The Veolia Environmental Trust has reached a major milestone after awarding funds to over 2,700 projects across the UK. This month, the Veolia Environmental Trust awarded another £1 million to a further 19 projects across England as the organisation reaches ...
Read More »CBRE extends FM partnership with Alstom
CBRE Global Workplace Solutions (GWS) and the UK’s leading rail manufacturer, Alstom, have extended their long-term facilities management partnership, consolidating Alstom’s extensive and varied national portfolio under one contract, which took effect earlier this month. CBRE GWS has been providing ...
Read More »City Security Council appoints new London chair
Scott Gough has been appointed as the new London Chair of the City Security Council (CSC), with effect from January 2024. He takes over the reins from Ashley Fernandes, who has served as Chair for the past two years and will ...
Read More »Less than 30 per cent of firms expect their workforce to be fully in-person over the next five years
This is according to new research by the British Chambers of Commerce Insights Unit and technology firm Cisco. A survey of over 1,000 businesses, of which 96 per cent were SMEs, found 27 per cent of respondents predict their staff ...
Read More »Kier walks the walk for food bank charity
Kier has raised more than £18,000 for food bank charity the Trussell Trust in a marathon walking challenge across London’s Royal Parks. The 40-strong team, which included 38 members from Kier’s housing maintenance and FM business, Kier Places, alongside two ...
Read More »Pagabo names lead providers for Professional Services UK and Scotland frameworks
Multi-disciplinary construction consultancies – AtkinsRéalis and Turner & Townsend – have been named as the lead providers for two upcoming Professional Services frameworks from Pagabo. The two frameworks – both of which will go live in April 2024 – provide a framework specifically ...
Read More »Year of ‘growth recognition’ for SBFM
Leeds-based soft facilities management firm, SBFM, led by Founder and Owner Colin Shute and CEO Matthew Chapman, has embarked on an “unprecedented year of growth” and has been recognised by multiple bodies across 2023. The company says it continues to ...
Read More »CIBSE engages with climate leaders at COP28
CIBSE President Adrian Catchpole and CEO Ruth Carter represented the institution at COP28, bringing CIBSE’s world-leading expertise on embodied carbon to centre stage in a series of presentations and panel discussions in the prestigious Blue Zone of the event. The ...
Read More »Arcus FM publishes five-year Social Value Strategy
The Social Value Strategy forms part of Arcus FM’s ongoing commitment to transparency and action across Environmental, Social and Governance areas. The strategy which has been in place since 2022 has two central action areas – community work and employability. ...
Read More »OCS takes five-year deal with SSEN
Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) has awarded OCS a five-year contract to support the upkeep of all its steel towers across its central southern England distribution area. The deal forms part of SSEN’s £10 million investment to ensure that ...
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