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OCS awarded hard FM deal with the Church of England Pensions Board

OCS has landed a five-year hard services contract with the Church of England Pensions Board. The contract, which commenced on 30 March 2025, sees OCS delivering a range of services, including reactive and planned preventive maintenance, statutory property safety checks, ...

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Optimism alive and well in workplace and facilities management

Amid global economic uncertainty, IWFM’s 2025 Market Outlook Survey reports good news for the workplace and facilities management (WFM) sector, following last year’s call to “keep investing”. The results published in IWFM’s report, subtitled ‘Facilitate the future – keep on ...

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SFG20 report finds only 1 in 10 FM professionals have 100% accurate asset registers

According to a recent survey, by SFG20, the industry standard for building maintenance, 34 per cent of facility maintenance professionals do not update their asset registers or do not know how frequently they are updated. Only nine per cent believed ...

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New, independent contract catering player joins the foodservice market

Fuelling Minds Catering Management Ltd is a bespoke contract catering company specialising in workplace and independent school catering services. Founder, David Anderson, who left his role as Managing Director (South) for Wilson Vale to establish the business recently announced the ...

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Dalkia retains FM contract with Derby College

Dalkia UK has retained its facilities management contract with Derby College for a further two years. Awarded following a competitive tender process, the new two-year agreement encompasses planned maintenance, reactive and statutory compliance works across the College’s diverse estate, which ...

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Levy extends QEII Centre partnership

Catering company, Levy UK + Ireland, has extended its long-term partnership with conference and events venue, The QEII Centre, for a further 10 years. Levy UK + Ireland has provided catering services at The QEII Centre for almost 40 years ...

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JLL bolsters workplace management business

JLL has announced the strengthening of its Workplace Management business to tackle unprecedented and complex challenges facing organisations surrounding rising costs, their real estate portfolios, sustainability, attracting and retaining talent, and more. JLL has combined facilities management, technical services, energy ...

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Bidvest Noonan retains Keolis Amey Docklands contract

Bidvest Noonan has retained its contract with Keolis Amey Docklands (KAD), the operator of the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) for Transport for London. Under the renewed agreement, Bidvest Noonan will continue delivering “exceptional services” across the DLR’s network of stations, ...

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CIBSE and IBPSA-England collaborate on Technical Symposium on sustainable building design

The CIBSE IBPSA-England Technical Symposium 2025 concluded successfully in London on the 24th and 25th of April, bringing together industry leaders, researchers and professionals from across the globe to discuss cutting-edge advancements in sustainable building design and performance. A collaboration ...

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1 in 4 workers concerned that AI will lead to job losses

A new survey from workplace expert, Acas, has revealed that over a quarter (26 per cent) of workers are worried that artificial intelligence (AI) will lead to job losses. Acas commissioned YouGov to ask employees in Britain what their biggest ...

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