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…
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Yakel Property Investment has awarded a facilities management contract for Oriel Chambers in Liverpool to The Momentum Group. The Grade I listed building on Water Street, situated in the heart of the commercial district, was recently purchased by Yakel Property Investments with an ambition to create a central hub and business community whilst preserving, updating,…
Transforming into one of London’s finest public parks, Exchange Square at Broadgate recently underwent significant remodelling to create a haven for office employees and visitors alike. Positioned over the tracks of Liverpool Street Station, Exchange Square’s meandering paths sought inspiration from the landscapes of East Anglia, quadrupling the amount of green space at the central…
Siemens will host a two-day conference and exhibition in Manchester on July 12th and 13th, 2022. Transform 2022 will be held at the city’s iconic Manchester Central venue, bringing together hundreds of industry leaders, influencers and regulators from across the UK and Ireland to collaborate and solve some of the most pressing organisational challenges. From…
Chelsea in blue, Liverpool in red – but green was the colour of Saturday’s 2021/22 Emirates FA Cup Final as sustainability took centre stage (literally) with a world first recycled pitch banner. Liverpool and Chelsea might have thought they were the only ones taking to Wembley Stadium’s legendary grass on Saturday, but Veolia, The Football…
22.04.2021, 00:47 New Director of Development for £5 Billion Liverpool Waters Project Peel L&P has appointed Chris Capes as Director of Development for the two million square metre Liverpool Waters regeneration project in Merseyside. Capes, who will assume his position in June, has over 20 years’ experience working in regeneration and property development within…
19.04.2021, 14:04 High Voltage Switchgear Contract Merseytravel, the strategic transport advisor to the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority, has awarded SPIE UK a new contract for the supply and installation of replacement high voltage switchgear. Machinery including low loss transformers, and high voltage, low voltage, and control cabling will be installed at the Promenade…
08.03.2021, 11:05 How Covid-19 has Changed Attitudes to Hygiene in the UK Over half of Britons believe businesses could be doing more to improve the hygiene of their premises and keep people safe from Covid-19 according to a new survey. Commissioned by hygiene and pest control technology company Pelsis Group, the survey of 2,007 people…
10.12.2020, 17:20 Liverpool’s Royal Court Theatre Receives Safety Measures The Royal Court Theatre in Liverpool has received additional safety measures supplied by SDA Cleanzone in advance of its annual Christmas show from 11th December to the end of January 2021. The additions include new touch points and stick wraps containing safe silver-ion antimicrobial technology that…
19.11.2020, 13:39 University of Liverpool Refurbishment Project A £90 million university redevelopment scheme on Merseyside has received a facelift following the installation of an innovative superhydrophobic façade cladding solution from Sto UK. The Roscoe building in the Greenbank Student Village at the University of Liverpool was completed with the installation of 5,500m2 of StoVentec R…
18.11.2019, 16:15 Putting the Spin on a Community Project A new launderette in the Anfield area of Liverpool is doubling up as a community centre and helping to create a new local spirit. Visit Kitty’s Launderette in Everton and you’ll encounter a diverse selection of people doing their washing…as well as chatting to neighbours over…
11.09.2019, 11:30 RoNik Inspectioneering Approves ELIOS 2 Drone RoNik Inspectioneering, one of Europe’s largest providers of inspection services for industrial, hazardous and enclosed spaces, has approved use of the Elios 2 drone in indoor inspection applications. The drone was subjected to vigorous testing and selected as the single best unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) for inspections…
10.09.2019, 12:23 Cloud Fob System Installed at Multiple Apartment Blocks Your Housing Group, which manages more than 28,000 homes in the Midlands and North West England, has installed fob readers and a Cloud management system from Intratone during refurbishment works to 34 apartment blocks in Liverpool and Manchester. Prior to the installation which…
18.07.2019, 15:12 The Unstoppable Rise of the North Martin O’Rourke, commercial director for Birchwood Park near Warrington in the North West of England, explains the attractiveness of the region for business and growth. It’s clear to see business is booming in the North West of England, and in Warrington in particular, despite Brexit uncertainty. Following…