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Biggest cladding removal scheme is launched

The government has launched the Cladding Safety Scheme, which it says is its “biggest building safety intervention to date”, and will give thousands more buildings access to government funding to fix dangerous cladding across England for the first time. The ...

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City Group wins contract to provide renovation work to iconic landmark in Preston

City Group Managed Services has secured the contract to provide high-level restoration and repair work to the 56-metre-tall, Grade II listed Chimney at Tulketh Mill in Preston, as part of the ongoing preservation of the iconic local landmark.   The historic ...

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IWFM unveils Impact Awards finalists 2023

The Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM) has announced the finalists of its IWFM Impact Awards 2023. The awards underline the impact the profession has on the organisations it serves and to celebrate the people, processes and products making ...

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Amey stays on at Swindon Borough Council

Swindon Borough Council has extended Amey’s professional services contract for a further year to support delivery of its carbon reduction strategy. Using its consulting and design capabilities, Amey will be helping to optimise Swindon’s EV charging point strategy and plans ...

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EMCOR UK releases first sustainability report

EMCOR UK has published its first sustainability report, capturing the range of environmental and social impacts of its work. Highlights of the report include the creation of a new carbon team to tackle emissions and support its customers to achieve ...

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Smart Soda UK’s high-end healthy hydration solution brings sustainability benefits to No1 Soho Place

“The bridge tower perfectly delivers on the brief to dispense a range of low- and no-sugar drinks, while at the same time eradicating plastic waste and reducing the client’s carbon footprint.” With healthy hydration and sustainability as part of the ...

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Mitie reports Q1 revenue growth

Mitie has got off to a “good start” in Q1 FY24 with double digit revenue growth. In the FM provider’s latest trading update for the three-month period ended 30 June 2023 (Q1 FY24), Group revenue grew by 11.4% to £1,053m ...

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Senior hire at Lonsdale Contracts

Mark Johnson has been appointed Business Development Manager at Leeds-based facilities management and maintenance firm, Lonsdale Contracts. Johnson, a former first–class cricketer, brings a wealth of experience to Lonsdale having worked for blue-chip organisations such as Norland (now CBRE), NG ...

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RNIB Grimaldi Building first in UK to embrace new BSI neurodiversity standard

The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) has officially opened its new London hub, The Grimaldi Building, situated on Pentonville Road in Islington. It is the first building in the UK incorporating innovations for those living with sight loss, ...

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Clean standards

Whole-Workforce training is creating effective, demonstrable standards along with ‘Knowledge Networks’ in the UK cleaning sector reports Sara Bean The cleaning industry has experienced a huge amount of change over the past few years. In response we are seeing the ...

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