EMCOR UK‘s Head of Workplace, Ian Baker, has been named as the new Chair of the Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWMF) Workspace Special Interest Group. IWFM maintains 11 special Special Interest Groups (SIGs) which provide expert guidance and opinion in a range of areas including sustainability, technology and people management – with the…
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As the United Kingdom marks National Care Leavers’ Week, EMCOR UK has become a signatory to the Care Leaver Covenant – an initiative to supports people aged between 16 and 25 to live independent lives. The covenant creates opportunities for care leavers in five key areas: independent living; education, employment and training; safety and security;…
EMCOR UK’s disability inclusion policies now satisfy requirements stipulated for ‘Disability Confident’ employers, the second level of the UK government’s Disability Confident scheme. The scheme was introduced by the government to help employers recruit and retain great people, and to: challenge attitudes and increase understanding of disability draw from the widest possible pool of talent secure…
EMCOR Facilities Services, Inc. (EFS), a division of EMCOR Building Services, and EMCOR Group (UK) plc (EMCOR UK) have been awarded a five-year contract with Siemens Energy.The contract spans 49 sites across the United States and Canada in North America and 30 sites across 10 countries in Europe, including 15 sites in the UK. In…
EMCOR UK’s collaborative practices have been recognised with a ‘Pioneers in Collaboration’ award from the Institute for Collaborative Working (ICW), with the facility services provider additionally being re-elected as a corporate member of the institute’s Advisory Council. Established in 1990, ICW promotes collaborative working as a professional business discipline, assisting organisations in the public and…
EMCOR UK has been named as a supplier on the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) Facilities Management and Workplace Services (RM6232) framework. CCS supports the public sector to achieve maximum commercial value when procuring common goods and services. In 2020/21, CCS helped the public sector to achieve commercial benefits equal to £2.04bn – supporting world-class public…
EMCOR UK has won three international safety awards from The British Safety Council. The facility services provider was named jointly as a “Best in Country Winner” for the UK, as one of 11 Sector winner, and also received a Chief Adjudicator’s Award at the council’s annual International Safety Awards ceremony in recognition of its commitment…
EMCOR UK has been announced as the winner of the Recognised Service Provider Champion award at the 2022 Living Wage Champion Awards. The awards celebrate individuals and organisations that have made an outstanding contribution to the Living Wage movement. EMCOR UK was accredited as a Living Wage Foundation Recognised Service Provider in May 2021 and planned…
Ahead of Armed Forces Day which is commemorated in the United Kingdom on 25th June, EMCOR UK has signed the Armed Forces Covenant committing to fair treatment of current and former armed services personnel, and their families. The facility services provider signed the Covenant on 20th June at the start of Armed Forces Week. A…
EMCOR UK’s latest business report sets out the company’s vision to create a better world at work for people, communities and the planet. The report acknowledges and echoes the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as general corporate objectives going forward: Global Goal 3: Good Health and Wellbeing: Ensuring healthy lives and promote well-being for…