SOCOTEC UK, a testing, inspection and certification (TIC) in the construction, infrastructure and real estate sectors, has appointed Matthew Marriott as its new Chief Executive Officer. Marriott, who took up his new role on 9 September 2024, replaces Nicolas Detchepare ...
Read More »Report calls for urgent clarity and coordination of UK retrofit delivery models
A new report has unveiled a fragmented and inconsistent landscape of retrofit delivery models across the UK. This comprehensive review urges immediate action to streamline processes, clarify intended outcomes, and establish consistent measurement methods for implemented retrofits to track progress ...
Read More »UK training provider adds water sampling to growing list of water hygiene courses
FMJ contributors and IHEEM Knowledge Partners, PPL Training, have announced that their Water Sampling for Legionella, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and TVCs training course has been given third party recognition by City & Guilds Assured. Launched earlier this year at the HEFMA ...
Read More »Sodexo retains Disability Confident Leader status
Sodexo has achieved re-accreditation as a Disability Confident Leader under the UK Government’s Disability Confident scheme. Sodexo first recieved Disability Confident Leader status in 2018 and successfully renewed it for a further three years in 2021. The Disability Confident scheme ...
Read More »BESA elects new president
Adrian Hurley, Managing Director of design, installation and maintenance contractor, FP Hurley & Sons, has been elected as President of the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) for 2024-25. Hurley has been involved with BESA since 2019 when he joined Council ...
Read More »In-office solutions
Adil Sheikh, MD of MuteBox on how flexible furniture and smart designed audio pods and booths can support collaboration and connection in the hybrid workplace The hybrid genie is not going back into its bottle. A study from real estate ...
Read More »Tomorrow Meets Today seeks nominations for young people to join
Back for 2024, Tomorrow Meets Today is FM’s only exclusive networking evening specifically focused on promoting diversity and creating unique opportunities for future leaders to meet inspirational current leadership. In total they’ll be eighteen inspiring leaders (see below) with space ...
Read More »Just 5% of businesses are ‘well prepared’ for the Worker Protection Act 2023
Despite implementation of the Worker Protection Act 2023 fast approaching on 26 October, a new survey by employment law and HR consultancy WorkNest, has found that an alarming number of businesses are unprepared. Employers will very soon need to comply ...
Read More »Compass One drives Social Value through specialist team
Compass One, which brings together the specialist expertise of Compass Group UK & Ireland’s ESS, Healthcare and One Retail sectors, has put in place a dedicated social value team, to further enhance and increase the impact of its work. Made ...
Read More »Government Property Agency confirms Bourgeois as new CEO
Mark Bourgeois has been confirmed as the new Chief Executive Officer of the Government Property Agency (GPA), after holding the interim seat for 10 months. Bourgeois brings to the role more than 30 years’ experience in strategic and operational leadership across ...
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