Ecolab has acquired Deloitte’s Brand Operations Services business as part of a strategy to expand its EcoSure division to offer end-to-end brand analysis and protection strategies for hospitality, restaurant and retail operators in more than 110 countries. The acquisition will leverage the TrueView analytics platform developed by Deloitte to better deliver onsite inspections and data-driven…
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James Massey, managing director of Facilities Management at MRI Software, says FM teams need to satisfy a growing expectation of ‘hotel-style’ amenities among office workers. There is little doubt that hybrid working is here to stay in the wake of the pandemic. But in 2023, the offer of hybrid working alone is not enough to…
Atalian Holding Development & Strategy (“AHDS”), the majority shareholder of La Financiere Atalian (“Atalian”), and the minority shareholders of Atalian, have received a binding and irrevocable offer from Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (“CD&R”), a global private investment firm, for the acquisition by CD&R of the entire share capital and voting rights of global facility services…
Talent-to-solutions supply chain services provider Bis Henderson Group has appointed Barrie Javens to the role of Group Business Development Director. Javens’ appointment follows a series of recent divisional appointments, including Tom Fitzgerald as CFO and Adrian Fawcett as Chairman. As a transformation specialist, Javens will be responsible for developing the go-to-market proposition for…
02.09.2021, 17:24 Norton Rose Fulbright Partner Joins CREW UK Board Leading commercial real estate finance lawyer Jennie Dorsaint has been appointed to the board of the associate organisation of the Commercial Real Estate Women Network (CREW) in the United Kingdom. A partner at global law firm Norton Rose Fulbright, Dorsaint joins fello board members Siobhan Godley…
03.08.2021, 10:00 Ensuring Hybrid Working Really Works Thomas Helliwell, Regional Principal, Strategy at workplace creation consultancy Unispace, explains why new expectations of work are driving development of hybrid working models post-Covid-19. The Covid-19 pandemic saw businesses of all shapes and sizes plunged into uncharted territory as lockdown restrictions forced millions of employees to work…
18.05.2021, 16:07 Helping Patients and Visitors Find their Way Chelsea & Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and BuzzStreets have launched a unique indoor wayfinding app for hospital patients and their families. Research has shown 87 per cent of patients ask for directions when they go to a hospital or other public health facility, with 30…
22.04.2021, 23:17 Costain Joins UK Hydrogen Advisory Council Working Group Costain has been appointed to the UK Government’s Hydrogen Advisory Council Working Group, and has announced its further appointment as Chair of industry initiative, the Decarbonised Gas Alliance (DGA). Both advisory groups support regional and national decarbonisation projects to deliver the Government’s net zero carbon…
17.09.2020, 13:50 Stark Group Selects IFRS 16 Lease Accounting Solution Stark Group, the largest retailer and distributor of building materials in the Nordic region, is implementing Planon Universe for Financial Professioanls to help it comply with IFRS 16 lease accounting standards. Established in 1896 with headquarters in Denmark, Stark Group has been continuously developing and…
28.07.2020, 16:34 Will AI-Powered Robots Replace Humans in Manufacturing? Human workers will remain critical to manufacturing operations according to panel discussion participants from BMW Group and Deloitte at the Global Manufacturing and Industrialisation Summit (#GMIS2020). Notwithstanding predictions that manufacturing will be increasingly be undertaken by robots powered by Artificial Intelligence (AI), as advancements in automation continue…
11.06.2020, 12:11 #GMIS2020 Digital Series (June 30) A programme of online events will precede the virtual Global Manufacturing and Industrialisation Summit (#GMIS2020) organised by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and UAE Ministry of Energy and Industry. Focusing on digital restoration, the #GMIS2020 Virtual Summit on 4th and 5th September 2020, will consider how 4IR technologies are helping…
03.06.2020, 13:42 Collecting COVID-19 Test Kits G4S staff are assisting the national effort to ramp up Covid-19 testing in the UK by collecting test kits at multiple temporary testing facilities. On a Tuesday in early April, Jo Pipes received a call asking her to oversee the rollout of a COVID-19 testing site at Haydock Park which…
14.05.2020, 16:42 Trimble Launches ManhattanONE™ Cloud IWMS Trimble has announced the availability of ManhattanONE, the company’s next-gen Cloud-based Integrated Workplace Management System (IWMS). Described as a “comprehensive solution for centralizing key real estate functions and data analyses essential for optimizing real estate performance, improving decision-making and enhancing the employee experience”, ManhattanONE provides simple and flexible access to…
08.11.2019, 15:04 HubbleHQ Listed in Deloitte UK Technology Fast 50 UK Office search website HubbleHQ has been ranked 26th in this year’s Deloitte UK Technology Fast 50 ranking of the country’s fastest-growing technology companies. Rankings are based on percentage revenue growth over the last four years. Commenting on HubbleHQ’s inclusion, CEO and Co-founder, Tushar Agarwal,…
22.10.2019, 23:16 Future Office Awards Inviting Entries A “first of its kind” award is being offered to the winner of the inaugural Future Office Awards by London-based office fit-out specialists, ThirdWay (entries close on 13th December, 2019). The modern workplace is evolving. Businesses are realising the potential of creating an office environment that puts its…