & Co.
JLL research finds AI more likely to redesign jobs than cut them.
Council appoints Wates Property Services on repairs and maintenance contract.
Strategy launched to accelerate decarbonisation and modernise energy systems in healthcare facilities.
Nick Rastelli and Justin Moore named joint chief executives.
National standards establish a consistent, high-quality framework for the delivery of services.
Strategic partnership extended with climate tech growth organisation Sustainable Ventures.
Significant untapped capacity found across the estate.
Women in Security Enterprise (WISE UK) tackling key issues in the sector.
Now in its sixth year, annual campaign helps to support charity The Hygiene Bank.
Deal opens the door to expanding FM business in the data centre and colocation sector.
Move saves jobs as company goes into administration.
New M&E contract follows competitive tender process.
FM provider joins Department for Work and Pensions’ Strategic Partnership Programme.
Plan is to recruit 100 foundation-level apprentices to help in kick starting careers.
Ambitious technical services group recruits lead for its acquisition strategy.
Security services provider also highly commended in the ESG category.
Fire and security group grows to 25 businesses following latest double acquisition.
News of new deal comes in the immediate build-up to the renowned Festival of Speed.
Long-term agreements for six venues in Charnwood and Tunbridge Wells.
Government agency achieves a world-first in providing ‘exceptional workplace experiences’.
Service provider extends relationship with The Square in Camberley, Surrey.
Wates Property Services confirms start of 10-year contract.
Northern Ireland estate deteriorating and increasingly not fit for purpose.
Legends Global appointed official caterer at Emirates Stadium.
New contract extended and expanded for unnamed client.
Latest step in agency’s mission to create a smaller, better and greener office estate.
Three-quarters of commercial property, real estate and construction leaders say economic uncertainty delaying progress.
World's first standard for transition planning is designed to help organisations of all sizes and sectors.
Initiative aims to bring together multi-service expertise into a single, joined-up model.
Multiple factors will drive cost change over coming five years.
Eren Stirling named sales & marketing director.
Confidence in workplace wellbeing support unlocks economic benefits.
New book says leaders are asking the wrong question.
Piping specialist adds to long-established relationship.
AWE water network management contract draws on capabilities added in Marlowe acquisition.
Bidvest Noonan business specialises in facilities services for social housing sector.
In the UK, reduction could be 54m sq ft within five years.
Dan Andrews appointed to strengthen facilities management and technical services offer.
Final 2026 application date moved to 10 July.
If you haven’t completed this year’s survey, we still want to hear from you – but today is your last chance.
Long-established London-based company to merge with Portfolio.
Latest move sees Axis CLC acquire Fieldway Group.
Equans to provide adaptable homes modification for Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council.
Energy and materials driving inflationary pressure.
Security Industry Authority publishes draft Buyer’s Charter for comment.
Contemporary arts organisation SET appoints The Clean Space on multi-site contract.
Robin Mills, CEO of Compass Group UK & Ireland, will retire this summer after 19 years with the business.
Government needs to address funding and implementation challenges.
‘Operational brain’ designed to support FMs in complex and crowded spaces.
New programme strengthens career pathways.
Building maintenance standard body moves to support transparency and accountability.
BCIS sees prices up an estimated 1.0% for second quarter of 2026.
Date, location and featured speaker in place of FM Livery Company event.
FM group tops newcomer and leadership categories at Hospitality Assured Awards
Ambitious fire & security group announces two more buys.
Scottish distiller William Grant & Sons contract covers three sites.
Climate X brings advanced risk analytics to action.
Moves strengthen commercial leadership team.
But that comes with a call for greater ambition across the wider sector.
Ambitious fire & security group announces two more buys.
Scottish distiller William Grant & Sons contract covers three sites.
Climate X brings advanced risk analytics to action.
Moves strengthen commercial leadership team.
But that comes with a call for greater ambition across the wider sector.
Multi-services deal covers two campuses.
Stoke City Football Club partners on catering and hospitality services.
Inkerman House in Aston is Birmingham City Council’s largest social housing residence.
Hard services group performance bolstered by the roll-out of its Journey to 2030 strategic plan.
ISS workplace experience business awarded integrated facilities services contract.
Hard services provider sells majority stake to Investcorp.
Multi-site cleaning contract confirmed.
Paul Lotter appointed as chief operating officer.
Clarity provided on Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards for non‑domestic property.
The RE:FIT 5 Framework provides support for public sector decarbonisation.
Research finds half of employees reporting skipped training due to lack of time.
Company places in Times Top 50 for Gender Equality for the third year.
Compass business appointed for resident catering services.
New UK CEO named.
Charity and/or Wellbeing Initiative Award for Corps Security.
