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 ...
Read More »ABM relaunches Junior Engineering Engagement Programme
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 ...
Read More »ISS names new director for the technology segment
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 ...
Read More »Webinar – The Sustainable Office: how FM can prepare for the future
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 ...
Read More »UK FM sector not doing enough about planetary and personal wellbeing
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 ...
Read More »Mitie increases profit forecast
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 ...
Read More »Career Ladder talks to director of Seeclear Facilities
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 ...
Read More »Westgrove bags new shopping centre deals
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 ...
Read More »Pattenmakers opens nominations for 2022 Young Facilities Manager Award
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 ...
Read More »New director of operations at Bidvest Noonan
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, ...
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