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US investment group acquires United Living

UK provider of essential infrastructure, social housing maintenance and construction services, United Living is to be acquired by American private equity firm, Apollo. Both firms have entered into a definitive agreement with the acquisition expected to be completed over the ...

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New guidance addresses risks of modern slavery for displaced workers

Anti-Slavery International and La Strada International have launched new guidance designed for businesses to support the employment of displaced people and address the risk of modern slavery in their value chains. Modern slavery in the private sector is all too ...

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SWG releases new white paper on smart building systems

A new white paper that details the seven steps for creating a smart building has been released by facilities, property, and workplace management software provider, Service Works Global (SWG). Smart buildings centralise data from many different inputs and building systems, ...

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Spectrum extends reach in England with new contract win

    Spectrum’s Managing Director, Sara Speirs and Operations Director, Rebecca Bell   Spectrum Service Solutions has extended its contract with global technology, software and engineering giant Emerson. Having worked with the company for several years at its operations in ...

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Mitie secures contract extension with Westinghouse Springfields Fuels

Mitie Security has been awarded a new five-year contract extension by Westinghouse Springfields Fuels Ltd, a nuclear fuel production facility responsible for designing, manufacturing, and delivering fuel for nuclear power stations in the UK and internationally. Building on Mitie’s decade-long ...

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EJ Musk Process Services wins with Kellogg’s

EJ Musk Process Services, part of the Edwin James Group, has won a five-year utilities maintenance deal with global food manufacturer Kellogg’s following a competitive tender. Based at Kellogg’s Trafford Park site in Manchester the contract will cover HVAC, Waste ...

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Practical completion of new Government Hub in Croydon

The Government Property Agency (GPA) has achieved Practical Completion at its new Government Hub in Croydon, 2 Ruskin Square, which will accommodate over 5,000 civil servants and enable the Home Office to migrate from three current locations in Croydon to ...

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Wates partners with the Fawcett Society on Equal Play campaign

Wates has partnered with the Fawcett Society, the UK’s leading charity campaigning for gender equality and women’s rights, on a new Equal Play campaign to support parents, care givers and influential adults to challenge gender stereotypes with their children. Research ...

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Forcing teams to use AI in the workplace can dampen their pre-existing enthusiasm for the technology

Teams with a pre-existing positive inclination towards AI experienced a dampening effect on their enthusiasm to collaborate when forced to use AI technologies, a new study has found. Researchers also found that teams with initial negative views about AI were ...

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Europe not yet on track to deliver a climate neutral built environment by 2050 says WorldGBC

Yesterday (24 May), marked one year since the World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) launched a bold new policy plan, the EU Policy Whole Life Carbon Roadmap, to help the European Union accelerate total decarbonisation of buildings and construction — the ...

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