The international property and construction consultancy has appointed Dave Wakelin as its new Director of Sustainability. His recruitment serves to strengthen the sustainability team, boosting its capacity and extending its reach to accommodate increasing demand. Wakelin, a sustainability expert with ...

The specialist provider of tailored guest services has launched Portico Pulse, a comprehensive online-directory of more than 300 value-add experiences from local businesses, which Portico says will help transform communal workspaces into a hive of activity, elevating office occupancy and ...

A new study by global workplace consultancy, AWA, of 220 offices in 33 countries, representing nearly 250,000 employees, has revealed that hybrid working is becoming established as the norm, with people now coming into the office an average of just ...

The Institute of Hospitality (IoH) has announced Surinder Arora FIH will retire as IoH President on 31 December. Arora has held the role for three years and has been an avid supporter of the many changes that IoH CEO Robert Richardson ...

Lambeth is set for London’s biggest increase in office space over the next decade with an estimated six million square feet of extra space for business set to be created. A report commissioned by Lambeth Council details this expansion, how ...

The Association for Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP) announced the winners of its 2022 Passive Fire Protection Awards at an Awards Dinner at the Park Regis Hotel in Birmingham on 25 November. Chosen by an independent panel of judges, the winners ...

Construction and facilities management company, Polyteck, has landed a 36-month housing voids and repair contract with charity Centrepoint across its London accommodation. Under the new framework, worth approximately £250,000, Polyteck will provide general building-related void repairs across the charity’s housing ...

A study by Finnish scientists shows that air-circulating indoor green walls can improve employees’ health. Conducted as part of the ADELE 2 (Immune Defence and Living Environment) project between Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) and two major Finnish universities, the study is the first ...

Two members of Claremont’s Warrington team have become RICS accredited SKA assessors to help clients achieve sustainable best practice in office interior design and fit-out projects. A SKA rating is an environmental assessment method, benchmark and standard that helps landlords ...

Environmental Essentials, one of the UK’s leading asbestos service providers, has secured a further £2.4 million follow-on investment from growth capital investor BGF to support its acquisition of Adams Environmental. Adams Environmental, which specialises in the listed building and education ...