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McGill awarded £2.6m deal with Falkirk Council

The Dundee-based building services contractor has secured a second contract valued at approximately £2.6 million with Falkirk Council to provide all-trades repairs to approximately 500 void properties. McGill, who was recently appointed to the contract, and mobilised resources quickly, beginning ...

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Four in five UK companies ‘unable to scale’ digital transformation plans

As the UK economy seeks to ‘build back better’ from the Covid-19 pandemic, connectivity funding is revealed as the key to successful business growth however, many UK businesses are in danger of suffering stunted growth due to a lack of ...

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Supply Chain Sustainability School launches Fairness, Inclusion & Respect Growth Assessment tool

The Supply Chain Sustainability School has joined forces with major construction clients and contractors, to develop and launch the Fairness, Inclusion & Respect Growth Assessment. This freely available web-based tool has been specifically designed for the construction industry and allows ...

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Mitie saves 80 tonnes of uniform from landfill

An innovative nation-wide recycling project has enabled Mitie to save 80 tonnes of old Interserve uniform from going to landfill. More than 1,800 tonnes of CO2 emissions have been avoided by collecting and recycling the uniforms, totalling 10,000 bags of ...

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Drees & Sommer takes stake in AA Projects

Drees & Sommer, a market leader in the European property and construction markets, has secured an initial minority investment in UK construction consultants AA Projects in its bid to reinforce its services in the UK and expand into Ireland. From ...

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Lee Baron to manage Colour House

The specialist property manager has been appointed by Colour House, a new development in Dalston, to manage its new portfolio of residential loft-spaces. Lee Baron’s remit will include the day-to-day estate management of the lofts and residential spaces, including the maintenance and ...

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BaxterStorey teams up with Social Bite to tackle homelessness

Social Bite, the social enterprise that aims to end homelessness, has launched its very first coffee shop in London, in partnership with independent hospitality food service provider, BaxterStorey.  It will operate a rewarding ‘Pay-It-Forward’ system whereby customers who come in to ...

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Levy combines Irish business with Fitzers Catering

The sports and hospitality sector of Compass Group UK and Ireland, Levy UK + Ireland is combining its Irish business with Fitzers Catering, an Irish family-owned catering company. Established in 1986, Fitzers Catering provides culinary experiences for corporate events, conventions, ...

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Pinnacle publishes Carbon Reduction Plan

Pinnacle Group has published a Carbon Reduction Plan detailing how the business aims to minimise direct and indirect emissions across each of its services and extensive property portfolio over the next decade.   In the plan, the facilities and property management ...

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Employee complacency over fire safety is a top concern for business leaders

As employees return to their places of work following the pandemic, new research has revealed that UK business leaders are most concerned about employee complacency relating to fire safety following false fire alarms in the workplace. The research carried out ...

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