Housing association Notting Hill Genesis (NHG) has appointed energy and regeneration specialist, Equans, to undertake an upgrade and investment programme at the Paragon estate in Brentford. Those who previously lived at Paragon were successfully supported to find new homes following ...
Read More »Two built environment companies acquire training provider to expand UK’s green skills in the sector
Two net-zero focused companies have created a unique partnership to acquire a long-established construction training company to develop the UK’s green skills ahead of 2050. Facilities management company UK National and certification body Simply Certification have joined forces to create ...
Read More »Fire safety in parking garages with EVs addressed in new white paper
A new white paper has been published highlighting the challenges and, importantly, potential solutions, in protecting garages containing electric vehicles from the threat of fire. The paper, published by Siemens, has been co-written with Danfoss Fire Safety A/S, a pioneer ...
Read More »Carpet Recycling UK: Big increase in 2021 waste diversion figure
Carpet Recycling UK has reported a large increase in the amount of carpet and textile flooring waste being diverted from landfill in 2021 with 82% of the 462,000 tonnes of waste generated that year finding alternative reuse, recycling, treatment and ...
Read More »Novus expands presence in North Wales
Novus Property Solutions has expanded its presence in North Wales with a £1.45 million refurbishment contract with Adra. This latest contract win with Adra follows a series of successes across North Wales, with Novus having been awarded several contracts and ...
Read More »What do employees really want from the office?
A recent study into workplace trends found that 28% of UK workers are asking for greater workplace mental health and wellbeing support from employers[1]. This is at a time when nine out of ten businesses are reporting struggles to retain ...
Read More »Broader reach
Craig McGilvray, Managing Director, Amey Complex Facilities explains to Sara Bean how a change of ownership offers the asset and FM services provider the opportunity to broaden its reach It’s been an eventful few years since Craig McGilvray became ...
Read More »Kier wins Birmingham Hospitals upgrade deal
Kier has won a three-year contract with University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust (UHB) to deliver a programme of capital works, with the aim of achieving a modern, contemporary, and clinically efficient estate by 2026. Following on from the success of ...
Read More »Artic joins Mecsia Group
Artic Building Services has been acquired by technical services business, Mecsia. Artic is the latest business that Mecsia has acquired and it joins Cambridge Maintenance, Acorn Engineering, AIS BMS, Marsh Water Treatment and SK Refrigeration Heating & Cooling. Cambridge-based Mecsia ...
Read More »Westgrove appoints new Group MD
FM firm, The Westgrove Group has appointed Glenn Wilson as it’s Group’s Managing Director. Wilson joins the Warrington-based business with a wealth of industry experience, gained most notably with Incentive FM. This ultimately resulted in a Senior Board role as ...
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