Churchill has won the IWFM Impact Award for Technology for Project Oculus, its Virtual Reality (VR) training programme for cleaning operatives. The programme has been specifically designed for cleaning operatives on trains as rail is one of the key sectors ...

Residential property management company Encore, which manages a variety of complex mixed-use developments, large private housing schemes and many types of buildings across the UK has announced its membership of the Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM). The move ...

A recent report from the Living Wage Foundation found 6.1 million workers experience low pay and insecure hours. The research echoes that of Working Well: Delivering Better Outcomes for Hidden Workers by L&G which found many FM related staff such ...

The latest quarterly forecast for the FM sector from the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS), reveals maintenance costs, as measured by the BCIS Private Sector Maintenance Cost Index, are set to rise by nearly 19 per cent in the next ...

Global facilities service provider, OCS, has acquired Accuro, a UK provider of business-critical facilities management services to the education and healthcare sectors, further strengthening its service offering to the public sector in the UK. Founded in 2005, Accuro is a provider ...

The Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM) has announced the winners of its IWFM Impact Awards 2023. From boosting the Wales Millennium Centre’s energy efficiency to fostering diversity and inclusion among young people, 2023’s IWFM Impact Awards witnessed a ...

UK facilities management provider, Stadium Support Services, has teamed up with Scandinavian access company, Høyden Engineering. The collaboration focuses on the development and delivery of cutting-edge access systems, featuring comprehensive maintenance and advanced fall protection to the UK market. With ...

Rebekah Randall has been appointed to the role of Head of Talent at EMCOR UK. Randall has worked in talent acquisition and recruitment roles for over a decade, and joins the business at time when the best candidates have become a ...

VINCI Facilities has secured a one-year interim facilities management contract with the British Red Cross. The contract, which commenced last month, sees VINCI Facilities responsible for facilities management across the whole British Red Cross estate, managing over 460 shops and offices across ...

OCS Group has invited employees from across its business to become part of its newly created OCSi Academy which is designed to help develop vital data skills and support career progression. The training will be delivered by Multiverse, a tech ...