Under the title 'Surviving FM: making tomorrow a better place', Workplace Futures 2019 will be looking at what it takes to build and run a successful business in this continuously changing and challenging marketplace.

StadiumFM has been appointed by Merseyrail to provide support staff as the rail company completes platform upgrade works to prepare for new trains on one of the busiest networks in the UK.

The London local authority's cabinet has given the go-ahead for cleaning of council estates to be done directly by council staff.

VPS, the property security group, has combined two divisions which are now operating under the new banner of VPS Security Services.

Pareto FM, the facilities and engineering services provider, has seen its turnover climb for a fourth consecutive year, hitting £9.2m for the 12 months through September 2018.

The Flexible Working Task Force, a partnership across government departments, business groups, trade unions and charities, has launched a campaign to increase uptake.

Just months after the creation of a chapter in the United Kingdom, bids for chapters in France and Croatia were approved by the US-headquartered International Facility Management Association.