Churchill Group’s landscaping and arboriculture services arm, Chequers, has teamed up with the charity Onwards & Upwards to support the training and employment of ex-offenders. XO Bikes is an initiative of Onwards & Upwards that provides ex-offenders with bicycle repair ...
Read More »Integrated tech in healthcare
Nigel Robinson from Service Works Global explains how an integrated tech solution that includes space management software, CAFM and BIM is supporting the FM and estates team at NHS Kettering The Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (NHS Kettering) has ...
Read More »New study reveals giving frontline workers greater control over their working patterns improves health and wellbeing
A new major two-year project by the flexible working consultancy Timewise and the Institute for Employment Studies, backed by Impact on Urban Health has found that frontline workers who gain input and control over their working pattern DO see wellbeing ...
Read More »NWH lands waste management partnership deal with Everflow
Multi-utility provider, Everflow, has appointed The NWH Group as its primary waste management partner in Scotland, with the organisation operating primarily across the Scottish Central Belt covering a large area from Glasgow to Edinburgh. The partnership underscores Everflow’s commitment to ...
Read More »Mitie acquires leading high voltage electrical engineering business
Mitie Group has entered into an agreement to acquire ESM Power, a leading high voltage electrical engineering business specialising in grid and power connections, for a maximum consideration of £8.5 million (comprising an initial payment of £5.5 million and performance-linked ...
Read More »Tork solutions improve hygiene and deliver on sustainability
Tork manufacturer Essity showcased a range of sustainable hygiene solutions at Interclean. These included Tork carbon neutral certified dispensers1 which were nominated for the Amsterdam Innovation Award. The dispensers are produced using certified renewable electricity while the remaining carbon emissions ...
Read More »Blue light win for Wates FM
Hampshire & Isle of Wight’s Fire & Rescue Service and Police & Crime Commissioner has appointed Wates for the delivery of facilities management services at approximately 150 sites. The new four-year, £1.6 million deal, which comes with an optional four-year ...
Read More »Public sector framework appointment for Amey
Full life-cycle engineering, operations and decarbonisation solutions firm, Amey has been awarded a place as a designated consultancy supplier on the Pagabo Professional Services Framework. The framework, which will run for a period of three years with an option to ...
Read More »Boosting the BMS
Karl Cundill, Partner at LitmusFM believes Building Management Systems (BMS) aren’t being utilised to their full capability, and as a result, businesses and organisations are wasting energy The common issue we see with BMS systems and managing energy efficiency is ...
Read More »Repair and maintenance output is expected to fall
According to the latest quarterly forecast for the FM sector from the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS), repair and maintenance output is expected to fall by 5.2 per cent overall in 2024 compared with 2023. Output is forecast to increase ...
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