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 ...
Read More »IWFM unveils 2023 Impact Awards winners
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 ...
Read More »Stadium Support Services partners with Høyden Engineering
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 ...
Read More »EMCOR UK hires Head of Talent
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 ...
Read More »VINCI awarded FM deal with the British Red Cross
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 ...
Read More »OCS launches OCSi Academy
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 ...
Read More »KPMG fined millions for significant and serious breaches in Carillion audit
The Financial Reporting Council has fined the auditors of multinational construction and facilities management services company Carillion which collapsed in 2018, £21 million for ‘significant and serious breaches’. Two Final Settlement Decision Notices have been imposed against KPMG LLP, KPMG ...
Read More »Mitie ‘From Facilities Management to Facilities Transformation’
Mitie’s Capital Markets Event which took place yesterday (12 October) saw the company launch its new three-year plan for FY25-FY27: ‘From Facilities Management to Facilities Transformation’. The Group outlined how customers’ needs for their built environment are changing to meet increasing ...
Read More »ISS appoints MD to drive transformation of its Key Account Network
ISS UK & Ireland has appointed Martin Wilson as Managing Director of its Key Account Network (KAN). KAN provides a range of FM services, including cleaning, maintenance and technical services nationwide, via a team of 3,500 colleagues, to more than ...
Read More »FM & Property professionals ‘Tee Off’ at inaugural Golf Day
The inaugural Property Connect / FMJ Golf Day, held at Farleigh Golf Course on October 9th saw professionals from FM & Property take to the fairways (and the occasional rough) to battle it out in individual Stableford and group competitions. ...
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