When disaster strikes, business operations can be significantly impacted, causing major losses. Hein Hemke, MD of disaster recovery firm BELFOR, explains how FMs can improve their chances of recovery and limit lasting impact on their business Disasters can hit a ...
Read More »Veolia Environmental Trust funding tops over £100m to communities across the UK
The Veolia Environmental Trust has reached a major milestone after awarding funds to over 2,700 projects across the UK. This month, the Veolia Environmental Trust awarded another £1 million to a further 19 projects across England as the organisation reaches ...
Read More »CBRE extends FM partnership with Alstom
CBRE Global Workplace Solutions (GWS) and the UK’s leading rail manufacturer, Alstom, have extended their long-term facilities management partnership, consolidating Alstom’s extensive and varied national portfolio under one contract, which took effect earlier this month. CBRE GWS has been providing ...
Read More »City Security Council appoints new London chair
Scott Gough has been appointed as the new London Chair of the City Security Council (CSC), with effect from January 2024. He takes over the reins from Ashley Fernandes, who has served as Chair for the past two years and will ...
Read More »Truvox International launches VTVe Compact tub vacuum
“Like all Truvox International machines, the design of the VTVe Compact has focused on ease-of-use and manoeuvrability, coupled with maximum reliability and performance.” Truvox International has introduced the new VTVe Compact tub vacuum, an entry-level vacuum cleaner that offers excellent ...
Read More »Danhouse Security relaunches with new team to tackle gap in city market
Danhouse Security – a manned guarding and support services business – has been relaunched with a new purpose and a new senior management team to provide corporate security and associated services for high-end commercial premises in London and the Southeast. ...
Read More »Less than 30 per cent of firms expect their workforce to be fully in-person over the next five years
This is according to new research by the British Chambers of Commerce Insights Unit and technology firm Cisco. A survey of over 1,000 businesses, of which 96 per cent were SMEs, found 27 per cent of respondents predict their staff ...
Read More »Kier walks the walk for food bank charity
Kier has raised more than £18,000 for food bank charity the Trussell Trust in a marathon walking challenge across London’s Royal Parks. The 40-strong team, which included 38 members from Kier’s housing maintenance and FM business, Kier Places, alongside two ...
Read More »Pagabo names lead providers for Professional Services UK and Scotland frameworks
Multi-disciplinary construction consultancies – AtkinsRéalis and Turner & Townsend – have been named as the lead providers for two upcoming Professional Services frameworks from Pagabo. The two frameworks – both of which will go live in April 2024 – provide a framework specifically ...
Read More »Eye-catching EcoArc Recycling Station
Leafield Environmental, the UK’s award-winning designer and manufacturer of litter and recycling bins have launched a new external recycling bin, the ‘EcoArc’ offering an eye-catching and compact unit to encourage people to recycle ‘on-the-go’. The EcoArc was initially designed for ...
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