Facilities management firm, Polyteck, has won a potential three-year contract to oversee the UK offices of home appliances business SharkNinja. The initial one-year contract, with the potential for a two-year extension, will see Polyteck provide planned preventative maintenance as well ...
Read More »London and Essex fire protection specialist celebrates 25th anniversary with industry award
M&G Fire Protection, a highly accredited fire system installation company, won ‘Fire Safety Installation Company of the Year’ at last week’s Fire and Security awards. The company, owned by industry specialist Steve Middleton, was honoured for completing a complex, close ...
Read More »Lingio report unveils key challenges of employee retention, engagement, and compliance in frontline services
A new report from AI-powered skills training platform Lingio has revealed the challenges of high turnover and skills shortages in the deployment of frontline workers in a range of sectors, including hospitality, transportation, cleaning, and healthcare. According to the report, ...
Read More »Prime Facility Services in Elston Hall Learning Trust win
Prime Facility Services has secured the contract for cleaning four schools in Wolverhampton under the Elston Hall Learning Trust (EHLT), commencing on 1 September 2024. The contract award marks another local win for the company, headquartered in Telford, and reinforces its ...
Read More »Spotlight on the Offshore Energy and Storage Symposium
East On Consultancy are delighted to announce that their Engineering Consultant, Rupert Easton, will be presenting at the 8th Offshore Energy and Storage Symposium at the University of Massachusetts on July 11th 2024. This prestigious conference enables policy makers, researchers and industry players to debate the development of energy storage ...
Read More »Derwent Facilities Management enrols in IFM deal at RCA
The Royal College of Art (RCA) has awarded Derwent FM an integrated facilities management (IFM) contract to manage all of its estate for the next five years, subject to contract. The contract covers responsibility for all hard and soft ...
Read More »Hybrid workers call on employers to increase investment in office mobile connectivity
A lack of reliable mobile connectivity in the office is affecting seven in 10 (70 per cent) hybrid workers, finds a new survey commissioned by telecom infrastructure provider, Cellnex UK, forcing the majority of employees to leave their office building ...
Read More »Former CEO and founder of Zenith Hygiene joins OCS
Ringo Francis, the founder and former CEO of The Zenith Hygiene Group Plc has joined global facilities services group, OCS, as Non-Executive Director, effective immediately. Francis brings a wealth of experience in the cleaning and hygiene industry. He led The ...
Read More »Apleona UK enjoys sweet smell of success with new contract award
Apleona UK has secured a contract to provide FM services to a multi-national leader in the creation of flavours and fragrances, following a competitive tender process. The initial scope of the contract covers multiple sites in the south of England ...
Read More »IFMA names 2024-25 Global Board of Directors
The International Facility Management Association (IFMA)has announced the member-elected executive committee and appointees to the Global Board of Directors for the 2024-25 fiscal year (July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025). Lynn Baez, FMP, SFP, IFMA Fellow begins her term ...
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