Eighteen coveted awards were presented at the cleaning industry’s most celebrated event – 2024 Kimberly-Clark Professional Golden Service Awards – on 23 May, at the London Hilton, Park Lane. Created over 30 years ago, the biennial Golden Service Awards is ...
Read More »ISS extends global contract with Barclays
ISS has extended its global integrated facility services contract with Barclays until the end of 2029. ISS and Barclays initiated the collaboration in 2012, and ISS will continue to provide a wide range of integrated facility services, including cleaning, technical, ...
Read More »Mitie wins new £50m hard services contract with Halfords Group
Mitie has been awarded a new £50 million contract with cycling and motoring retailer, Halfords Group, to provide engineering maintenance services at over 950 of its sites across the UK and Ireland, including garages, retail stores and offices. The five-year ...
Read More »Veolia to deliver waste and street cleansing services in Sutton from 2025
The London Borough of Sutton has appointed Veolia to deliver waste and street cleansing services as part of a new eight-year contract starting in April 2025. The new contract will be supported by new and more energy-efficient vehicles, an improved ...
Read More »Agreement on common definition of “statutory” to drive up FM standards in contracts
Major professional bodies and firms comprising the Building Services Research and Information Association (BSRIA), SFG20 (part of Building Engineering Services Association (BESA)), Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) and Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM) have agreed a ...
Read More »Built environment should be a priority in this election says UK Green Building Council and RICS
Representatives of the built environment have responded to the announcement by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak that a general election will take place on 4th July. The UK Green Building Council – which represents some of the UK’s biggest names in ...
Read More »Challenges for FM in meeting ESG standards
The announcement in the Spring budget that the Government intends to introduce regulations for the providers of Environmental, Social, and Governance ratings illustrates an increased focus on managing environmental and social risks and building strong governance. With research suggesting the ...
Read More »Macro awarded enhanced FM contract with Superdry
The global facilities management and workplace experience firm has entered into an enhanced three-year contract with Superdry. Macro has already been working with the clothing retailer for five years. The new contract sees Macro become the principal contractor, and will ...
Read More »Q3 secures IFM deal with leading fire safety systems firm
Boutique FM company Q3 has secured and mobilised an integrated facilities management (IFM) contract with a leading, UK-based, fire safety systems company. This is a first-generation IFM outsourcing project. Under the terms of the deal Q3 will be responsible for ...
Read More »Westgrove bags shopping centre deal
Facilities management firm, Westgrove Group, has won a new contract for the delivery of cleaning, security, and guest host services at the 1.1m sq ft Kingfisher Shopping Centre in Redditch. The partnership brings together Westgrove with Kingfisher Shopping Centre which ...
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