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City of London Corporation adopts new lighting guidance to meet net zero goals

The City of London Corporation Planning and Transportation Committee is to adopt a new initiative that will require developers to submit detailed plans to minimise light pollution, at the early stages of their planning applications for buildings in the City’s ...

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Office landlords implement efficiency-boosting measures to cut energy costs

A new study has identified which energy-saving measures are the most widely used and which landlords are prioritising in the years ahead as ambitions for a net-zero commercial real estate sector become increasingly focused. The market research, which surveyed 250 ...

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Monitor to manage

Rob Burley-Jukes, a Director and Co-Founder of PestSense explains the evolution of Digital Pest control technology While the impact of digital technologies has been seen across many industries, industries such as pest control which require significant manual effort have until ...

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ISO 9001 certification for the ASFP

The Association for Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP) has achieved ISO 9001 certification in June this year, following a two-stage assessment by UKAS-accredited certification body LRQA. The ASFP started its ISO 9001 certification journey in late 2022, as part of its ...

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Sodexo extends partnerships in Scotland

Sodexo’s Corporate Services division has been awarded two three-year contract extensions with Scottish firms Devro and Edrington. As part of the new deals Sodexo will introduce its Kitchen Works Co. food offering. Taking inspiration from modern, quick-service restaurants with a ...

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ESS appointed for Bedfordshire Police catering deal

ESS, the Energy, Government and Infrastructure sector of Compass Group UK & Ireland, has secured a five-year catering contract with Bedfordshire Police. Key to the award was the company’s commitment to welfare through a variety of food offers and environments ...

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Tork brand offers a range of carbon neutral certified dispensers

Essity’s Tork brand is the first in Europe to reduce and compensate carbon emissions for the entire life cycle of selected soap, toilet paper and hand towel dispensers. The Tork brand now offers carbon neutral certification on a range of ...

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Galliford Try appointed for £72m office remodelling contract

St Martin’s Property Investments Limited has appointed Galliford Try’s Building London and South East Commercial business to carry out the remodelling and refurbishment of Adelaide House, a 1920’s Art Deco office block in central London. Under the terms of the ...

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What works with waste

Nuno Lopes from RSK-IWS describes how a waste management infrastructure can be incorporated into new and existing buildings which helps to support sustainable waste management practices Waste infrastructure plays a critical role in effective and sustainable waste management in both ...

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Largest green skills training provider launches as new data reveals UK is falling behind on net zero skills

Recruitment giant Reed in Partnership has today (18 July) launched a new venture, Reed Environment to address the UK’s net zero skills shortage. Reed Environment’s ambition is to create one of the largest networks of green skills training providers in ...

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