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Polyteck secures place on CHIC’s renewal framework

Construction and facilities management firm, Polyteck, has been awarded a place on the Communities & Housing Investment Consortium’s (CHIC) four-year framework for kitchen and bathroom renewals. The CHIC framework is designed to assist members in upgrading kitchens and bathrooms that ...

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Mitie navigates maintenance works at the Port of Dover

Mitie has won a new contract with the Port of Dover covering maintenance work and installations on the Eastern and Western docks at the port, ranging from cruise terminals to residential flats and commercial offices on the seafront marina. The contract, ...

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Women into Construction ceases trading after 16 years

As of 15 August 2024 Women into Construction (WiC), an independent not-for-profit organisation that promotes gender equality in construction ceased trading. In a statement on the organisation’s website, Kath Moore MBE, Managing Director – Women into Construction CIC said: “Financially, WiC ...

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Atlas expands with bespoke acquisition

Facilities management firm, Atlas, has acquired bespoke Cleaning Services. Based in Thornbury near Bristol, bespoke supports 55 clients at over 100 sites from South Wales to the English Midlands, and employs around 1,000 operatives. A large number of its contracts ...

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Sodexo secures two-year extension with Scottish Fire and Rescue Service

Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) has chosen to retain Sodexo for its soft FM services for a further two years.  The extension strengthens Sodexo’s partnership with the UK’s largest fire service. Over 370 colleagues provide a range of soft ...

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Mitie continues with good trading momentum

The FM provider has released its latest trading update for the three-month period ended 30 June 2024 (Q1 FY25), which reports growth in revenue of 10.5% to £1,164m compared with the same quarter last year (Q1 FY24: £1,053m). Mitie says ...

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Wates wins £4.3m SHDF contract

The Hyde Group, a provider of affordable homes across London and the South East, has appointed Wates Property Services to deliver a £4.3 million Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) Wave 2.1 contract. The appointment further strengthens Wates’ position as a ...

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Sunbelt Rentals signs multi-year preferred supplier agreement with Mitie

Sunbelt Rentals UK and Ireland has signed a multi-year preferred supplier agreement with facilities transformation company, Mitie. Effective from 1 May 2024, the agreement establishes Sunbelt Rentals as the preferred equipment rental supplier for Mitie across all areas of its ...

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Serco renews contract with Charnwood Borough Council

Charnwood Borough Council has awarded a new £56 million contract to long-term refuse and recycling partner Serco, following a significant procurement exercise. Serco and the Borough Council have worked together since 2009. The new contract, worth an estimated £8 million ...

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Condair acquires Kuul

Humidity control and evaporative cooling specialist, Condair, has acquired US-based evaporative media manufacturer, Kuul. Kuul is a leading manufacturer of glass fibre and cellulose media used in evaporative cooling systems and adiabatic pre-cooling for chillers and turbines. Rebranding as Condair ...

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