.gif)
.gif)
.gif)
.gif)
JLL to Relocate from Canary Wharf to Wood Wharf
JLL will take 38,000 sq ft at 20 Water Street, Wood Wharf to house its Docklands office. The global real estate adviser will relocate the teams currently based at...
Read Full Article
The Leading News & Information Service For The Facilities, Workplace & Built Environment Community
News
City's Square Mile Plans to be World's Most Sustainable Business Centre
A new report has unveiled City Corporation's action plan to make the Square Mile the world’s most innovative, inclusive and sustainable business...
Read Full Article.gif){kind=tracking}
News
Contractor Asked to Leave Engie Site 48 Hours After Whistleblowing
A building maintenance contractor was allegedly asked to vacate an interiors job for Engie at Kingston University, just 48 hours after raising concerns about the site...
Read Full Article News
The Black Tie Charity Boxing Dinner – What to Expect
We look ahead to our Black Tie Charity Boxing Dinner with the brilliant partners and sponsors associated. With the roadmap to reopening the social economy and...
Read Full Article News
Equiem Acquires British Land's PropTech Arm
British Land has sold its property management software platform, Vicinitee, to Australian PropTech company Equiem. Vicinitee software solutions are currently...
Read Full Article News
66% of Businesses Prepared to Lose Suppliers With Poor CSR
Two-thirds of business leaders say they have already started replacing suppliers in the last year that don’t live up to their corporate social...
Read Full Article.gif)
COVID-19
UK Workers Unsure on Returning to Office Without Vaccine
Around half of UK office workers feel confident about returning to work without a full vaccinated workplace. Research shows that 80 per cent of UK office...
Read Full Article Building Services
BESA to Help Cut Red Tape for Contractors
The Building Engineering Services Association has become the first trade body to adopt a new industry agreed prequalification standard that promises to cut expensive and...
Read Full Article Contract Wins
Sodexo Secures £54m Contract at Portsmouth Naval Base
Sodexo has secured a five-year contract as part of the Future Maritime Support Programme. The £54 million contract is to provide a range of soft services at...
Read Full Article Videos
Spotlight Interview – Samantha West and Ryden Ravenwood | Supporting Transgender People in the Workplace
How can FM employers offer a more supportive environment for transgender people? We explore this with Samantha West, Commercial Director at VINCI Facilities and...
Read Full Article Facilities Management
Jones FM Acquires Funding From Thincats
Jones FM, the London-based facilities management company, has been supported with a share buyback funding package by finance provider...
Read Full Article Cleaning, Hygiene & Washroom
Churchill Group’s Charlotte Parr Supports APPG for Cleaning Industry
The Director of Churchill Group, one of the largest independently owned soft service providers in the UK, has been invited to join the cleaning industry's...
Read Full Article Environment & Sustainability
Carbon Battle Bus to Tour UK for Net Zero Support
UK’s first "Carbon Battle Bus" announced to support all businesses in meeting net zero carbon targets. An ambitious Zero...
Read Full Article Education & Training
MGS Enrols First Automatic Door Engineer Apprentices
MGS has appointed two apprentices through the new Apprenticeship Standard “Powered Pedestrian Door Installer and Servicer.” MGS, a UK-based aluminium...
Read Full Article Technology
Digital Transformation Needed to Decarbonise
Major advances in energy sources, electric transport and heating will not be enough to reach net-zero by 2050, unless our cities and innovations are digitally...
Read Full Article Products & Projects
Restoring Our Cities – The Power of the Built Environment
Seeking reassurance from our physical environment is a natural human reaction – perhaps even more so during times of uncertainty. Mark Styles, Managing...
Read Full Article Fleet & Transportation
Cleanology Launches All-Electric London Fleet
Following a deal signed with Nissan last autumn, UK cleaning and FM firm Cleanology has taken delivery of its brand new all-electric London fleet. Cleanology has...
Read Full Article Safety & Health
Allergy Awareness Week - Optimising Indoor Air Quality for Hay Fever Sufferers
As allergy season gets underway, an indoor air quality monitoring company is introducing pollen level tracking to its app, to help employers learn how to make the...
Read Full Article People
New Appointments in Facilities Management – April 2021
ISS and NG Bailey are amongst the organisations that welcomed new appointments this April. Here are some of the latest staff changes within facilities management and...
Read Full Article Security, Fire & Contingency Planning
Less Than 1% of Buildings Are Fully Fire Safety Compliant, Says BESA
A significant number of fire and smoke dampers remain untested in thousands of buildings across the UK, according to the Building Engineering Services...
Read Full Article Property
Industrial and Logistics Property in High Demand
The number of logistics and industrial property leasing deals was 70 per cent higher than usual in Q1 of this year. New data from Cushman & Wakefield suggests that...
Read Full Article Building, Refurbishment & Fit-Out
Willmott Dixon Named as Top Employer for Women
Willmott Dixon has again been listed by The Times as one of the UK’s Top 50 places to work for women. This is the construction and fit-out company's third...
Read Full Article Energy Management
Four Things FMs Need to Know About Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards
What do the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards mean for commercial property landlords and tenants in the context of a growing drive to improve the energy efficiency...
Read Full Article Workplace & Wellbeing
Long-Term Leases are Preventing a Move to Hybrid Working
Business leaders who may otherwise consider switching to a hybrid model are being hampered by being stuck in a long term lease. Flexible space operator Clarendon has...
Read Full Article
