Savills Investment Management has acquired two new Aldi supermarkets in Spain for its European Food Retail Strategy fund. The fund now has capital commitments from German institutional investors of around €370 million, raised since 2020. The first supermarket in Alzira, Valencia was acquired from developer Ten Brinke at the end of June and comprises around…
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Radius has been helping Parr Facilities Management connect teams seamlessly as the facility services and fit-out specialist embraces technology to achieve productivity gains. Parr FM is one of Northern Ireland’s most successful FM companies with a roster of major clients including BOC, GLL, Triangle Housing, NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS), Co-op, and Lidl. The…
ATS Euromaster has appointed Cloudfm to help drive efficiency and reduce carbon emissions across 259 sites in the United Kingdom. Cloudfm will undertake planned and reactive maintenance alongside capital project-related works. It will also manage planned, and reactive maintenance of equipment assets all managed through the Freedom platform, which connects each job to the most…
A special sustainability award presented to Derrycourt, one of Ireland’s leading contract cleaning and facilities management businesses, by Diversey recognises the contribution the company has made to promoting sustainable cleaning. Eugene Grogan, Sector Sales Lead for BSC at Diversey Ireland, made the presentation to Gerard McCarthy, Operations Manager at Derrycourt, at a recent event in…
Lifestyle brand The White Company has appointed Cloudfm to manage its 67 sites in the UK and Ireland under a three-year contract that will introduce an innovative approach to reducing carbon emissions. Cloudfm’s technology-driven approach will provide greater transparency throughout the process to improve cost-control and boost response times to improve the customer experience. In…
Viaplay Group AB has agreed to acquire sports streamer and TV channel operator Premier Sports, which holds UK rights to La Liga, Scottish Cup, Scottish League Cup and Coppa Italia football; United Rugby Championship, Rugby Football League and Top 14 rugby, NASCAR motorsport, and the Elite Ice Hockey League. The acquisition marks a significant acceleration…
HomeSwapper, MRI Software’s sector-leading mutual exchange platform for social housing, is being used by participants in the new Channel 5 series, Council House Swap, which follows social housing residents across the United Kingdom looking to swap their homes. HomeSwapper has helped over 250,000 households find new homes since it first launched in 2007. The platform…
06.09.2021, 07:55 Kentec Adds UK&I Distributor Kentec Electronics has welcomed Fortus Group Holdings to its global network of authorised distributors. The Kentec Authorised Distributor (KAD) scheme recognises companies with the expertise to supply a full range of Kentec life-safety systems for different applications and building types. Fortus is the largest privately owned B2B security…
01.06.2021, 18:36 Association for Key Account Management Welcomes EMCOR EMCOR UK is the first facilities management provider to join the Association for Key Account Management (AKAM) which is dedicated to achieving recognition of KAM as a distinct discipline. Key account management is defined as “the systematic process of planning and managing a mutually…
02.03.2021, 11:54 Facebook Facing Unsafe Working Practices Lawsuits Thirty content moderators who claim their mental health was harmed as a result of exposure to toxic visual content are suing Facebook and recruitment agencies, CPL Solutions, Accenture, Majorel and CCC. The moderators from Ireland, Germany and Spain have filed their lawsuit with the Irish High Court…
07.12.2020, 14:56 Dublin Teaching Hospital Awards EPC St. James’s Hospital in Dublin has signed a new Energy Performance Contract (EPC) with Veolia in partnership with the Carbon and Energy Fund Ireland (CEFI). Under the agreement, Veolia will manage projects covering the design, delivery, installation, commissioning and operation of a wide range of energy upgrades in…
Carl Ennis, Chief Executive of Siemens plc and Siemens Smart Infrastructure, makes his predictions for 2021 as he shuts the door on a year which has been dominated by Covid-19. Since my appointment as Chief Executive of Siemens plc and Siemens Smart Infrastructure in December 2019, most of my life has been dominated by Covid-19.…
10.10.2019, 14:03 Data Centres Ireland 2019 (19-20 November) Vimpex will be showcasing its Hydrosense water leak detection solution for mission critical applications at Data Centres Ireland 2019 from 19-20 November at RDS Dublin. According to recent research from the United Kingdom, water leakage is now the costliest and most common claim made by commercial customers…
08.08.2019, 12:21 Gather & Gather Opens ‘Primarket Café’ in Glasgow Gather & Gather, Mitie’s specialist catering business, has opened an in-store café for fast fashion retailer Primark at the Braehead Shopping Centre in Glasgow. The Primarket Café offers shoppers a range of speciality coffees, frappes, iced teas and soft drinks, and hot and cold snacks…