SBFM’s CEO Matt Chapman has won CEO of the Year at the 2025 Business Leader Awards with Business Awards UK. Chapman has been CEO of SBFM since 2022, after which the organisation has welcomed 5,000 new colleagues and operates with ...
Read More »Product director hire at SBFM
Mark Fenn has been appointed to the role of Product Director at soft FM service provider SBFM. Working with SBFM’s CTO, Ricky Majer, Fenn will be instrumental in optimising technological services ensuring SBFM continues to pioneer as an industry leader ...
Read More »The Pattenmakers Future Leader FM Award 2025 goes to SBFM’s Abigail Richards
SBFM Account Director, Abigail Richards, has been awarded the Future Leader FM Award 2025 presented by The Worshipful Company of Pattenmakers. This prestigious award celebrates the brightest and most promising leaders in Facilities Management and recognises exceptional leadership, innovation, and ...
Read More »SBFM signs the Social Recruitment Covenant
The soft services provider has reinforced its commitment to creating inclusive and equitable employment pathways for disadvantaged groups by signing the 2024 Social Recruitment Covenant. Created by recruitment and training provider PeoplePlus, the Social Recruitment Covenant is a collaborative national programme, ...
Read More »SBFM signs the Crisis Homelessness Covenant
Soft FM services provider, SBFM, has signed up to the Crisis Homelessness Covenant which contains a set of pledges and guides to support people at risk of or experiencing homelessness in the workplace. The covenant was developed in 2023 by ...
Read More »New Employment Councils to bring probation, prisons and local businesses together
A major new drive to get thousands of offenders into stable jobs and away from a life of crime will see top UK business bosses, sitting on new Employment Councils which will support offenders serving their sentence in the community ...
Read More »FM priorities in 2025
2024 was a year of change. The election of a new Government heralded an historic budget and plans to overhaul employment legislation. Alongside this, facilities managers are striving to meet net zero, adopt new technologies and wrestle with the challenges ...
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 »General counsel & chief risk officer hire at SBFM
Kayleigh Fantoni has been appointed to the role of General Counsel & Chief Risk Officer at soft facilities management firm, SBFM. In her new role, Fantoni will oversee legal functions to support SBFM’s governance and risk management, ensuring that the ...
Read More »SBFM achieves Living Wage Recognised Service Provider accreditation
Soft service provider SBFM has been officially accredited as a Living Wage Recognised Service Provider. The accreditation reflects SBFM’s ongoing commitment to providing fair wages and improving the livelihoods of its team members. The Living Wage accreditation, awarded by the ...
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