Serco Leisure and its operating partner in the region, More Leisure Community Trust (MCLT) have secured a five-year contract with Buckinghamshire Council to operate five centres, commencing 1 April 2024. The new contract includes management of Aqua Vale Swimming & ...

Atlas has created a new Workplace Services arm, which will be formed by fully merging FM business Salisbury into the Atlas group and putting new FM contracts into the new division. Focused on providing best-in-class facilities management services, the company says ...

Venture Security, a leading independent security company in the south of England, has secured a contract with Wiltshire Council to be its ‘eyes and ears’ out of office hours. The mobile security contract will see Venture’s locally based security officers ...

The Engineering and Building Services Skills Authority (EBSSA) is inviting multiple installer disciplines to begin codifying standards and competences for the sector. This initiative is part of wider industry and government efforts to ‘raise the bar’ on individual competence within ...

A new report highlighting the financial benefits of businesses adopting circular models that minimise waste has been published by Bywaters, a leading recycling and resource management firm in London. According to Bywaters the new report reveals a “powerful economic argument” ...

Highly respected Real Estate Investment Executive, Phil Clark, has been appointed to the Board of facilities and property management service provider, Pinnacle Group. Clark has over 30 years’ experience in senior and non-executive roles at a number of established businesses ...

Chartwells Independent, part of the education catering sector of Compass Group UK & Ireland, is continuing its growth trajectory having successfully won two new three-year contracts with South Hampstead High School and Wimbledon High School, to help evolve their catering ...

Edinburgh-headquartered Spotless Commercial Cleaning has acquired English rival Ashdown Cleaning. The addition of the business, purchased for an undisclosed sum from its retiring founder, bolsters Spotless revenues taking its annual turnover beyond £20 million and adds an additional 100 staff ...

ISS UK has been appointed by Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT) as its catering provider for the next five years. The contract commences on 8 February 2024, and responds to feedback from patients and staff. ...

A new free training course has been launched for facilities managers looking to kickstart their career in retrofit. Curated and designed by The Retrofit Academy, the new online course, Retrofit 101, teaches the fundamentals of what domestic retrofit involves and ...