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£892,500 Fine Handed to East Midlands Airport for Breaching Environmental Permits

The Environment Agency has prosecuted East Midlands Airport after drainage water pollution from runway discharge was discovered, resulting in a fine of...

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IFMA Publishes Top Global FM Influencers List for 2025

36 facilities management professionals have been named Top Global FM Influencers by The International Facility Management Association. The list represents six...

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News
Can Nutrition Help Mitigate the Challenges of Night Shift Work?

Night shift workers face unique health challenges, from sleep disorders to poor physical & mental health. Could healthier food options at work help combat these...

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LSE Appoints McLaren for the UK’s Largest Passivhaus Retrofit Building

McLaren Construction has won a contract to deliver a £100 million retrofit and extension of an existing 1950s building for the London School of Economics and...

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News
RIBA Stephen Lawrence Prize 2025 Shortlist Announced

Six buildings have been shortlisted for the Stephen Lawrence Prize 2025, recognising architecture projects led by young talent.    Watch the...

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News
Apleona Acquires Hampshire-Based FM Company

Apleona has acquired Corrigenda, a technical facilities management company based in Fareham, Hampshire.  Corrigenda provides technical and energy management...

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Videos
Spotlight Interview – Emma McLaughlin-Edwards

Is ED&I dropping down the FM agenda? We met with Emma McLaughlin-Edwards from Constructing Rainbows to find out. Emma is an equality, diversity and inclusion...

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Contract Wins
Dalkia UK Secures Extended Contract With Colt Data Centre Services

After a 17-year partnership, Colt Data Centre Services has awarded Dalkia UK a new three-and-a-half-year FM contract. Dalkia UK will continue to provide critical...

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Property
Government Launches Platform4 to Manage Surplus Rail Land 

Platform4, a collaboration of Network Rail’s Property Team and London and Continental Railways, is set to accelerate house building on disused railway...

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Workplace & Wellbeing
TradeHive Launches Trial to Connect Construction Workers with Mental Health Support

A new digital learning and wellbeing platform to connect construction workers with tailored mental health support will be piloted over the next year. Two construction...

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Building, Refurbishment & Fit-Out
Designs Revealed for Benfica Stadium’s Modernisation Plans

The Benfica District project is a transformative new masterplan for Benfica’s Estádio da Luz stadium in Lisbon.   Watch the...

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Energy Management
Kimberly-Clark Commits to Green Hydrogen Facility 

Kimberly-Clark UK & Ireland aims to halve its natural gas consumption at its UK manufacturing sites by 2027. In an agreement worth £125 million,...

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Building Services
BESA Launches First in Free Competence Toolkit Series

The Building Engineering Services Association has launched its first competence toolkit, focused on industrial and commercial ductwork installation. The free...

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Cleaning, Hygiene & Washroom
Urine from Women’s Toilets at the London Marathon to be Converted into Fertiliser

Urine from thousands of women running the 2025 London Marathon will be saved from sewage and turned into fertiliser for wheat. The team behind the UK’s first...

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Education & Training
IWFM Partners With Amey on Strategic Asset Management Guidance 

Amey and the Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management are looking to address the knowledge gap in strategic asset management amongst facilities...

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Environment & Sustainability
Building Research Establishment to Lead on Future Homes Standard Methodologies 

The Building Research Establishment will work with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero to develop both the Home Energy Model product recognition system and...

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Facilities Management
Saltire Facilities Management Acquired by Daikin

Saltire Facilities Management, one of the largest gas central heating and electrical firms in Scotland, has been acquired for an undisclosed sum by Daikin Airconditioning...

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Fleet & Transportation
New York First US City to Enforce Congestion Charge

From 5 January 2025, drivers entering New York State will have to pay a Congestion Relief Zone Toll of up to $9 per day. This will eventually increase to $12 in 2028...

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People
Ausra Baltrusaityte Appointed Churchill’s Service Delivery Director for Transport Clients

Churchill has appointed Ausra Baltrusaityte to its senior leadership team to lead service delivery for its rail and aviation customers. Ausra, who previously...

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Products & Projects
Kingdom Cleaning Gears Up for Oasis Wembley Reunion

As part of their long-term cleaning contract at Wembley Park, Kingdom Cleaning is preparing for the sold-out Oasis reunion tour at Wembley Stadium this summer. Oasis...

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Safety & Health
Harmony Fire Wins Fall Protection System Contract With NHS

A £1.3 million contract to deliver maintenance services for fall protection safety systems across the NHS estate has been won by Somerset-based Harmony Fire. The...

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Security, Fire & Contingency Planning
Amulet Wins New Security Contract With Govia Thameslink Railway

Amulet, part of Churchill Services Group, has won a three-year security contract with Govia Thameslink Railway. The contract will see Amulet working across the...

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Smart Buildings & Technology
JLL Foundation $4.75m in Loans to 18 Green Startups  

Through its not-for-profit foundation, JLL has provided $4.75 million of zero-interest loans to 18 companies in the decarbonisation sector. JLL Foundation, which was...

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Opinion
Could Smarter Asset Management Save the NHS £85 Million a Year?

Analysis from the Chartered Institute of Housing highlights a connection between housing quality and health outcomes, predicting that retrofitting social homes could save...

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