Business leaders have branded the Government’s lack of interest in adopting the findings of a recent Covid-19 learnings report which called for cleaning and hygiene to be made a national priority ‘arguably reckless’ and ‘inexplicable’. The trade bodies representing one ...

A £12 million injection of government funding to increase the uptake of T Levels including grants of up to £25,000 for employers who take students on work placements, has been welcomed by the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA). The Association ...

EMCOR UK has switched to using Polyflex Eco gloves, made from recycled plastic, at British Sugar sites where it provides FM services. The standard gloves are made from recycled plastic – using one 500ml plastic bottle for each pair of ...

Sodexo’s education catering specialist, Alliance in Partnership (AiP), has been awarded £3.6 million in new and retained contracts since the beginning of the academic year. The new and retained contracts include 28 schools: Seven schools within the Creative Learning Partnership ...

The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has awarded Mitie Defence Limited a £256 million contract to provide key services for the UK Armed Forces serving in Cyprus. The deal will see Mitie providing maintenance work, repairs, servicing, and hard facilities management ...

Biodiversity and land management business, Ground Control, has announced its commitment to becoming net zero by 2038, in line with targets submitted to the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) for validation. The transition includes achieving interim targets in 2030 and ...

Facility services provider, ABM, has bolstered its technical portfolio following the award of two new retail contracts. The latest contract wins for ABM will see the team manage technical services for The Trafford Centre in Manchester, the third largest shopping ...

Richard Irvin FM has been named as a supplier on Crown Commercial Service’s (CCS) Facilities Management & Workplace Services DPS. This DPS complements the existing Facilities Management Marketplace framework and provides customers with a range of procurement solutions. The framework ...

London-based Stadium Support Services, which specialises in reactive maintenance, cleaning, and rope access, has renewed its cleaning contract with Farnborough International Exhibition & Conference Centre for a further two years. Known for delivering world-class events such as the British Motor ...

Maintenance costs are expected to rise 5.7 per cent, in the year to the fourth quarter of 2023 and between 2.5 per cent and 3.1 per cent annually for the next four years, according to the Building Cost Information Service’s ...