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Corps Security strengthens board with non-executive director appointment

Corps Security has appointed Fiona Strens, Professor of Practice on Security & Resilience at the University of Strathclyde as a non-executive director. Prior to her position as Professor of Practice leading on Security & Resilience at the University of Strathclyde, ...

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Biffa completes the acquisition of Viridor’s collections business

National recycling and waste management provider, Biffa has completed its acquisition of the collections business and certain recycling assets from Viridor Waste Management Limited. Biffa announced on 21 May that it had agreed to buy the collections business and certain ...

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Businesses report employee mental health support has improved

New research by workplace expert, Acas, has found that more than a third of British employers have seen their mental health support improve since the start of the Coronavirus pandemic. Acas commissioned YouGov to ask businesses in Britain about whether ...

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BMG appoints new project manager

Office and commercial relocation change management company, Business Moves Group (BMG), has appointed Marc Pearce as a Project Manager. Pearce has extensive experience in workplace and moves management, with strong workplace-based design experience. Pearce will be based at BMG’s Reading ...

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Social media providing inspiration for Sodexo’s school lunch offering

Sodexo and AiP’s culinary development team are taking inspiration from TikTok and Instagram to update its school food offering. The food services and facilities management business which feeds pupils in over 500 schools in the UK, has been inspired by ...

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New director appointment at Wates Group

Wates Group has appointed Esther English as its new Corporate Development Director responsible for leading the Group’s strategic planning activities. In her new role, English will oversee the work that is underway to achieve the Group’s diversity, inclusion, and environmental ...

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Last-mile customer engagement isn’t out of reach

“Customer engagement” has become a buzzword in the facilities management sector. Typically, it’s talked about as something radical and transformative – which can make it sound expensive, intimidating and overwhelming. While customer engagement can be transformative for service providers, it ...

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Bellrock awarded place on CCS Estate Management Services framework

Bellrock Property & Facilities Management has been named as a supplier on Crown Commercial Service’s Estate Management Services (EMS) framework. The EMS framework, organised by Crown Commercial Service (CCS), is available to all UK public sector bodies offering a broad ...

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Nearly two thirds of FM still use spreadsheets to manage estates finds Idox survey

Facilities managers understand the value of innovative tech but 62 per cent remain tied to spreadsheets, according to a new survey from Idox, a leading developer of specialist Computer-aided Facility Management (CAFM) software. The new research identifies how Facilities Management ...

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BaxterStorey launches Hapi app 

The independent hospitality food service provider has launched a wellbeing and engagement app designed to support its UK-wide workforce. The Hapi app, which was piloted during the pandemic period to provide better support to team members, aims to improve employee ...

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