Outgoing chair Martin G Bell admitted there has been a fall in membership numbers to around 12,000 during the Institute for Workplace and Facilities Management AGM which was held on Thursday. He also added that: “much needs to be done ...

ABM UK has launched year four of its Junior Engineering Engagement Programme (J.E.E.P.) following a year-long postponement caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. The J.E.E.P aims to tackle misperceptions of the facilities management industry amongst young people and their parents and ...

ISS has appointed Marcelo Romano as Global Segment Business Development Director in the Technology segment. Romano joins ISS from JLL Consulting, where his focus included advising clients how to reshape their real estate portfolios and workplaces of the future. Prior ...

On Wednesday 22nd September, Sara Bean, Editor of FMJ and Rebecca Fairfield, Head of Key Accounts at BRITA VIVREAU teamed up to host a webinar on why sustainability can not only enhance the performance of buildings but the wellbeing and ...

The FM sector is not taking a strategic approach or taking enough specific action to address its responsibilities towards the wellbeing being of individuals and the planet as a whole, argues VINCI Facilities in its latest white paper report. VINCI ...

In its latest trading update, Mitie Group has reported a “continued strong trading performance for the year”, and a new Revolving Credit Facility (RCF). In the group’s first quarter trading update (on 27 July 2021) Mitie reported that it had ...

Q: What first attracted you to working in FM, did you have much awareness of the profession? I started at the age of 16 as an aircraft cleaner working at Heathrow Airport in the mid 80s. Back in those days ...

Shopping centre specialist facilities management company, The Westgrove Group, continues its growth in the sector following new contract awards in Kent and the West Midlands. The company, which provides soft and hard services to centres across the UK, has secured ...

Livery company the Worshipful Company of Pattenmakers has opened nominations for its annual Young Facilities Manager Award. A unique career development opportunity, the award is open to managers aged 21-32 working in the workplace and FM sector, with no cost ...

Bidvest Noonan has strengthened its senior management team with the appointment of Sarah Cork as Director of Operations for Security Solutions. The appointment follows the group’s recent investment in a new operating structure that saw the development of separate leadership, ...