Almost 2,000 jobs have been saved following the sale out of administration of facilities management businesses, Ecoserv Group Limited, Ecoserv Cleaning Limited and Ecoserv Technical Services Limited. Ian Corfield and Simon Stibbons, partners at specialist business advisory firm FRP, were ...

Recruitment, training and sustainability are among the notable trends set to be discussed at The Cleaning Show 2023, which returns to the ExCeL, London from 14-16 March 2023. Under the banner ‘The Cleaning Sector in 2023 – Driving Change’, the full line-up ...

London-based Serna Facilities Maintenance, part of the wider Serna Group, specialising in commercial cleaning and renovation works, has appointed its first Non-Executive Director Gary Lumby MBE, as part of its future Growth Strategy. The group is aiming to double its ...

Sodexo has extended its catering and FM services contract with TriRx Pharmaceuticals Services in Speke, Liverpool for a further five years. Sodexo has been the catering and FM partner at the Speke site since 2012, the facility was acquired by ...

Jo Gilroy, Balfour Beatty’s Group Sustainability Director, has joined the Board of the industry-leading Supply Chain Sustainability School, which seeks to upskill those working within, or aspiring to work within, the built environment sector. Gilroy, who has worked at Balfour ...

SPIE UK, a division of the Imtech Group, has been awarded an initial 36-month framework contract with Maryhill Housing Association to service and repair the door entry systems across its estate in Maryhill and Ruchill in northwest Glasgow. The technical ...

A new report from evacuation chair specialists, Evac+Chair International, lays bare how the safety and lives of the UK’s disabled workforce, and those dealing with access barriers, are at risk in an emergency. Titled ‘Risky Business‘ the study found that ...

National contract caterer, Eurest, is working with PhD students at the University of Oxford to explore the impact of social norms on how consumers choose what they eat in a workplace restaurant. The impact of peer choice and peer review ...

The Building Controls Industry Association (BCIA) has published two new Technical Guides which are available to download. Building Assessment Schemes The first Guide covers the various Building Assessment Schemes, including BREEAM, LEED, NABERS, RESET, WELL Being Standard, and WiredScore. Building ...

Hosted on 7 February at Searcys’ Barbican Brasserie in London, the reception celebrated 45 of Portico’s most loyal employees in recognition of their contribution (five-plus years). Combined, the awarded group has collectively dedicated 275 years to the tailored guest services ...