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Remote working tribunals up 11% in 2024 as back-to-the-office mandates gather pace

Employment tribunal cases relating to remote working were almost 11 per cent higher in 2024 than the year before – as businesses increasingly push employees to return to the office, reveals analysis of court records by HR consultants, Hamilton Nash. ...

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CIC unveils new Competence Framework for Sustainability in the Built Environment

The Construction Industry Council (CIC) in partnership with built and natural environment think tank, the Edge, have published the ‘Competence Framework for Sustainability in the Built Environment’. This is an underpinning framework for developing discipline-specific sustainability competence requirements across the ...

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Serco reports a strong performance in 2024, with good momentum into 2025

Global provider of government services, Serco Group, has reported a strong performance in its full year results 2024. Group revenue of £4.8bn in 2024, was in line with guidance, underlying operating profit increased by 10% in the full year to ...

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Liberty secures place on Magenta Living framework

Property services business, Liberty, has secured a place on Magenta Livings’s Responsive Repairs and Void Property Works Framework, which will last for four years, with a total value up to £11.5 million. The contract award, will see Liberty carry out ...

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Renewable energy developer signs £71.5m deal with Mitie

International solar and energy storage developer, Elements Green, has signed a £71.5 million deal with Mitie to design and build one of Europe’s largest BESS. G2 Energy, part of Mitie Power & Grid, will be the Principal Designer and Principal ...

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Government responds in full to Grenfell Tower Inquiry

The government has accepted the findings in the full response to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry’s final report and has set out its plans to act on all 58 recommendations, driving a sweeping transformation to enhance building and fire safety standards. ...

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Manchester tops the league table in EPC ratings

New research has revealed that 83 per cent of commercial buildings in seven major cities have an EPC below B. The analysis of commercial real estate in London, Birmingham, Bristol, Leeds, Liverpool, Manchester and Newcastle, carried out by the British ...

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ISS signs new contract in Türkiye

The workplace experience and facility management company has expanded its partnership with a large construction customer in Türkiye, increasing the contract’s annual value by more than DKK 100 million (£11 million). The three-year deal commences this month and will see ...

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LSH strengthens its FM team with senior hire

Commercial and residential property consultancy, Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH), has made a senior hire to its facilities management team. Aaron Leye joins as Associate Director – UK Technical Services Lead and brings with him over 15 years’ experience in building ...

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Carlisle crowned Outstanding Contract Security Company of the Year at the OSPAs

Carlisle Support Services has taken home the title of Outstanding Contract Security Company (Guarding) at the ninth UK Outstanding Security Performance Awards (OSPAs), held on 20 February at the Royal Lancaster Hotel, London, The OSPAs are widely regarded as the ...

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