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Heat & Buildings Strategy – The Industry Reacts
Following the Heat & Buildings Strategy publication, here are the latest reactions from the building services industry. The government is set to drive down the...
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UK’s Net-Zero Strategy Unveiled – What do FMs Need to Know?
The UK’s path to net-zero has been published by the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy. The plans detail how the UK will secure...
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Heat & Buildings Strategy – Preparing for a National Shift in Heating
By 2035, natural gas boilers will be replaced with heat pumps and hydrogen-fuelled boilers. In order to lower the UK’s dependency on fossil fuels, low carbon...
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Workplaces in South West Could be Affected by Incorrect PCR COVID Results
COVID-19 testing has been suspended at a centre in Wolverhampton, after reports that up to 43,000 people may have been wrongly given negative results. The errors were...
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TfL Fines Thames Water for Unsafe Streetworks
Thames Water has been fined £100,000 for four safety streetworks related offences committed on the Transport for London Road...
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ThisWeekinFM’s Celebrity Open – In Aid of Centre Algarve
ThisWeekinFM, together with Clarion.Golf, got back to their annual golfing event after a year hiatus during the pandemic. The event raised £3.5K for...
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What Does the PM's COVID-19 Winter Plan Mean for Employers?
Prime Minister Boris Johnson recently laid out his COVID-19 winter response plan to the public, but how will it impact existing working policies? The winter...
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Managing Breakdowns in Buildings With Virtual Engineers
Managing mechanical failures in commercial buildings could be made easier for facilities managers by using a virtual engineer. To help FMs manage automatic...
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Contract Wins
Bouygues UK Appointed for Pentre Awel Development
Carmarthenshire County Council has appointed Bouygues UK to design and build Zone One of its prestigious Pentre Awel development. Pentre Awel is the first development...
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Spotlight Interview – JobOppO
JobOppO is an employment community, connecting experienced veterans with employers who appreciate and value the skills, knowledge and attitude of those who have...
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Facilities Management
Nominate a Worthy Cause for Novus’ Build Back Better Challenge
Novus Property Solutions is offering support for a good cause, community project or charity. Throughout 2021, the construction contractor is choosing community...
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Schoolboy Designs Quiet Hand Dryer for Global Handwashing Day
A hand drying manufacturer has unveiled a new model inspired by the design of a 12-year old schoolboy. Zach Cosham, a budding engineer from Hove, approached Handy...
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Environment & Sustainability
Sodexo Commits to Carbon Neutrality by 2025
Sodexo has raised its sustainability targets after cutting its carbon footprint by 34 per cent, ahead of schedule. Sodexo has laid out its net-zero roadmap after...
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Students Share Biggest Accommodation Concerns
What are the biggest concerns shared by students when it comes to their time spent in purpose-built student accommodation? Manor Interiors, a provider...
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Technology
Evolving Touchless Controls – Gesture-Based Feedback
Access controls have come under heavy scrutiny throughout the pandemic. Touchpoints deemed unnecessary have often been removed or replaced, and at the very least been...
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Spider Rope Access – Industrial Abseiling for Maintenance
When it comes to maintaining tall buildings, whether it's leak investigation, exterior painting or pest control, professional industrial abseiling can be a great...
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Fleet & Transportation
Record Order for Volvo Electric Trucks
Volvo Trucks has received an order for 100 Volvo FM Electric trucks from DFDS, Northern Europe's largest shipping and logistics company. The deal is the largest...
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The Cost of Slips by Not Planning for Your Commercial Winter Services
As colder weather approaches, what are the potential costs of neglecting maintenance planning for winter? Dean Harvey, Co-Founder and Managing Director of...
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People
Greg Mace Appointed as Riverstone’s Chief Experience Officer
Riverstone, a developer offering London living to over 65s, has announced the appointment of Greg Mace as its new Chief Experience Officer. Greg will have...
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UK’s First Store Detective Qualification Launches
Mitie has launched the UK’s first specialist store detective qualification, equivalent to an A-Level. The five mandatory modules include gathering evidence and...
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Property
RICS Revises Standards of Conduct for Members
Diversity and inclusion are at the centre of new conduct guidelines for RICS’ regulated members and firms worldwide. The new rules highlight transparency,...
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Contractor Concerns for Skills Shortage in Hard FM
Rising costs and a shortage of skilled people are giving building services contractors sleepless nights, according to a new business survey. Members of the Building...
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Energy Management
How Long Does it Take to Heat the World’s Grandest Buildings?
As the temperature dips and energy prices rise, Britain’s households aren’t the only ones feeling the pinch. According to The Telegraph,...
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National Work Life Week 2021 – Balancing Life as Working Parent
Data from Working Families shows a wide gulf in how parents and carers are managing to balance their work and home lives as we come out of the...
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