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ThisWeekinFM COVID-19 Statement
Updated on Thursday 26 March 2020 This statement will be updated frequently, as and when more information comes to light. Being at the heart of the news...
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Sunday, 29 March
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PM Now Working From Home Following Positive Coronavirus Test
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has just revealed he will be working from home after testing positive for Coronavirus. He spoke via a video on Twitter that he has...
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Join The FM Resource Bank
Help us to connect service providers, to pool their resources and help each other in these unprecedented times. As a leading voice in the facilities management,...
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Property Industry Offers Vacant Buildings For Key Workers
In an open letter to the Prime Minister, property professional bodies are offering vacant buildings to help support the country as it responds to the global...
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Workers In Critical Services Can Access Their Wages Ahead Of Pay Day, For Free
Due to the ongoing crisis around COVID-19, Earnings on Demand platform Hastee is giving all workers - including those in key services such as manufacturing, utilities and...
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Confusion over “essential workplaces” for FMs
Last night (23 March), Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced a series of new restrictions to fight the Coronavirus outbreak. But this has left the facilities management...
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FM Resource Bank - Offered
Furniture & Equipment
Collecteco have large amounts of office furniture and equipment available for donation across the UK. If your NHS trust, police service, fire service, local authority...
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Free Car Parking For Key Workers – Can Your Business Help?
Businesses and individuals who live close to hospitals are being urged to offer up their parking spaces for key workers. More than 3,000 free parking spaces located...
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Commercial Cleaners To “Force” Key Worker Recognition
A London-based contract cleaning service is calling for their peers to "force" formal recognition of their staff as key workers. Alexandra Diaz, Managing...
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Why Throwing Away Office Furniture Should Be A Thing Of The Past
Businesses that are refurbishing or moving offices are being told to reconsider throwing away old office furniture in the rush to modernise, in light of the European...
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Looking Beyond Traditional Ways To Recruit
Facilicom's managing director, Jan Hein Hemke is opinionated when it comes to the issue of apprentices and the need to look beyond the traditional routes to...
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A Big Change In Gritting Services as Facilities Worker App Doubles Productivity
AA Salt used to spread their gritting service operators around by paper and phone – now the firm has doubled productivity with the introduction of a mobile...
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Galliford Try £54 Million Prison Contract
The UK construction group has announced that its Scottish business Morrison Construction has been appointed by the Scottish Prison Service to build a new women’s...
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Europcar Mobility Group Supports Essential Workers With £5 Car Rental
The group have launched the "Together" programme to support the mobility of workers in emergency service sectors in light of the COVID-19...
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London's Outdoor Workers Are Breathing More Pollution Than Most
New research shows outdoor workers in London are exposed to 15% more pollution than the average. “We are building the evidence base that proves government must act...
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McAlpine's Flexes Muscles In Support Of Flexmakers Project
McAlpine's is supporting the Flex Appeal campaign and the launch of the Flexmakers project, which aims to explore flexible working solutions for employers and...
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New Fire Safety Bill Planned
The Home Office has introduced a new bill to improve fire safety in buildings in England and Wales. The intention of the bill is to, according to the official...
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Have Your Say – PropTech Survey
Share your views in the latest survey from GoReport, and shape the future of PropTech. If you work in the property sector this is your chance to contribute to the...
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Terry Sharp Announced As New President Of BCIA
The Building Controls Industry Association (BCIA) has announced Terry Sharp as its new President. Sharp takes over from Jon Belfield who has held the role for the past...
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IP Week Conference – Energy Industries And Climate Experts Collaborate
Environmental groups, climate change experts, and representatives from the energy industry came together to discuss the climate emergency in a three day event. At the...
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Dressing For Success Whilst Working From Home
What’s your uniform of choice when working from home? We spoke to Dimensions, corporate apparel and workwear specialists, about the dos and...
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