Equal parental leave has been included in a suite of new enhanced benefits announced by Sodexo UK & Ireland. The company says it is “equalising and enhancing” its maternity, adoption and paternity paid leave benefits for its salaried and frontline ...

Open office spaces, hot desking and collaborative spaces – making it digital. In today’s modern office spaces, open-plan areas, hot desking, and collaborative workspaces are the norm. However, managing these areas can often be challenging without the proper coordination in ...

Housing association L&Q has appointed Kier Places to its Major Works Investment Programme, which will span East London, including Waltham, Tower Hamlets, Stratford, Newham, Redbridge and Barking and Dagenham. Kier is one of 10 contractors selected to deliver the programme, ...

Crown Records Management, part of the Crown Worldwide Group, has appointed Tim Rushent as its new Director of Digital, to develop the business’ digital strategy across the EMEA region. Rushent has more than 20 years’ experience leading sales and delivery ...

Ash Integrated Services has started work on a key renewables project that will save more than 34,500kg of CO2 emissions. The Atherton-based mechanical and electrical contractor is installing more than 500 solar panels on behalf of Stockport Council at Endeavour ...

Hospitality food service provider, BaxterStorey, has launched a new catering offer at Goldsmiths, University of London. Working in partnership to provide students and staff at the south London campus with a healthy and sustainable offering, BaxterStorey has committed to transforming ...

Mitie is strengthening its security intelligence offering with the acquisition of Linx International Group (Linx), a leading risk management and consulting business providing both technical and management advice and specialist training for the security industry. Linx is formed of three ...

Marble Arch London BID has appointed Lodge Service as a partner in its security and resilience portfolio. Central to the new partnership is the Marble Arch Street Team, launched in August 2016, which works to deliver a safe and welcoming ...

The UK government is being urged to keep “a sense of perspective” in the face of a growing row over the European Commission’s decision to speed up the phase down of global warming gases used in refrigeration and air conditioning ...

The outlook for construction investment remains challenging, with little or no growth coupled with persistently high inflation creating stagflation, the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS) cautioned in its latest industry report. It found that the dramatic increases in costs of ...