CIWM (Chartered Institution of Wastes Management) has been awarded a Gold CSR Accreditation from CSR-Accreditation, the leading provider of global social responsibility standards. The highly regarded CSR-A accreditation is based on the four key pillars of corporate social responsibility – ...

The British Cleaning Council (BCC) has urgently called on the All-Party Parliamentary Group for the Cleaning and Hygiene Industry to drive progress on key issues affecting the sector. Senior figures at the BCC are concerned that there has been a ...

Leading FM companies have demonstrated real progress in sustainability but there must be more transparency around net zero, according to the Sustainable Facilities Management Index (SFMI) which has published the results of its annual assessments. Five FM services providers have ...

SPIE UK has secured a new contract with McLaughlin and Harvey to provide mechanical and electrical work and plumbing infrastructure in a new build leisure complex, complete with a separate energy centre, for East Dunbartonshire Council. As McLaughlin and Harvey’s ...

Platinum Facilities has been reappointed as the M&E service partner for British Arab Commercial Bank (BACB) at its London headquarters at 8-10 Mansion House, following a competitive re-tender process. The new three-year term, which has a heavy focus on Environmental, ...

Independent hybrid working transformation practice, Advanced Workplace Associates (AWA), has appointed Brad Taylor to its senior team.   Taylor takes on the role of director of consulting for people-related transformation services as well as taking responsibility for the Advanced Workplace Institute ...

Atalian Servest has been awarded a place on the London Universities Purchasing Consortium (LUPC) Estates and FM Services framework, with members including high-profile universities, further education, heritage and public sector bodies. The global FM provider is one of a small ...

Sodexo has joined forces with innovation specialist L Marks to launch its innovation lab in the UK and Ireland. Sodexo’s Accelerator innovation programme has already launched in China, Brazil, India, France and Sweden, and from January 2022 will focus on ...

The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) is working towards a piece of detailed work on social value delivery guidance that will enable built environment practitioners to improve the quality of life of people by providing step-by-step support through the social value ...

A new guide to decarbonising public sector buildings and creating a net zero public estate has been published by the Cabinet Office. The public sector estate – including offices, hospitals, prisons and job centres – is working to a target ...