Facilities Management (FM) is a vital discipline within organisations, encompassing a wide range of services aimed at ensuring that theRead More »
Facilities Management
Facilities management (FM) has traditionally been defined as the integration of people, processes, and things within the built environment. ThisRead More »
ISS is expanding its suite of apprenticeship schemes with the aim of inspiring, empowering and supporting female leaders across theRead More »
Matthew Lockton, sales director for Compass Group’s integrated facilities management business 14forty, has become a Certified-level member of the InstituteRead More »
According to figures validated by Social Value Portal, Compass Group UK & Ireland generated £2.148 billion of ‘Social and LocalRead More »
Sodexo UK & Ireland has been awarded the Supply Chain Decarbonisation award at the Reuters Sustainability Awards and the SupplyRead More »
Andrew Robbins, Director of Security, Risk and Resilience at OCS UK & Ireland, explains how businesses can prepare for Martyn’s LawRead More »
The Deborah Rowland Scholarship, a scholarship fund dedicated to finding and supporting new talent in the FM industry, has announcedRead More »
Global data infrastructure provider NetApp has awarded a three-year integrated facilities management (IFM) contract to CBRE for its locations inRead More »
The contribution of four Savills Property Management and Aras Development cleaning staff has been recognised at the inaugural Cleaners’ AppreciationRead More »
The City of London Corporation has extended its contract with ISS for the provision of security and front of houseRead More »
Public service broadcaster the BBC has selected EMCOR UK for a five-year integrated facilities management (IFM) contract. The journey toRead More »
Mitie is celebrating its highest intake of engineering apprentices since launching a dedicated apprenticeship programme in 2021. Recently ranked inRead More »
NHS Forth Valley has retained Serco as the provider of cleaning, catering and portering services at Forth Valley Royal HospitalRead More »
Sodexo Ambassador Matt Dawson MBE recently joined Karin Smyth MP, the UK’s Minister of State at the Department of HealthRead More »
Building on its momentum in Northern Ireland, Bidvest Noonan has secured a contract to deliver cleaning and security services toRead More »
ISS is preparing to mobilise a seven-year integrated facilities management (IFM) contract with the DWP for a scheduled go liveRead More »
Sodexo UK & Ireland has strengthened its leadership team with the appointment of Lynsey O’Keefe as its new CEO forRead More »
OCS has acquired Exclusive Services Group, a provider of contract cleaning services operating across the United Kingdom and Ireland. TheRead More »
Compass Group reports its Social Partner Hub has supported over 100 people into employment and a further 800 with jobRead More »
STRABAG PFS has been awarded the technical FM and infrastructure management contract for Centraal, a new 24,500sq metre office developmentRead More »
Soft services provider Churchill Group is funding the acquisition of employee shares with debt capital following its conversion into anRead More »
Facility services provider Bidvest Noonan has adopted the corporate purpose statement ‘To proudly create safer and healthier communities today, forRead More »
ABM has been recognised with Gold Employer Recognition Scheme status by the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) Armed Forces Covenant.Read More »
Mitie has been awarded a new £3 million a year contract with the Port of Dover covering maintenance work andRead More »
Bidvest Noonan has announced a landmark sustainable cleaning initiative with DLR operator KeolisAmey Docklands. The partners aim to increase theRead More »
ISS and field service management software company Totalmobile are launching a groundbreaking safety initiative to safeguard lone and isolated workersRead More »
Mitie has published its 2024 ESG report revealing significant progress towards its sustainability goals. The facility services provider met orRead More »
Soft service provider SBFM has been accredited as a Living Wage Recognised Service Provider by the Living Wage Foundation inRead More »
The application deadline for the Deborah Rowland Scholarship for FM training has been announced as 14th September. Offered in partnershipRead More »
Bidvest Noonan has promoted Darren Martin to the new role of Director of Operations at its Security Division in Ireland.Read More »
The UK’s largest fire service Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) has retained Sodexo as its soft services contractor forRead More »
Sodexo Health & Care is rolling out an intelligent collaborative asset performance management platform which was first implemented at ManchesterRead More »
Facility services provider Bidvest Noonan has completed its first comprehensive carbon footprint assessment. The assessment adheres to the Greenhouse GasRead More »
Mitie has been recognised by the Top 100 Apprenticeship Employer Awards for a third consecutive year. The awards recognise outstandingRead More »
Veolia is positioned to deliver estates engineering and building maintenance services to NHS and public sector authorities after securing aRead More »
Ryan O’Neill, chief strategy officer at Equity Energies – the Net Zero pathway consultancy of FTSE 100-listed DCC – explainsRead More »
A new ‘Insight Intelligence’ service from EMCOR UK uses advanced modelling, AI and data science to unearth actionable insights fromRead More »
As the world commemorates International Security Officers’ Day, ISS is launching a programme of security apprenticeship to expand career opportunitiesRead More »
The Capital & Regional real estate investment trust has selected Integral – JLL’s building services and engineering firm – toRead More »
Pareto FM has been named Company of the Year at this year’s WeAreTheCity Awards. Dedicated to celebrating organisations which areRead More »
EMCOR UK has promoted internal candidate Kam Singh to the newly created role of Director of ESG. Reporting to COORead More »
Mitie has become the first company in the facility services sector to join the Employers’ Initiative on Domestic Abuse (EIDA)Read More »
EMCOR UK has published its 2024 Sustainability Report detailing initiatives the facility services provider is implementing to further its commitmentRead More »
Northumbria University in Newcastle has retained Sodexo for its soft and hard FM services and residential living management contract forRead More »
OCS has committed to increase the number of apprenticeship placements it offers in the UK and Ireland to over 1,000Read More »
