Equans has announced that the activities of its Bouygues Energies & Services (E&S) subsidiary in the UK will rebrand as Equans from January 2024. This applies to all UK Bouygues E&S branded facilities management, energy solutions and connected cities operations. ...
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Entry deadline nears for the Retrofit Academy Awards
Less than one week remains to apply for the next annual Retrofit Academy Awards to be held at ExCel London on 5 March 2024. Taking place on the first day of the National Retrofit Conference, which is being held for ...
Read More »infinitSpace launches third ‘beyond’ location in London
Creator and provider of white-label flexible workspaces, infinitSpace, has entered into a management agreement with FTSE-listed real estate firm Helical plc to launch a new state-of-the-art flexible workspace location in The Bower complex in Old Street, London. The company has ...
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Catherine Wheatley, Head of Energy Services, Mitie says AI will play a major role in supporting the FM sector’s green agenda this year As King Charles put it when addressing world leaders at COP28, now is the time for ‘transformational ...
Read More »Enva adds WEEE Solutions to its list of acquisitions
The waste management and resource recovery business has acquired independent waste electrical and electronic equipment recycler, WEEE Solutions. Based in Linwood, Scotland, WEEE Solutions collects and recovers valuable materials from a range of Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) including ...
Read More »BCIA announces new vice-president Jen Vickers
The Building Controls Industry Association (BCIA) has elected Jen Vickers of Crown House Technologies as its next Vice-President and announced three new additions to the Management Committee. Vickers joined the BCIA Management Committee in January 2023 and will take up ...
Read More »SBTi approves Ground Control’s ambitious net-zero targets
Ground Control’s leadership of the land management and biodiversity sector has again been highlighted with its commitment to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2038 being validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). Twelve years ahead of the Government’s ...
Read More »Circularity could reduce 75% of embodied emissions in built environment
The construction sector’s carbon dioxide emissions – from building to real estate to infrastructure – can be reduced by up to 75 per cent or 4 gigatons of carbon dioxide by 2050 through the establishment of a circular economy. This ...
Read More »Galliford Try FM appoints new MD
Steve Catlin has been promoted to Managing Director of Galliford Try’s Facilities Management business. Catlin has a wealth of experience spanning 15 years in the FM, property and security sectors and joined construction group Galliford Try from G4S in 2016 ...
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Paul Mulready, Marketing Manager at Northwood Hygiene Products offers advice on how to factor sustainability into running a washroom To lower the carbon footprint of a washroom, we need to consider a multitude of factors, such as reducing energy or ...
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