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Report maps out necessities for healthier hotel design

As the hotel sector thrives amid the UK ‘staycation’ boom, a new report from polymer specialists, REHAU has revealed opportunities for hotel design to include further wellbeing and comfort measures to meet changing expectations from prospective guests. This comes as research from ...

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WCEC receives Chartered Practitioner’s status

The Worshipful Company of Environmental Cleaners (WCEC) has received a grant of Royal Approval allowing it to confer the award of ‘Chartered Practitioner in Environmental Cleaning’, to members and establish a register thereof. The WCEC Education committee has worked tirelessly ...

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New CFO appointment at Compass Group UK & Ireland

Compass Group UK & Ireland has appointed Gareth Sharpe, as its new Chief Finance Officer. Sharpe, who started his career with PwC, first in Assurance and then in Business Recovery Services, joins Compass from Tesco, where he most recently held the ...

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UKGBC seeks feedback from stakeholders interested in delivering a net zero built environment

The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) has launched a consultation inviting industry feedback on the Whole Life Carbon Roadmap draft proposals, which aim to provide a common vision and agreed actions for achieving net zero carbon in the construction, operation and ...

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Confidence continues to recover across the UK commercial property market

As restrictions lift, results from the Q2 2021 RICS UK Commercial Property Survey sees further signs of recovery with 56 per cent of respondents reporting the market is in an upturn. This is mirrored in investor appetite as +15 per ...

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Westgrove Group bags £1m in new business deals

The Westgrove Group has secured over £1 million with contract awards in Yorkshire, Cheshire, Suffolk and Greater Manchester. The facilities management provider has recently won contracts with The Piazza Centre in Huddersfield, The Arc in Bury St Edmunds, Novelis Recycling ...

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CBRE to acquire majority stake in Turner & Townsend

CBRE Group has announced a definitive agreement whereby the company will acquire a 60 per cent ownership interest in, and enter into a strategic partnership with Turner & Townsend, a provider of program management, cost consultancy, project management and advisory ...

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Career Ladder talks to the operations manager, Covent Garden Estate, Incentive FM

Q: What first attracted you to working in FM, did you have much awareness of the profession? After leaving the military I was unsure of the direction I should take. I was first made aware of FM when I spoke ...

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Portico white paper discusses why floor captains are key to the future of the office

The specialist provider of high quality, tailored guest services has launched a new white paper which explores the role of floor captains as part of the guest services offering and discusses the key elements of the role and the value it brings ...

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Sigma Group appoints Group CEO to drive growth

Sigma Group, a provider of outsourced solutions to blue chip retailers, leisure, office and hospitality businesses, has appointed experienced business leader David Dignam as Group CEO. In the newly created position, Dignam will lead the Sigma Group executive team, ensuring ...

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