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PM to unveil major package of reforms to support SMEs

In the Prime Minister’s first economic speech since the Spring Budget, Rishi Sunak will today be announcing a major reform package to boost apprenticeships and cut red tape for thousands of small businesses, along with the establishment of a new ...

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CAFM capabilities

Esther Coleman, Product Manager at Idox explains why facilities managers need to harness the power of a CAFM system that enables them to enjoy the flexibility of hybrid working for themselves while delivering a great working environment for the business ...

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Global Recycling Day: ACM Environmental helps Chester Zoo works towards a zero waste operation by 2030

Chester zoo is working towards a zero waste operation by 2030 through maximising reuse and recycling, and avoiding the use of landfill or incineration. As part of this journey, the zoo has been working with Reconomy brand, ACM Environmental. To ...

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Keysource strengthens UK presence 

The global specialist in data centres and critical environments has opened a brand new UK Northern Hub in Manchester, further solidifying its presence in the UK market and allowing the company to better serve regional clients and partners. Key benefits ...

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Diamond Facilities Support launches Major Works department

The Birmingham-based FM firm has launched a Major Works team to meet rising client demand and aid its ambitious growth plans. Complementing its existing Minor Works Team, the new Major Works division will be led by Barry Leonard, who will focus ...

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Style repairs 7m high moveable wall

A major conference centre in the North of England called the engineering maintenance team at Style to repair the 7 metre high moveable wall that divides the cavernous space. Manufactured in two sections, the damaged panels needed to be uncoupled ...

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National Retrofit Conference highlights pressing need for skilled workforce as award winners lead the way

The pressing need for a skilled retrofit workforce was once again the topic of much industry debate at the UK’s inaugural National Retrofit Conference, which took place at London’s ExCeL last week. Curated by The Retrofit Academy, the three-day Conference, ...

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The new AI Act and its impact on the facilities sector

By Peter Smyth, Director of Technology & Innovation, and Olga Mitropoulou, Director of Risk & Compliance at Bidvest Noonan On Wednesday, the EU passed the world’s first comprehensive AI law, the Artificial Intelligence Act. This Act is set to establish ...

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Sodexo extends hospital partnerships

Sodexo Health & Care has extended its relationship with the Royal Stoke University Hospital (RSUH), part of the University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM) and Haywood Hospital, part of the wider Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (MPFT), for ...

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Safety in the city

Matthew Holliday, Director of Technical Services and Field Operations at the National Security Inspectorate, describes how an existing innovative partnership scheme protecting multi-occupancy commercial buildings has been repurposed, unlocking a spectrum of potential benefits for FMs beyond its City of ...

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