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Mitie scores contract extension with Arsenal FC

Arsenal Football Club has renewed its security vetting contract with Mitie for a further five years. The contract extension will see Mitie continue to provide essential vetting services include background checks, criminal records checks and Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) ...

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Director hire at Bidvest Noonan

Bidvest Noonan, a provider of facilities services across the UK and Ireland has appointed Nick Platt, a senior executive with more than 17 years of leadership experience in the industry as Director of Sales for Great Britain. He also joins ...

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MAG Laundry Equipment sustainability strategy to reach net zero by 2040

One of the leading suppliers of commercial laundry solutions, MAG Laundry Equipment, has committed to reaching net zero by 2040, a decade ahead of the UK Government’s target. Dedicated to responsible energy and water consumption, MAG has restructured its operations ...

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Riding the heatwave

It is not only buildings that require air conditioning; other spaces must also be cooled. One example is underground trains and the facilities within which they operate. Anthony O’Connor, factory manager at LH-plc, explains Many people point to 1976 as ...

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Arcus strengthens mobile FM capabilities through acquisition

Arcus Facilities Management has bolstered its mobile engineering, technology, and project delivery strength in the UK FM market, following its acquisition of the Trios Group. Trios is a business that employs over 200 people, and that has strong alignment with ...

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How do you know your PPE and safety equipment is compliant?

With high volumes of substandard PPE and safety equipment on the market, British Safety Industry Federation (BSIF) CEO Alan Murray explains how specifiers and users can ensure their products are fit for purpose Personal protective equipment (PPE) is designed to ...

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Employers are reducing office space as workers still attend offices less than two days a week 

Workers are still only coming into the office an average of 1.75 days a week, a study of 119 workplaces in 22 countries by AWA, a global workplace consultancy, has found. The responses, collated in April-May 2023 and representing organisations ...

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BaxterStorey achieves Hospitality Assured ‘World Class’ status

BaxterStorey has been named as the first ever Business & Industry sector caterer to achieve ‘World Class’ status by Hospitality Assured, the quality standard developed by the Institute of Hospitality. Hospitality Assured assesses nine steps of the Hospitality Assured standard; ...

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Eric Wright awarded place on NHS SBS framework

Preston-based Eric Wright Partnerships has secured a place on the new NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) Healthcare Planning, Construction Consultancy and Ancillary Services Framework. Agreement, Lot 9 Healthcare Planning. As a procurement organisation, NHS SBS drives improvements and increases ...

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Woodford Renewables & SmartTECH launches Innovation Hub

Leading building services contractor Woodford Renewables & SmartTECH has successfully launched its state-of-the-art Innovation Hub. Based at the company’s headquarters in Essex, the Hub will play a key role in Woodford’s new division going forward, as it looks to promote ...

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