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BDO report finds most efficient and sustainable office buildings attract higher than average service charges

Accountancy and business advisory firm BDO has identified in its latest benchmarking report that offices with an ‘outstanding’ or ‘excellent’ Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Methodology (BREEAM) certification had total service charge costs that were 26 per cent higher than ...

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Wates lands GPA fit-out deal

The Government Property Agency (GPA) has appointed Wates to carry out a Category B fit-out of 2 Ruskin Square in Croydon creating a centralised hub for civil servants. Wates will transform the 10-storey, 330,000 sq ft building, which forms part ...

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Comfort factors

Darryl Easton, Managing Director of East On Commercial Interiors with an update on trends in ergonomic furniture and accessories and some key considerations to help ensure your workplace is safe and comfortable Many workplace and facilities professionals are juggling the ...

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3ti installs NHS Scotland’s first pop-up solar car park and EV charging hub

Designer, installer, funder and operator of Solar Car Parks, 3ti has completed the installation of a Papilio3 pop-up solar car park and electric vehicle (EV) charging hub at Raigmore Hospital in Inverness, Scotland. The latest delivery is the first of ...

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Majority of PPE from non-registered providers fail BSIF tests

A warning is being issued to those responsible for overseeing personal protective equipment (PPE) and safety product procurement by the British Safety Industry Federation (BSIF) after latest tests on non-member products highlight the widespread availability of substandard and even dangerous ...

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Edwin James Group focuses on multi-skilling with Academy lead appointment

The multi-disciplinary engineering services provider has appointed Geoff Bruce to head up the EJ Academy supporting learning and development (L&D) for the group. The newly created role is part of Edwin James Group’s strategic growth plan and will increase focus ...

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The world’s first work trousers with built-in, certified kneepads

Unique, Tested and Certified to Exacting International Standards Snickers Workwear has been inventing and reinventing Work Trousers with Kneepads since 1975. Renowned for continual innovation, the process continues with the launch of the world’s first built-in, certified kneepads which are ...

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Reconomy opens new tech hub in Bucharest

The international circular economy specialist has launched RecoTek – its new technology hub in Bucharest, Romania, marking the next phase of technological and strategic growth for the business. A pioneer in Greentech, Reconomy provides platforms and processes for deposit return ...

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Places for London launches tender for development partner in east London

Transport for London’s (TfL) wholly owned commercial property company, Places for London, is searching for a new joint venture development partner to work with on redeveloping the Limmo Peninsula in Newham, east London. Sitting within the Royal Docks and Beckton ...

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Better together

Mauro Ortelli, Managing Director, 14forty, examines the key benefits that working with collaborative robots, or cobots, brings to the FM sector and looks at some of the challenges Relationships between humans and robots are becoming increasingly important. From driverless vehicles ...

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