Yorkshire Building Society (YBS) has awarded Wates FM a five-year deal for the provision of facilities management services across its UK-wide estate. Valued at around £7 million, the contract, which commences in August includes hard FM and compliance services across ...

Sodexo’s Corporate Services division has been awarded two three-year contract extensions with Scottish firms Devro and Edrington. As part of the new deals Sodexo will introduce its Kitchen Works Co. food offering. Taking inspiration from modern, quick-service restaurants with a ...

By James Massey, Managing Director of Facilities Management, MRI Software Bruised and battered coming out of the pandemic, anyone working in the retail sector continues to face severe economic challenges as the cost-of-living crisis and rising energy costs take a ...

In an increasingly competitive space, customer engagement has never been so important – but FM teams that are laser-focussed on efficiency can sometimes lose sight of their customer’s communication preferences. This can lead to situations where, despite exceeding SLA targets, ...

By Philip Leigh, CEO Health & Care, Sodexo UK & Ireland The second National Healthcare Estates and Facilities Day on June 21 recognises and celebrates our dedicated frontline workforce, our cleaners, porters, security guards, helpdesk operators, maintenance operatives and catering ...

London-based Facilities Management company, Stadium Support Services has been appointed to provide a comprehensive range of essential services to both the stadium and training ground for the championship side, including maintenance, match day logistics, and project management. Stadium Support Services ...

Like many sectors, the shortage of skilled labour is a major challenge facing the FM industry. According to a RICS UK Facilities Management Survey, 65% of FM services are facing difficulties in sourcing workers (Q4 2022). The challenge has been ...

James Deeley, Senior Business Manager at Boden Group discusses the importance of employers and recruitment experts acting together to address an FM talent shortage and help secure the future of the sector The Facilities Management industry is set to grow ...

As an intrinsic part of ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) demonstrating Social Value is increasingly a prerequisite in winning FM contracts. Guy Battle, CEO, Social Value Portal explains what a successful tender should look like Facilities Management is on the ...

Rob Legge, Group CEO at OCS explains how bringing Atalian Servest and OCS together is creating a fresh and transformed OCS brand The announcement last year that OCS Group was to merge with Atalian Servest under a deal with private ...