Global engineering and consultancy company, Ramboll and facilities management provider, Wates Facilities Management (FM) have signed a new long-term contract for Total Facilities Management services in the UK. The agreement, which begins on 1 September, will cover services such as security, ...
Read More »Survey finds a labour crisis in cleaning services is more of an issue than cost margins
Labour sourcing is the top obstacle for FMs in providing cleaning services of the right quality, according to a new report by SoftBank Robotics EMEA, the global leader in collaborative robotics (cobotics). Nearly half (46 per cent) ranked it higher ...
Read More »JLL strengthens sustainability supply chain with the appointment of Mitie to manage waste operations
Mitie has been selected to manage waste operations delivery across the entirety of the portfolio managed by JLL Property Asset Management (PAM). The appointment aims to provide an efficient and economic method of ensuring sustainable waste services across what is ...
Read More »Truvelo accelerates its ANPR capabilities with new sales appointment
Traffic enforcement and compliance specialist Truvelo has appointed Steve Townsend to head up Technical Sales in the UK. With over 30 years’ experience in the electronic security industry, Townsend is tasked with capitalising upon the opportunities provided by the existing ...
Read More »Ground breaking app sees Eric Wright FM shortlisted for National Customer Service Award
Eric Wright Facilities Management (EWFM) has been shortlisted for a national industry award for Customer Service Excellence following the development of a unique app to support its client One Partnership. The EWFM Variation App is one of just three initiatives ...
Read More »Independents by Sodexo pass the test at Leicester Grammar School Trust
Independents by Sodexo has successfully extended its partnership with the Leicester Grammar School Trust for a further ten years. Commencing in September 2022, Sodexo will continue to deliver catering and hospitality to the Leicester Grammar School (LGS) Trust’s three independent ...
Read More »Elior to provide staff catering and hospitality at Glasgow’s Tennent Caledonian Breweries
Contract caterer Elior has secured a deal with Tennent Caledonian Breweries (Tennent’s) to provide staff catering at its Wellpark brewery in Glasgow. The three-year contract will see Elior provide an all-day service in the brewery’s canteen, for up to 375 ...
Read More »New advice issued on keeping construction workers safe during the summer heatwave
According to government stats, there are around 3.1 million people working in construction, who are the most at risk during a heatwave due to working outdoors and at height. With temperatures rising again this summer in certain parts of the ...
Read More »Lord Michael Bichard appointed as a RICS Interim Senior Independent Governor
The RICS Governing Council has announced the appointment of Lord Michael Bichard as an Interim Senior Independent Governor. It follows the recommendations made in Bichard’s Review into the RICS’ Purpose, Governance and Strategy. As per recommendation 30 of the Bichard ...
Read More »Pinnacle Group reappointed with one million pound Solihull Community Housing cleaning contract
Pinnacle Group is to provide specialist cleaning services to Solihull Community Housing (SCH), which run housing services on behalf of Solihull Council. The SCH cleaning contract, which is worth almost one million pounds, will once again be held by Pinnacle Group who ...
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