60-day fundraising and volunteering campaign between April and June.
New offering expands fire suppression capabilities for specialist environments and evolving requirements.
Expiring contracts to see ‘public interest test’ before renewal.
Arcus FM argues need for urgent coordinated action.
New publications underline role in equipping surveyors to deliver sustainable, resilient and inclusive built and natural environments.
Likely changes already shaping both property and workplace decisions.
Acquisitive fire and security group reports new majority investor.
Caterer appoints Chris Mitchell to newly created role.
Survey uncovers staff experiences arising from lack of maintenance.
New report from the UK Green Building Council is designed to accelerate the adoption of innovative low-carbon solutions.
Marlies Hoogeboom named segment director, Financial Services at ISS UK&I.
New report looks at proposals and costs for restoring the Palace of Westminster.
Partnership with Association for Public Service Excellence opens door to support for reorganisation.
First moves on anticipated £500m FM contract.
New Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo contract for G4S Events.
Targeted hygiene strategies to reduce absence to be tested.
Lack of reliable data and inconsistent record keeping likely affecting sustainability and compliance.
Regulator to create its first-ever joint industry guidance for collaborative robotics in the workplace.
Paisley-headquartered soft services provider secures a third location.
New programme aims to help young people into meaningful work.
The building services sector could play a major role in addressing the growing problem of youth unemployment.
Remit includes enhancing employee experience and operational performance.
Education portfolio grows with commission for third school.
The focus is on supporting Defence housing reform.
Commercial and public buildings risk being left behind, says Building Controls Industry Association.
Government Property Agency continues three-site hard services deal.
The FM group’s recent year-end report includes a wealth of information sitting behind the figures.
Adam Baranowski appointed to lead on decarbonisation services.
Built environment firms need more positive data-led workforce planning.
Matches are likely to disrupt working patterns.
New agreement runs to 2035.
Specialist commercial cleaning company has acquired MN Support Services.
Research sees sector operating in a more complex and uncertain environment.
Livery company aims to open doors for young people in the cleaning industry.
Following competitive tender process, Fusion21 appoints 22 suppliers to £85m agreement.
Sector facing mounting pressure from rising energy costs, persistent inflation and weakening demand.
Cleaning business promotes Juliet Widdicombe to managing director.
Facilities group appoints Fred Blackwood as associate director for corporate development.
Structured pathway to support rehabilitation highlighted at Birmingham event.
Cleaning services provider secures approval in its second year of reporting.
Contract with unnamed organisation in northern Europe extended and expanded.
Full-year results for FY26 also show record order book and bidding pipeline.
Yorkshire-based hard services provider looks to fuel ambitious growth strategy.
But deployment lags well behind confidence in AI’s impact.
Health & Care business to provide services at new Community Diagnostics Centre.
New contract covers hard services across the Council’s estate.
Will Metcalfe has moved up from his previous role as COO.
Collaboration aims to ensure greater data interoperability across the lifecycle for complex estates.
Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association report outlook spans the UK and EU.
New contract covers cleaning services across UK operational locations.
Compass Group's government, police and secure environment specialist renews contract.
The 2026 FM & Built Environment Trade Dinner will take place 16 September - save the date.
Asma Khan, patron of the Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation, takes on new role.
2026 opens with renewed momentum, according to the Building Controls Industry Association.
Game Day Retail targets sports clubs, venues and live event operators to maximise matchday revenue.
Electrical and solar installation and maintenance business joins the group.
New contract covers cleaning services at multiple sites.
Corporate Services business receives prestigious Order of Distinction.
Cleaning & Environmental Services business recognised for continuous supply of services.
Waste management services provider appointed in Milton Keynes and Aberdeen.
Rebranding and corporate repositioning secure industry award.
ISS to deliver high-quality, inclusive and sustainable school meals across the county.
Company will deliver major upgrades to nine tower blocks.
Bekah Pile appointed Good Manufacturing Practice microbiologist.
UKGBC report focuses on whole-life carbon minimisation in the built environment.
i-FM’s annual market survey is open now: we want to hear from you.
Provider retains facilities management contract at Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital.
13-year relationship extended by another two.
Eye care provider awards multi-site cleaning contract.
Fire & security is one of a handful of sectors being transformed by acquisitions.
Kimberly-Clark Professional Golden Service Awards celebrate ‘elite of the cleaning industry’.
Industry group offers guidance for organisations working in the built environment.
Assist Security Group appointment marks first change of security provider in nearly 30 years.
Organisations designed for resilience will be better positioned to navigate disruption and sustain performance.
Time for a rethink in how waste management contracts measure value, service provider argues.
Britain’s leading contract caterers have started 2026 with inflation-beating sales growth.
Macclesfield campus to benefit from new approach to hard services.
