The government has launched the Cladding Safety Scheme, which it says is its “biggest building safety intervention to date”, and will give thousands more buildings access to government funding to fix dangerous cladding across England for the first time. The ...

City Group Managed Services has secured the contract to provide high-level restoration and repair work to the 56-metre-tall, Grade II listed Chimney at Tulketh Mill in Preston, as part of the ongoing preservation of the iconic local landmark.   The historic ...

The Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM) has announced the finalists of its IWFM Impact Awards 2023. The awards underline the impact the profession has on the organisations it serves and to celebrate the people, processes and products making ...

Swindon Borough Council has extended Amey’s professional services contract for a further year to support delivery of its carbon reduction strategy. Using its consulting and design capabilities, Amey will be helping to optimise Swindon’s EV charging point strategy and plans ...

EMCOR UK has published its first sustainability report, capturing the range of environmental and social impacts of its work. Highlights of the report include the creation of a new carbon team to tackle emissions and support its customers to achieve ...

Mitie has got off to a “good start” in Q1 FY24 with double digit revenue growth. In the FM provider’s latest trading update for the three-month period ended 30 June 2023 (Q1 FY24), Group revenue grew by 11.4% to £1,053m ...

Mark Johnson has been appointed Business Development Manager at Leeds-based facilities management and maintenance firm, Lonsdale Contracts. Johnson, a former first–class cricketer, brings a wealth of experience to Lonsdale having worked for blue-chip organisations such as Norland (now CBRE), NG ...

The Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) has officially opened its new London hub, The Grimaldi Building, situated on Pentonville Road in Islington. It is the first building in the UK incorporating innovations for those living with sight loss, ...

Compass Group has announced its trading results for the third quarter ended 30 June 2023, which detail strong organic growth of 15%, despite lapping the reopening of all sectors in the prior year. Year-to-date organic revenue growth was 21%, benefiting ...

Responding to reports from property management platform, Re-Leased, that the length of UK office leases has fallen to the lowest on record, global workplace creation expert Unispace, is warning firms against rash decisions regarding office footprint. The study – Returning ...