With the current economic crisis resulting in higher prices and more of a squeeze on resources, FMs need to ensure that they have robust building and maintenance services in place to control costs and reduce the need for emergency repairs. ...

Jamie McKechnie has been appointed as the new Managing Director of Kier’s housing maintenance and FM business, Kier Places. McKechnie, who joined Kier three years ago as Group Procurement Director will take up his new role on 3 April following ...

London-based Serna Facilities Maintenance, part of the wider Serna Group, specialising in commercial cleaning and renovation works, has appointed its first Non-Executive Director Gary Lumby MBE, as part of its future Growth Strategy. The group is aiming to double its ...

SPIE UK, a division of the Imtech Group, has been awarded an initial 36-month framework contract with Maryhill Housing Association to service and repair the door entry systems across its estate in Maryhill and Ruchill in northwest Glasgow. The technical ...

Artic Building Services has been awarded the mechanical and electrical maintenance services contract at a prestigious international University in Central London. Artic’s maintenance processes will cover all aspects of mechanical, electrical, and air conditioning systems. It will also perform regular ...

Facilities Management standard SFG20 has been named as a supplier on the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) G Cloud 13 framework. The online framework operated by the CCS helps public sector buyers achieve maximum commercial value by procuring software and services ...

Wates has announced the appointment of two senior level directors to lead its facilities management and southern planned housing maintenance businesses.  Antony Collett joins as Managing Director of the company’s facilities management business. He brings more than 20 years’ experience ...

Velway, a national property and facilities management provider with a specialism for care environments and supported housing, has secured a contract to deliver full planned maintenance, compliance and reactive maintenance to Falcon Housing Association C.I.C.,  a national, not-for profit registered ...

Serco has been awarded a five-year contract extension to continue to provide Air Traffic Control (ATC) services at Hawarden Airport in North Wales. The international provider of services to Governments has been supporting Airbus’s operations at Hawarden for 25 years, ...

Smart digital maintenance combined with an actionable maintenance plan can drive better building performance, says Chris Coath, Director of Energy and Asset Management at NG Bailey The concept of the smart building can still seem out of reach for many ...