Zurich Airport owner Flughafen Zürich AG is upgrading its explosives and narcotics detection capabilities with a solution from Bruker. Sixty next-gen DE-tector flex devices will replace the existing solution at Switzerland’s busiest airport in 2024 and 2025. First-generation Bruker ETD detectors are currently deployed at Geneva Airport. By wiping surfaces with multi-use, disposable swabs, and…
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ABM passenger handling agents at Liverpool’s John Lennon Airport and Aberdeen International Airport will be trained to further support NHS patients who travel to access medical care. Developed with NHS Grampian and Manx Care, the new training extends a previous initiative to support passengers with reduced mobility (PRM) by ensuring employees additionally learn about the…
The Momentum Group has been awarded the property management contract for Grade A office accommodation, Aviation House on the Estuary Business Park in Speke, within the vicinity of Liverpool’s John Lennon Airport. The appointment adds 18,000 sq ft of space under management to the company’s growing portfolio of property management instructions including city centre properties,…
Following a management buyout in March 2021and revenue forecast of £30 million for the fiscal year ending September 2022, Pareto FM has added five new roles to its Senior Team and also launched a new brand identity. The new branding emphasises the service provider’s commitment to social value and relationship-based facilities management delivery. Managing director,…
ABM has appointed Jim Niblock as Managing Director of its UK aviation business. Previously the Operations Director at the company for almost four years, and with 25 years of aviation experience, Jim brings a deep understanding of the ABM business as well as a wealth of industry expertise. Sean Bromfield, President, Aviation at…
The United Kingdom Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has accredited ABM as an inflight supplier as the facility services provider strenghens its logistics offering with a new 2,000 SF International Distribution Centre (IDC) at Manchester Airport. The IDC is the second facility of its kind for ABM, following the opening of af centre at London’s Heathrow…
One of the first synthetic eFuel production units in Europe could be implemented at LIPOR’s Energy Recovery Plant near Portugal’s second-largest city, Porto. With an innovative technology configuration and design, it is set to revolutionize the waste-to-energy industry while simultaneously decarbonizing the aviation sector. An interdisciplinary consortium, formed by LIPOR (Intermunicipal Waste Management of Greater…
12.11.2021, 15:52 ABM Receives UK Aviation Accreditation ABM has been awarded in-flight supplier accreditation by the United Kingdom’s Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) as it strengthens its aviation offering following the opening a new, 2,000 SF international distribution centre (IDC) at Manchester Airport. The IDC is the second of its kind for ABM, following the…
23.09.2021, 13:14 Acquisition of 75-Acre West Heathrow Development Site The Aberdeen Standard Investments managed Airport Industrial Property Unit Trust (AIPUT) has completed the freehold acquisition of a 75-acre site to the west of Heathrow Airport. The acquisition of the development site which is adjacent to the Poyle Trading Estate and close to Junction 14 of…
30.07.2021, 11:32 Safeguarding Airport Passengers and Staff George Best Belfast City Airport’s Fire and Rescue team has invested in innovative self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) as part of a multi-million pound equipment upgrade. The airport’s Emergency Fire and Rescue team is the first in the UK to deploy the recently launched PSS® AirBoss SCBA from Drager…
20.07.2021, 11:39 ABM Aviation Redeployment Reaps Healthcare Dividends With the Covid-19 pandemic continuing to ground commercial aircraft all over the world, ABM has successfully redeployed hundreds of employees from the aviation segment to support the UK’s public healthcare system, the National Health Service. Underpinned by the facility services provider’s work for the Royal Free London…
16.07.2021, 15:26 Eliminating Single-use Plastics at Melbourne Airport Delaware North’s “Last Straw” campaign has diverted an estimated 500,000 single-use plastic straws from Melbourne Airport which has committed to making front-of-house hospitality venues and lounges single-use plastic free by the end of 2021. The airport will put an end to the distribution of traditional plastic items…
13.05.2021, 12:02 First Aid for Mental Health ABM has introduced a mental health training programme across its business, industry and aviation divisions in a first-of-its-kind partnership with change and development platform, TalkOut. The programme will equip team members, including security officers, train station cleaning teams and those working in airports and shopping centres, with…
23.03.2021, 14:01 Partnership to Support UK Covid-19 Express Testing ABM has partnered with Cignpost Diagnostics to provide 250 trained team members to service the manpower needs at COVID-19 testing sites at Heathrow, Gatwick and Edinburgh airports. The partnership will draw on the flexible staffing expertise of ABM’s Blackjack Promotions business to provide an agile manpower…
20.11.2020, 11:37 A New View from Above Serco Middle East has entered into a MoU with NG Aviation for the development of a unique product for conducting airport obstacle surveys with satellite data. The agreement which was signed on 15 November at the company’s Dubai headquarters building supports Serco’s strategy of transforming its core capabilities…
26.02.2020, 15:57 First for Accessible Airport Facilities OCS and Bristol Airport have been recognised for providing accessible facilities at Bristol Airport in an international survey by Altogether Travel which ranked Bristol and Gatwick airports in joint-first place. The survey ranked 17 UK and five international airports based on 28 criteria, including the information they…
11.11.2019, 20:06 Aramark in Veterans Recruitment Drive Following the involvement of its employees in activities to mark Veterans Day today, Aramark has announced it will be recruiting thousands of former armed services personnel in 2020. The initiative, which is part of a wider campaign to diversify Aramark’s workforce, follows several volunteer projects over the Spring. During…
17.09.2019, 13:45 FM Expo 2019 FM Expo, the largest event dedicated to the Middle East’s facilities management industry, has officially opened at the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) today. Now in its fourteenth edition, the event’s opening ceremony was attended by His Highness Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, President of Dubai Civil Aviation Authority,…
25.04.2019, 14:46 OCS Wins Birmingham Airport Contract Birmingham Airport has awarded a five year contract to deliver cleaning and associated services across its property portfolio to OCS, following a competitive tender. Under the contract which commences on 1st May 2019, OCS teams will assume responsibility for cleaning throughout the terminal buildings both airside and landside,…