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Corporate Spending with Social Enterprises Increases 46% in 9th Year of Buy Social Challenge

33 businesses, including Amey, CBRE, Compass Group, Equans, Mitie, Sodexo and Willmott Dixon, collectively spent £179 million with social enterprise suppliers in...

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Australia’s First Major Airport in 50 Years

The construction phase of Australia’s first major airport in 50 years is complete. Billed as “a seamless and stress-free airport experience unlike any...

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Equans Secures New Five-Year Contract with Cheshire West and Chester Council

Equans will provide facilities management services across the Cheshire West and Chester Council estate as part of a new strategic partnership arrangement. FM services...

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Submissions for 2026 Future Leader FM Award Open

The Pattenmakers Future Leader FM Award 2026 is now open for entries. The Worshipful Company of Pattenmakers is looking for newcomers in the facilities management and...

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Vince Arnold Appointed CIBSE President for 2025–2026

The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers has officially confirmed its new President for 2025–2026. Taking over from Fiona Cousins,...

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New Homes to Include Solar Panels By Default

Under the Future Homes Standard, the “vast majority” of new build homes will be fitted with solar power. The proposed Future Homes Standard is set to be...

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Videos
The Smartest Workplaces in the Public Sector

The Government Property Agency recently hosted the fourth Smarter Working Live Awards, celebrating outstanding smarter working across the public sector. The awards...

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Contract Wins
Emcor UK Wins Total Facilities Management Contract With Cadent

Emcor will provide total facilities management services across 67 Cadent sites. Cadent is the UK’s largest gas distribution network, servicing 50 per cent of the...

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Property
Skanska Secures Construction and M&E Contract at Cambridge’s Botanic Place

Skanska will deliver the construction and mechanical & electrical engineering services fit-out at the Botanic Place site in Cambridge. Botanic Place includes an...

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Workplace & Wellbeing
ISS Study Highlights Growing Demand for ‘Purpose-Driven’ Office Environments 

Insights from a global survey of nearly 11,000 office workers reveal the importance of engaging office environments & “purpose-driven”...

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Building, Refurbishment & Fit-Out
New NHS Modular Construction Procurement Framework Launches

NHS Shared Business Services has unveiled the third version of its modular buildings framework, to help public sector organisations to procure...

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Energy Management
Vital Energi Appointed as Energy Partner for Gatwick Airport’s Decarbonisation Programme

A five-year contract to decarbonise heat and eliminate natural gas in 50 key airport buildings at London Gatwick has been awarded to Vital Energi.  The...

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Building Services
SFG20 Hosts Interview With Dame Judith Hackitt 

SFG20, the industry standard for FMs and building maintenance teams, has interviewed Dame Judith Hackitt to discuss the Building Safety Act and building safety...

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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
ISS Launches Apprenticeship to Support Women in Leadership

ISS has expanded its suite of apprenticeship schemes with a new programme aimed at developing women into leadership roles. The Women in Leadership Apprenticeship...

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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
ABM Acquires LMC FM

Global FM business ABM UK & Ireland has acquired Dublin-based facilities service provider LMC FM. The deal is part of ABM’s strategy to grow via strategic...

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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
Building Research Establishment Appoints New CEO

The Building Research Establishment has appointed Ian Shapiro as its new Chief Executive Officer. Ian joins The Building Research Establishment (BRE) from Reall, a...

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Products & Projects
YorPower Delivers UPS Solution for Northern Police Force 

Back-up power solutions provider YorPower installed its new UPS Range at a police station in the north of England within just seven days from the initial...

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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
Campaign Groups Urge Sadiq Khan to Halt Tower Block With One Staircase

The Fire Brigades Union and other groups have written to Sadiq Khan and Bromley Council leader Colin Smith, raising concerns over plans for a 17.7-metre-high development...

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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
Revolutionising HVAC – Reducing Emissions for a Sustainable Future

Luke Gorman from ABM explores the impact of HVAC on the environment and how facilities management now functions as a strategic ESG partner. Luke graduated from...

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