A new report from energy solutions specialist, Aggreko, has found that more than 70 per cent of UK construction managers have experienced major weather-related delays to projects in the last 12 months, underscoring the threat that extreme weather poses to ...
Read More »EDGE Consulting Engineers acquires TRP Consulting
EDGE Consulting Engineers has acquired TRP Consulting, a respected engineering consultancy with 25 years of experience in structural and civil engineering for clients across sports, industrial, advanced manufacturing, healthcare, and residential sectors. The acquisition expands EDGE’s expertise and strengthens client ...
Read More »Bidvest Noonan joins the Accelerate Pact
FM services provider, Bidvest Noonan, has signed up to ‘Accelerate’, the Business Pact for Climate and Nature. The company, a long-standing member of Business in the Community, is one of the first signatories of this forward-thinking initiative launched by Business ...
Read More »Average office occupancy rates in the UK stay above 35% for five consecutive weeks
UK office occupancy rates have experienced a small but sustained up tick in recent weeks, maintaining average levels above 35 per cent since the end of October, the most prolonged period at these levels since the lifting of lockdown restrictions, ...
Read More »Skanska renews FM services deal at Northwood HQ
Skanska has renewed its contract for the provision of a range of hard and soft FM services at the Northwood military headquarters in Hertfordshire. Building on Skanska’s current FM provision at Northwood, the £95 million contract with Eastbury Park Limited ...
Read More »UK firms push for in-office presence to boost engagement, contradicting a leading benefit of remote work
The trend of flexible work models is gradually shifting, as almost two-thirds of UK companies (60 per cent) have implemented a formal policy that requires employees in the office for a minimum number of days a week. That’s according to ...
Read More »Security Project of the Year award win for Amulet
Churchill Group’s specialist security division, Amulet, has won Security Project of the Year at the Security and Fire Excellence Awards 2024, which recognise excellence, innovation, and outstanding achievements across the security and fire safety industries. It is the second consecutive ...
Read More »SBFM celebrates two Yorkshire Excellence in HR Awards
The soft facilities management firm has won the Excellence in Inclusivity and Diversity Award and Purpose Beyond Profit Award at the Yorkshire Excellence in HR Awards, for its dedication towards inclusive, sustainable employment opportunities for frontline FM workers. In its ...
Read More »ASFP reveals 2024 Passive Fire Protection Award winners
The Association for Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP) has named the winners of its 2024 Passive Fire Protection (PFP) Awards, which took place on 28 November at the Association’s Awards Dinner at the the Athena Hotel in Leicester. Selected by an ...
Read More »Mitie partners with WalkSafe to help keep people safe on the streets after dark
New research from Mitie and personal safety app, Walksafe, shows that almost half of women (44 per cent) and a fifth of men (21 per cent) feel unsafe when walking in the dark, even when making every day journeys, including ...
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