National recognition for the XenZone facilities management platform.
Entry for the livery company’s Future Leader FM Award 2027 is open now.
Gap between actual and target office utilisation at lowest level since the pandemic.
That, and more positive news from the facilities services group.
UK & Ireland business looks to future-proof its workforce and accelerate digital transformation.
Jason Gray appointed to spearhead practical innovation.
Levy Ireland to support transformation at the country’s largest multi-purpose venue.
Cost pressures, labour constraints and technical complexity are reshaping office fit-out delivery across the region.
Soft services to be delivered for Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust.
Specialist services business acquires BDS Group Limited.
Housing association names company for its major works investment programme.
Chris Hampson joins London cleaning business.
Hard FM specialist appointed to deliver services for new Children’s Cancer Centre.
Significant increases in costs arising from demand for quality offices, occupier expectations and supply shortfall.
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New research highlights cautious optimism and an urgent need for stronger digital foundations.
Buy & build strategy continues to fuel growth.
In a recent survey, 51% of organisations reported a shortage of FM staff.
Launch follows official unveiling of new headquarters.
Sector leaders warn on costs and tax burden.
Rebranded Robertson Facilities Management appointed at Edinburgh’s Queen Margaret University.
Arcus FM lands contract covering the bank’s UK estate.
Elior at Work named catering and hospitality partner at landmark venue.
Academy supports people into work at hospitals across the country.
Evaluations to enable buildings to verify performance against requirements, even if not meeting all of them.
Buy increases operational footprint in London and the Southeast.
Andrea Strong promoted to group director of technology and innovation.
Responsive Repairs and Void Property Framework is worth £350m over four years.
Eight years after the group’s collapse the impacts continue.
Services group raises full-year profit guidance.
Doncaster shopping centre appoints Doncaster service provider.
Latest acquisition is commercial catering equipment and kitchen design business NCE Group.
Change at the Building Cost Information Service sets up the next phase of growth.
New contract coincides with partnership’s 20th anniversary.
Ben Atkins has joined as group performance director.
ISS has reached agreement to acquire facilities services company Tomagruppen AS.
Two leaders move to new roles in new healthcare focus.
Independents by Sodexo awarded catering and hospitality contract at George Watson’s College.
Technical services group acquires Trafford-based Dynamic FM.
EMCOR UK’s Matt Kent named as UK and Ireland director of engineering.
Data infrastructure, skills and investment issues see local government and healthcare estates lagging behind.
As asset volumes and regulatory exposure increase, tolerance for delivery risk is collapsing.
Research from insurance group Beazley finds cyber risk a top concern for property and construction businesses.
Andrew Cooling has been appointed managing director of the EFire division.
Specialist named to four lots on £695m Procure Plus listing.
Independent contract catering and hospitality business receives King’s Award for Enterprise in Sustainable Development.
Contract covers Aberdeen, Glasgow and Southampton.
First-quarter trading update cites positive performance.
Recognition came at the British Business Awards ceremony held on 30 April.
Experts aim to create industry tools to ensure UK offices lead the way in operational excellence.
Guarding services to continue at Europe’s largest and most complex nuclear facility.
New cleaning contract expands group’s transport portfolio.
Long-term deal covers 20,000 homes across the southeast of England.
Recently rebranded Compliance Group marks 19th acquisition.
Sodexo UK & Ireland has become the UK’s first organisation to achieve gold tier Fair Chance Charter accreditation.
Longest contract ever signed by Compass Group’s sports and entertainment specialist.
New contract provides services supporting the world’s largest offshore wind farm.
New partnership with Advanced Workplace Associates deepens consultancy services.
Research finds nine in 10 would sacrifice pay for an experience ‘worth the commute’.
Alex Kristall joins independent B Corp caterer to support continued growth.
New resource gives language needed to answer data and AI questions now appearing in FM tenders.
New 10-year contract extends partnership that launched in 2017.
Restaurant Associates expands partnership with RAF Museum.
Senior appointment at NHS trust FM company.
Survey finds occupiers looking for quality, but development pressures are increasing.
Move designed to scale data-driven building performance across UK portfolio.
Greg Nicoll due to join the company on 1 June.
One airport role secured and another retained.
Simi Gandhi-Whitaker joins to drive the company’s market presence.
New contract covers a broad range of services for multiple sites.
Move coincides with rebrand of facilities management business as RFM.
Anchor Group Services completes process across six locations.
Entry for the Future Leader FM Award 2027 is now open.
New partnership with RAW Social Enterprise focuses on social value and responsible procurement.
Contract caterer appointed by historic St John’s Beaumont School.
Key contract sees launch of integrated services platform
Defra confirms plans and timetable.
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