A new report from AI-powered skills training platform Lingio has revealed the challenges of high turnover and skills shortages in the deployment of frontline workers in a range of sectors, including hospitality, transportation, cleaning, and healthcare. According to the report, ...

Prime Facility Services has secured the contract for cleaning four schools in Wolverhampton under the Elston Hall Learning Trust (EHLT), commencing on 1 September 2024. The contract award marks another local win for the company, headquartered in Telford, and reinforces its ...

The Royal College of Art (RCA) has awarded Derwent FM an integrated facilities management (IFM) contract to manage all of its estate for the next five years, subject to contract.   The contract covers responsibility for all hard and soft ...

A lack of reliable mobile connectivity in the office is affecting seven in 10 (70 per cent) hybrid workers, finds a new survey commissioned by telecom infrastructure provider, Cellnex UK, forcing the majority of employees to leave their office building ...

Ringo Francis, the founder and former CEO of The Zenith Hygiene Group Plc has joined global facilities services group, OCS, as Non-Executive Director, effective immediately. Francis brings a wealth of experience in the cleaning and hygiene industry. He led The ...

Apleona UK has secured a contract to provide FM services to a multi-national leader in the creation of flavours and fragrances, following a competitive tender process. The initial scope of the contract covers multiple sites in the south of England ...

The International Facility Management Association (IFMA)has announced the member-elected executive committee and appointees to the Global Board of Directors for the 2024-25 fiscal year (July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025). Lynn Baez, FMP, SFP, IFMA Fellow begins her term ...

Colliers EMEA has strengthened its Facilities Management Advisory service to Occupiers with the appointment of Denise Hoogendoorn as Director of Strategic Consulting. Hoogendoorn joins the EMEA Enterprise FM Advisory team from her previous role leading Colliers’ Occupier Consultancy Service in ...

Churchill Group’s specialist water and environmental arm, Churchill Environmental Services (CES), has been awarded contracts with the New Forest District Council (NFDC) and the London Borough of Hounslow. The contract with NFDC will see CES deliver Legionella risk assessments and monthly ...

Multi-service provider, Servo Group, has appointed Annice Palmer to the role of Head of Rail, as it looks to build on its client base and accelerate its growth within the rail sector. Palmer has more than 25 years’ experience within ...