ISS A/S has appointed internal candidate Signe Adamsen to the newly created position of Group Head of Environmental, Social, andRead More »
STRABAG Property and Facility Services will deliver integrated technical facilities management and production support services at 36 locations in GermanyRead More »
ISS has won a multiservice 7-year contract with the North London Mental Health NHS Partnership (NLMHP). NLMHP was formed inRead More »
Polyteck has secured an integrated hard services contract at the UK offices of home appliances business SharkNinja. Initially for aRead More »
Global Facilities Services Group OCS has appointed Ringo Francis as a Non-executive Director with immediate effect. Francis brings a wealthRead More »
Following the UK’s Armed Forces Day celebrations on Saturday, Carl Gage, Regional Director for Technical Services at OCS, reflects onRead More »
Mitie is trialling flowering lawns at two contracts in the Scottish town of Leuchars and Dudley, West Midlands. A middleRead More »
Mitie has further strengthened its risk management controls by adding ISO 31000 certification to a pre-existing certification to the ISORead More »
DFN Project SEARCH and Compass Group UK & Ireland hosted a ‘Reverse Jobs Fair’ at Compass’ regional community skills andRead More »
ABM has made a number of internal and external appointments following the relocation of staff to a new London headquartersRead More »
The Deborah Rowland Scholarship which has been launched in collaboration with the Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM) aimsRead More »
The United Kingdom’s Department for Transport (DfT) has selected Mitie to deliver a new, seven-year integrated facilities management contract atRead More »
UK soft services provider SBFM has appointed Stuart Hamilton as chief strategy officer as his predecessor Dale Line assumes theRead More »
Mitie has enrolled 20 learners on a new Cleaning Hygiene Operative Level 2 apprenticeship programme. The scheme offers specialised trainingRead More »
Hertfordshire County Council has awarded Wates a new contract for the delivery of planned, reactive and minor works across itsRead More »
Jason Petsch, CEO of OUTCO, says potholes have evolved from an occasional menace into a symbol of the UK’s nationalRead More »
Aramark operates in the most unexpected of environments having provided hospitality at the Olympics, Coronations and in amusement parks. InRead More »
UAE-based Farnek Services has been recognised with an award from Neutral Fuels for reducing carbon emission from its fleet byRead More »
Kelly Dolphin, SBFM people and culture director, comments on plans by the Labour Party to ‘shake-up’ apprenticeship funding in theRead More »
Sodexo UK & Ireland has appointed Hayley Miller as its regional marketing director.Miller joins Sodexo from CH&Co where she servedRead More »
A dedicated team from ABM tackled the demanding terrain of Cumbria earlier this month in the spirit of raising fundsRead More »
Mitie Security is working with the National Portrait Gallery to implement measures that support the Safer Business Network’s Safe HavenRead More »
The Building Services Research and Information Association (BSRIA), SFG20 (part of Building Engineering Services Association (BESA), Chartered Institution of BuildingRead More »
ABM has achieved a fifth consecutive RoSPA Gold Award acknowledging its leadership in health and safety practice. The accolade followsRead More »
EMCOR UK has achieved a string of accolades at this year’s Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) Awards.Read More »
Dussmann Group generated over €3 billion of revenue in fiscal year 2023 to set a record as it celebrated its 60thRead More »
Pareto FM will deliver a range of mechanical and electrical (M&E) at the award-winning Grade 1 listed modernist headquarters buildingRead More »
Mitie brought over 75 colleagues together at its 2024 Recognition Awards event in The Shard this week to celebrate theirRead More »
Churchill Group has been recognised for its long-term commitment to health and safety with a RoSPA Gold Medal. Organisations qualifyRead More »
British Airways, the flagship airline of the United Kingdom, boasts the country’s second-largest fleet and passenger base. Since 2013, OCSRead More »
STRABAG PFS has acquired Belgian multi-technical services provider ELCO Group with annual revenues of approximately €59 million. Headquartered in Kehlen,Read More »
Lexington Reception Services, the Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM) and Lloyd’s have given a behind-the-scenes tour of theRead More »
EMCOR UK has unveiled a new Carbon Transformation platform in response to evolving market trends and customer needs. The solutionRead More »
Altius, a new Virtual Reality training programme from Bidvest Noonan, has onboarded more than 1,600 security officers in a phasedRead More »
Cushman & Wakefield has hired Julie Rice as a Director of Laboratory Planning, based in San Francisco. Rice will beRead More »
Sodexo Health & Care has been named on the Crown Commercial Service’s (CCS) RM6331 Healthcare Soft Facilities Management Services frameworkRead More »
Mitie is celebrating a milestone in its decarbonisation journey after taking delivery of its 5,000th electric vehicle. With two thirdsRead More »
At Aramark’s bustling headquarters in Philadelphia, two seemingly unassuming interns are having an important impact. Mahogany Moten and Adale Brown,Read More »
The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has validated UK soft services provider Churchill Group’s science-based greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions near-termRead More »
Mitie has made more than £2 million of Apprenticeship Levy gifting pledges to enable over 30 small and medium sizedRead More »
The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS) and Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) have selected OCS for aRead More »
Facilities management plays a big role in supporting your business through transitions, acting as a strategic linchpin that holds variousRead More »
Bidvest Noonan new Dynamic Workplace solution employs cutting-edge sensor-based technology to optimise service performance, resource utilisation, and transform service managementRead More »
OCS has acquired leading Norfolk-based independent pest control solutions provider Abate Pest Management Services. Founded in 1999, Abate has builtRead More »
Aramark has been included in DiversityComm, Inc.’s annual listing of the Best of the Best Top Supplier Diversity Programs forRead More »