Pinnacle Group, a leading housing management firm, has been appointed by German construction giant, HOCHTIEF, as a key delivery partner for Staffordshire University’s new purpose-built student accommodation village at its Stoke-on-Trent campus. The project, which received planning permission in March, ...

WorkSpace, the specialist  fit-out, build and FM services division of McLaughlin & Harvey, has secured a place on Translink’s General Property Maintenance Framework Lot 1 – Southern, over a four-year period. Translink is Northern Ireland’s public transport provider, with 12,500 ...

Warrington Borough Council has extended its contract with Equans, which will see hard FM services continue to be delivered across its built estate with the addition of net zero carbon consultancy. Through the existing partnership which commenced in 2022, Equans ...

Global real estate software solutions business, MRI Software, has entered into an agreement to acquire Capita One, a leading provider of software solutions across the UK public sector. Upon close, MRI expects that the acquisition will expand and complement its existing ...

Equans will continue to provide FM services across Manchester City Council’s public buildings estate. The three-year contract extension will see the energy and facilities management specialist providing responsive repairs and planned preventative maintenance to industry standard specifications across the Council’s ...

More than 3,000 jobs have been saved at multi-service security, facilities management and stadium management organisation, Intelligent Protection Management (IPM) Group, after it was bought out of administration. Joint Administrators, Danielle Shore and Ryan Holdsworth from the Sheffield office of ...

Green services provider, idverde, has acquired Acorn Environmental Management Group, specialists in arboriculture and landscape management services in the Midlands. This strategic move bolsters idverde’s capabilities and enhances its service offerings, marking a significant milestone in its growth trajectory. Headquartered in ...

Atlas has launched a new cleaning and support services business focused on meeting the exacting needs of professional workplaces and prestigious buildings in the capital. The new brand – Atlas London – combines parts of the existing Atlas business as ...

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 ...

Latest data from the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS) shows tender prices increased by an estimated average of 0.5 per cent between 1Q 2024 and 2Q 2024, which resulted in 2.3 per cent annual growth in the BCIS All-in Tender ...