Maryhill Housing Association in northwest Glasgow has selected Imtech Group subsidiary Spie UK for a 36-month contract to service and repair door entry systems across its estate of 300 properties . SPIE UK will be responsible for the planned preventative maintenance (PPM) and reactive repairs of door entry systems to over 300 properties. Within the…
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East Dunbartonshire Council-owned Kilmardinny House has been named “Scotland’s Best Funeral Tea Venue” at this year’s Scottish Funeral Awards which recognise businesses which go the extra mile to ensure customers are offered exceptional service during a difficult time. Catering at the Grade A Listed mansion house in Bearsden which overlooks Kilmardinny Loch is provided by…
Apple retail workers in Glasgow have made history by becoming the first store to win trade union recognition.Workers will celebrate their success with a rally and photo call outside the Buchanan Street store this at 19.00 hours on 2nd November, having secured a clear majority of two-thirds support for recognition following a statutory ACAS ballot.…
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…
UK facility services provider Parr Facilities Management (Parr FM) which operates offices in Manchester, Glasgow and Belfast, has been named as a supplier on the NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) second-generation Hard Facilities Management framework agreement. The Hard Facilities Management 2 (Hard FM) framework agreement offers a compliant route to market to all NHS…
Edinburgh and Glasgow based Watermans has appointed Darren and Alistair Lee to its board of directors with the remit of spearheading the expansion of its property offering throughout Scotland. The father-and-son duo have built up an enviable reputation as two of the most active estate agents in the west of Scotland and will work alongside…
Siemens has continued its drive to increase the number of women in engineering with a recruitment event to spot future STEM talent. Female students from universities across the UK attended Siemens’ UK headquarters in Manchester where they met inspirational women engineers at various stages of their careers. Of the 42 students who attended, 33 have…
Press Release: Siemens: Trends in energy and infrastructure for 2022 London, 11 January 2022 Siemens: Trends in energy and infrastructure for 2022 The impact of the pandemic to fade as we refocus on the road to net zero and the climate emergency Siemens’ energy and smart infrastructure experts share their views on the…
18.11.2021, 12:53 BSI Certifies COP26 as a Sustainable Event The planning and delivery of this year’s COP26 event in Glasgow has been certified against the ISO 20121: Sustainable Events Management standard, following an audit by BSI. The sustainability team at BSI undertook the audit, working with event organizers to independently assess activities, products and…
A small tree in Glasgow signals hope for forests throughout the world as a new carbon accountability platform is unveiled at COP26. “Great oaks from little acorns grow”, or so the saying goes, as a transformative technology unveiled on a young tree in Glasgow during COP26 this week promises a lasting impact on the future of all the…
29.10.2021, 12:37 Climate Change Accountability Ecosystem to Present at COP26 A new technology platform which facilitates meaningful global climate change accountability has been selected for presentation as world leaders gather in Glasgow for the COP26 summit next week. New Energy Matrix is a global ecosystem software platform developed by Isle of Man-based data management specialists,…
05.07.2021, 16:39 Supporting Careers in STEM The launch of the EJ Academy programme by facilities engineering firm Edwin James Group represents a major new investment to support the development of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) careers at all levels. The programme which will operate from a new training hub in Glasgow will feature a…
31.03.2021, 16:52 Innovative Key Holding Service Corps Monitoring has launched KeySafe, an integrated key holding solution which combines the sophistication of a Sentrikey safe with the convenience provided by a UK-wide network of accredited service partners to ensure quick site access. Managed by Corps Security’s remote monitoring centre in Glasgow, KeySafe provides organisations with a…
01.12.2020, 13:20 Regional GSHP Project Recognised with Global Award Together Housing and Kensa Contracting have received international acclaim for a ground source heat pump retrofit programme involving 770 homes in the North of England. A sub-category of the annual European Heat Pump Awards (EHPA), the Heat Pump City of the Year (HPCY) award commends local…
09.11.2020, 09:51 Engineering Group Reports Strong Trading UK technical services company Edwin James Group has reported strong revenue growth in its fiscal year 2020 results. According to the company’s most recent report, revenue increased by 15 per cent to £153 million during the most recent 12-month period resulting in a 28 per cent annual increase…
07.07.2020, 12:17 CICV Forum Proposes Scottish School Building Action Plan The Construction Industry Coronavirus (CICV) Forum has submitted a building action plan to the Scottish Government under an initiative in support of the reopening of schools. The campaigning collective has written to Kevin Stewart, MSP, the Minister for Local Government, Housing and Planning, and…
30.04.2020, 18:21 Protecting a COVID-19 Facility in Glasgow Gas suppression panels from Kentec Electronics are protecting staff and patients at the Louisa Jordan NHS Facility Glasgow on COVID-19 treatment centre, the Scottish Event Campus (SEC). Fire safety contractor, Vipond Fire Protection Ltd., installed a fire safety system comprising seven Sigma XT gas suppression panels and 32 detectors…
14.11.2019, 12:16 Cloud-based Telematic Fleet Monitoring Facilities engineering business, Edwin James Group, is deploying Cloud telematics solution Ctrack by Inseego to monitor its fleet of 265 vans and drivers for road safety and productivity. Ctrack Online which will be used by the company’s central fleet team in Glasgow and the managers of individual business…
23.10.2019, 12:08 Addleshaw Goddard Document Management Contract Mitie’s Document Management business has been awarded a new five-year contract by UK law firm Addleshaw Goddard at sites in London, Manchester, Leeds, Glasgow and Scotland. Under the terms of the agreement, Mitie will digitise all aspects of the firm’s document management services, including reprographics, mailroom and records…
13.08.2019, 19:26 RoSPA Health and Safety Awards Atalian Servest has achieved Gold and Silver status in the 2019 Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) Health and Safety Awards. Atalian Servest’s technical services division was the recipient of a Gold RoSPA Achievement Award in recognition of its practices and achievements in helping employees…
16.04.2019, 12:32 Student Loans Company Contract Atalian Servest has been awarded a new three-year facilities management contract with Student Loans Company. The contract, which may be extended by a further two years, will involve delivery of several key services to the non-departmental public body’s Glasgow and Darlington property portfolios, including critical engineering, statutory compliance, security,…
04.03.2019, 13:39 Veolia Awarded Scottish Non-Domestic Energy Efficiency Contract Veolia is helping cultural, sporting and learning charity Glasgow Life which works with Glasgow City Council to improve energy efficiency and cut carbon emissions at multiple sites. © Veolia Environnement S.A. Under a Non-Domestic Energy Efficiency framework contract (the first involving the charity), Veolia is guaranteeing annual…
Cleaning operatives working on Cordant Group’s contract with Stagecoach have uncovered shocking items left by bus passengers, according to a list compiled by a lucky (and, arguably, unlucky) member of staff. If the discovery of a full deep fat fryer, used nappies and a flag stepped in human excrement on buses queued for cleaning at…