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Retail automation and the new office

David Llewellyn, Chief Executive of the Vending & Automated Retail Association (the AVA), discusses the rise in automated vending across the workplace and how it supports the hybrid workplace With hybrid working now common practice within most businesses, facilities managers ...

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Cushman & Wakefield exchanges contracts for new West End office 

The global commercial real estate services firm has exchanged contracts on new office accommodation at 25 Baker Street, London. A brand new, Derwent London development, Baker Street will replace Portman Square as Cushman & Wakefield’s West End office from September 2025. ...

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First Response Group secures English Heritage win

Nationwide security, risk, and property protection business, First Response Group, has secured a three-year contract with English Heritage, a charity that manages more than 400 historic monuments, buildings and places. The contract, which comes with an option to extend to five, ...

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H&S workloads have never been more demanding for property and facilities managers

New legislation and an increased focus on best practice are leading to heavier workloads and excess pressure on property and facilities managers, according to a new report from health, safety and property compliance firm, William Martin. When compiling its first ...

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GEZE UK – a Living Wage company

GEZE UK is delighted to announce that the company has been accredited as a Living Wage Employer. The real Living Wage is the only UK wage rate based on the cost of living. It is voluntarily paid by over 14,000 ...

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Leading from the front

Matt Chapman, CEO at SBFM explains why the soft services supplier is keen to share its blueprint for better communications with front-line workers Last year, a report commissioned by Legal and General into ‘hidden workers’, in particular cleaners and security ...

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World FM Day: IWFM nominees win Global FM Awards of Excellence

Today (8 May) marks World FM Day 2024, a day of celebration and recognition for facility managers and the entire FM profession. This year’s World FM Day theme ‘Inspire, Integrate, Innovate: Ignite Your Career in FM’ celebrates the behind-the-scenes heroes of ...

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Churchill wins 8th consecutive gold award for health and safety

Churchill Group has been awarded a Gold Medal from the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) for its exemplary health and safety record during the 2023 calendar year. The Gold Medal is awarded to organisations that have received ...

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Bids invited for £250m Materials Supply and Associated Services Framework

Procurement organisation and social enterprise Fusion21 has announced the renewal of its national Materials Supply and Associated Services Framework, worth up to £250 million over four years, and is now inviting bids from interested suppliers providing regional or national coverage. ...

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Two senior leadership team appointments at Novus

National maintenance contractor, Novus Property Solutions, has made two board-level appointments, with construction industry specialists Andy Finn and Steve Gayter joining the business to boost delivery across services and achieve ambitious growth targets. Finn joined the business in early 2024 ...

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