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Lorne Stewart Facilities signs Armed Forces Covenant

The hard FM specialist has signed the Armed Forces Covenant (AFC), as part of its mission to make facilities management more accessible and a more attractive career opportunity for ex-service members, tapping into a rich and under-utilised talent. The Armed ...

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Sodexo’s partnership with FareShare hits £1.5m funding milestone

Sodexo and food redistribution charity, Fareshare, is celebrating a milestone with the total financial support donated from the Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation to FareShare reaching an amazing £1.5 million. The two organisations have been working together since 2005, with a ...

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Reconomy acquires Ecofficiency Ltd

Global circular economy business, Reconomy Group, has acquired Doncaster-based waste and materials management solutions provider Ecofficiency Limited. The acquisition of Ecofficiency’s specialist soil sampling and remediation services – designed to reduce the bulk volume of waste by segregating hazardous materials ...

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Portico and transACT join forces

Guest services specialist Portico has partnered with workplace technology solutions and services provider transACT to “redefine” the workplace experience. The collaboration between the two companies enables Portico to deliver guest services for the ever-changing 21st century workplace, by combining its award-winning ...

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ISS to hire 1,000 refugees in Europe

ISS is building on its on-going commitment to hire, train and upskill immigrants and refugees, following its pledge at the Tent Partnership for Refugee’s European Business Summit in Paris to hire 1,000 refugees across its European operations. Europe faces its ...

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Lewis & Graves awarded place on CPC framework

Lewis & Graves Partnership (L&G), part of the Atlas Group, has been appointed as a supplier on the Crescent Purchasing Consortium (CPC) framework for building cleaning services. The nationwide framework has an estimated overall spend of £250 million. CPC is ...

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Pareto lands hard FM deal with Asahi

Facilities services provider, Pareto, has secured a hard services contract with Japanese global beer, spirits, soft drinks and food business group Asahi in the UK. The deal will see Pareto deliver a range of hard services to Asahi’s UK head ...

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RICS names new CEO

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has named Justin Young, as its new Chief Executive Officer. Appointed by RICS Governing Council to continue to lead the transformation of RICS, including delivery of an excellent experience for staff, members, and ...

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Businesses urged to give employees high-quality breaks to improve productivity and wellbeing

UK employers who encourage their teams to take longer, better quality and more frequent breaks could hold the key to unlocking productivity, improving employee wellbeing, and enticing more people back to work, reveals new research from food services company, Compass ...

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ISS wins landmark IFS contract with Defra

ISS has won a seven-year contract, beginning February 2024 and valued at around £60 million per annum, to provide integrated facilities services (IFS) to the UK Government’s Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra). The contract was awarded following ...

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