Sodexo UK & Ireland has been named in the GREAT British Employers of Veterans Top 50 list for 2024, which is compiled by the organisers of the Ex-forces in Business Awards. The list, in its second year, was created to ...
Read More »Balfour Beatty appoints CEO for its UK Construction Services business
Nick Crossfield will join the international infrastructure group later this year as CEO of its UK Construction Services business. Crossfield will be responsible for the strategic leadership of Balfour Beatty’s UK Construction Services business, delivering on its business plans with ...
Read More »United Living announces renewable energy acquisitions
United Living Group, the provider of infrastructure, affordable housing, property services, and telecoms, has acquired a majority stake in both GTEC Training Limited, a leading renewables training specialist, and Thormer Solutions Limited, developer of Heatly, a digital tool that makes ...
Read More »Serco increases full-year guidance following ‘good progress’
Serco has updated its full-year guidance for 2024 having reported “good progress” in the first six months. The outsourcing firm reports that group revenue is in line with expectations at around £2.4bn, and underlying operating profit is ahead of plan ...
Read More »BCO chief executive to step down next year
After soon-to-be 25 years of serving as Chief Executive for the British Council for Offices, Richard Kauntze will be stepping down in summer 2025. His successor will be appointed by the new BCO Presidential Team in due course. During Kauntze’s ...
Read More »Sodexo report delves into the lived experience challenges facing the Armed Forces
With 7,000 more people leaving the military than joining last year, the Armed Forces are facing a recruitment and retention crisis. The lived experience – the experience of service personnel on the sites where they both live and work – ...
Read More »Talkington Bates becomes B Corp certified
The independent contract caterer has received B Corp status, joining the only two other catering contractors in the UK to have the designation, Houston Hawkes and Leeming Pilkington. B Corp status is certified by the non-profit organisation B Lab, and it ...
Read More »Workspace Design Show triumphs again: Get ready for two spectacular 2025 shows in London and Amsterdam
Workspace Design Show continues to innovate, expanding its diverse portfolio of exhibitors for the London and Amsterdam 2025 shows, and will feature Umbrella Furniture as the lead partner for the talks areas at the 2025 London edition, designed by Gensler ...
Read More »CIOB publishes playbook on AI in construction
The Chartered Institute of Building’s (CIOB) Digital and Innovation Advisory Panel has published a new playbook on the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the construction industry, for built environment organisations of all sizes looking to get to grips with ...
Read More »Lifetime Achievement Award for Corps Consult’s Mike Bluestone
Mike Bluestone, Executive Director of Corps Consult, the independent consulting and advisory unit within the social enterprise Corps Security, has been presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Fire & Security Matters Awards, in recognition of his invaluable long-term ...
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