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BESA urges employers to take advantage of T Level funding boost

A £12 million injection of government funding to increase the uptake of T Levels including grants of up to £25,000 for employers who take students on work placements, has been welcomed by the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA). The Association ...

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EMCOR makes sustainable change at British Sugar

EMCOR UK has switched to using Polyflex Eco gloves, made from recycled plastic, at British Sugar sites where it provides FM services. The standard gloves are made from recycled plastic – using one 500ml plastic bottle for each pair of ...

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Alliance in Partnership secures £3.6m in new business

Sodexo’s education catering specialist, Alliance in Partnership (AiP), has been awarded £3.6 million in new and retained contracts since the beginning of the academic year. The new and retained contracts include 28 schools: Seven schools within the Creative Learning Partnership ...

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Mitie to provide key services to UK Armed Forces in Cyprus

The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has awarded Mitie Defence Limited a £256 million contract to provide key services for the UK Armed Forces serving in Cyprus. The deal will see Mitie providing maintenance work, repairs, servicing, and hard facilities management ...

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StoVentec Glass is again specified for another new build at a Midlands school

The specification of StoVentec Glass rainscreen cladding for a second new building at a leading UK school has underlined the unique design possibilities offered by the system. It was specified for a new two-storey science block which has been built ...

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Ground Control announces commitment to net zero by 2038

Biodiversity and land management business, Ground Control, has announced its commitment to becoming net zero by 2038, in line with targets submitted to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) for validation. The transition includes achieving interim targets in 2030 and ...

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Charging ahead

Installing electric vehicles is daunting, say Dan Lessiter and Kevin Ledger, Senior Business Managers at Liberty Charge, but Charge Point Operators (CPOs) are there to support the introduction of an EV infrastructure With the 2030 ban on new petrol and ...

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ABM bags two new technical deals in the retail sector

Facility services provider, ABM, has bolstered its technical portfolio following the award of two new retail contracts. The latest contract wins for ABM will see the team manage technical services for The Trafford Centre in Manchester, the third largest shopping ...

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Richard Irvin FM lands place on CCS framework

Richard Irvin FM has been named as a supplier on Crown Commercial Service’s (CCS) Facilities Management & Workplace Services DPS. This DPS complements the existing Facilities Management Marketplace framework and provides customers with a range of procurement solutions. The framework ...

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Stadium Support Services renews deal with Farnborough International Exhibition & Conference Centre

London-based Stadium Support Services, which specialises in reactive maintenance, cleaning, and rope access, has renewed its cleaning contract with Farnborough International Exhibition & Conference Centre for a further two years. Known for delivering world-class events such as the British Motor ...

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