The government has accepted the findings in the full response to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry’s final report and has set out its plans to act on all 58 recommendations, driving a sweeping transformation to enhance building and fire safety standards. ...
Read More »GPA gets approval for Manchester Digital Campus
The Government Property Agency (GPA) has been given the green light to build a major government office complex in Manchester. Manchester Digital Campus will be a state-of-the-art hub constructed on the former Central Retail Park in Ancoats after the city’s ...
Read More »Scotland’s youngest MP champions Keenan Recycling’s fight against food waste in Parliament
Keenan Recycling has been formally recognised in the UK Parliament for its outstanding contributions to food waste recycling and carbon footprint reduction in Falkirk. To celebrate the company’s achievements in sustainability and renewable energy generation, Euan Stainbank MP, Scotland’s youngest ...
Read More »Small businesses to benefit from new government buying rules
Thousands of small businesses across the country will have more opportunities to win valuable contracts with public sector organisations, kickstarting local economic growth and innovation and creating jobs for local communities as the Government delivers on its Plan for Change. ...
Read More »GPA’s First Street hub in Manchester reaches practical completion of Cat A fit-out
The Government Property Agency (GPA) has confirmed it has accepted the handover of its new hub in First Street after the building reached practical completion of its Category A (Cat A) fit-out and lease commencement. Works were completed by BAM ...
Read More »Warning – there are two working Britains and the gulf between them is growing
A new report from the social enterprise Timewise finds there is a widening gap in the UK workforce, between people working in frontline roles such as nurses, cleaners and bus drivers – and office-based staff -when it comes to having autonomy over working hours. ...
Read More »Spending watchdog says government building maintenance backlog is at least £49bn
Public spending watchdog, the National Audit Office (NAO), has estimated that the government’s maintenance backlog is at least £49 billion. It says the government will need to consider the best way to manage its assets alongside its long-term investment plans, ...
Read More »GPA appoints Mace to deliver state-of-the-art European weather centre
The Government Property Agency (GPA) has appointed global delivery consultant and construction expert, Mace, as the main contractor for its new cutting-edge weather centre. The new headquarters of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), located on the University ...
Read More »GFSL welcomes new CEO
GFSL (Gov Facility Services Ltd), a non-profit Arms Length Body owned by the Ministry of Justice, which currently provides facilities management services in 48 prisons in the South of England has appointed Alistair Watters as CEO to lead the next chapter ...
Read More »New Employment Councils to bring probation, prisons and local businesses together
A major new drive to get thousands of offenders into stable jobs and away from a life of crime will see top UK business bosses, sitting on new Employment Councils which will support offenders serving their sentence in the community ...
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