Today (23 January 2023) the Fire Safety (England) Regulation 2022 comes into effect, putting greater emphasis on the importance of fire doors and fire safety instructions for multi-occupied high-rise buildings. The Hackitt Review, responsible for changing the regulatory landscape of ...

Restaurant Associates, part of Compass Group, has been awarded the hospitality contract at Hinxton Hall Conference Centre, for the delivery of new services across all conference, accommodation and guest services. Located in South Cambridgeshire, Hinxton Hall resides within a one-hundred-acre ...

Edinburgh-based Spotless Commercial Cleaning Ltd has acquired two rivals south of the border, significantly bolstering its annual revenues and widening its UK customer base. Spotless has taken over the Manchester-based Purity Group, purchasing its assets out of administration. The move ...

Baxi parent company, BDR Thermea Group, which manufactures smart indoor climate solutions has acquired heat network company Fortes Energy Systems. Fortes Energy Systems is an internationally active specialist in collective heat and cold networks for residential, utility and industrial use ...

Scottish-based UK and internationally operating construction and property business Edison Group has acquired project management, interior fit-out and property maintenance business GDC Design. The group says it plans to grow significantly over the next year both organically and by acquisition ...

Driven by the shared desire of organisations, governments, companies and professionals to build a genuinely global language for measurement the new harmonised International Property Measurement standard has been launched. Published by a Coalition of more than 80 property organisations representing ...

Facilities Management standard SFG20 has been named as a supplier on the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) G Cloud 13 framework. The online framework operated by the CCS helps public sector buyers achieve maximum commercial value by procuring software and services ...

Royal BAM Group, one of the largest construction businesses in Europe has updated its sustainability strategy focusing on six key themes in accordance with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. BAM says it sees this sustainability strategy as a “crucial ...

Testing, inspection and certification company, SOCOTEC UK, is consolidating the market of Building Control in the UK with two strategic acquisitions. Quadrant Building Control and Shore, two Approved Inspectors, were acquired at the end of 2022. With these acquisitions, SOCOTEC ...

ISS has joined the Age-Friendly Employer Pledge, as part of its commitment to providing diverse, inclusive workspaces. The pledge, introduced by the Centre for Ageing Better, helps employers recognises the skills and experience of older workers – many of whom ...