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New partner for Servo Group

The national, multi-service provider is taking on a new partner to help propel its growth, after increasing its turnover by a third. Nina Brooks joined Servo as Group Sales Director in November 2022, after holding senior leadership positions at Techbuyer, ...

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Principle transfers to employee ownership

Principle Cleaning Services is transferring the majority of its shares to its 2,300 employees through the creation of an Employee Ownership Trust. Founded in 1989 by Douglas Cooke, the company has secured its long term future, enabling it to continue building ...

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Churchill announces strategic lead for housing and healthcare

Churchill has announced the appointment of Martin D’Mello to lead on its growth strategy in housing and healthcare.  In his new role, D’Mello will play a key part in enhancing the service offers in these sectors and building on Churchill’s existing key ...

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Wind turbine blade recycling service launched by Enva

The recycling and resource recovery specialist is now rolling out a solution for wind power producers that will see decommissioned turbine blades crushed and shredded to enable the recovery of recyclable materials such as steel. New figures from National Grid ...

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UKGBC launches biodiversity guidance for the built environment

The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) has published new guidance to empower the built environment to deliver Biodiversity Net Gain. According to the UKGBC, alongside the climate crisis, we face an “ecological crisis” in which biodiversity in the UK is ...

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Tim Wates becomes Chairman of the Wates Group

Tim Wates has become the new Chairman of the Wates Group, taking over the role from his cousin, Sir James Wates CBE. Tim Wates joined the family-owned building, development, and property services company in 1993, serving as a Board Director ...

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Lord Callanan to open this year’s Facilities Show

Opening the annual Facilities Show at 10am on Tuesday 16th May 2023, Minister for Energy Efficiency and Green Finance, Lord Callanan, will be interviewed by Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) on how the government are approaching Net Zero, specifically regarding commercial ...

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Crown UK&I records 38% reduction in CO2e emissions

Crown Worldwide Group in the UK and Ireland (Crown UK&I) has reported a 38 per cent cut in its Scope 1 and 2 C02e emissions since 2019. Revealed in the region’s annual Sustainability Report, the reduction has been driven by ...

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Vertical green-living walls save up to 20% of energy used in closed spaces

  Researchers from the Faculty of Agriculture at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem found that vertical green-living walls (VGWs) can save up to 20 per cent of the energy used for air circulation in closed offices and spaces, resulting in ...

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Nominations open for IoH Annual Dinner & Awards 2023

Nominations are now open for the Institute of Hospitality (IoH) Annual Dinner & Awards 2023, which celebrate the achievements and talent from across the global hospitality industry. Marking the Institute’s 85th year annual dinner, the event will be held at ...

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