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Japan Lifts Ban on Hand Dryers
The Japan Business Federation has revised its COVID-19 guidelines regarding the use of hand dryers, asking businesses and commercial facilities to use them...
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Ecocleen Acquires The JPM Group
Ecocleen has acquired The JPM Group in a deal worth in excess of £5 million. Ecocleen, a commercial contract cleaning provider, has announced the...
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HSBC Managers to Hot Desk Instead of Having Private Offices
HSBC’s Chief Executive has told a national newspaper that an entire executive floor of its Canary Wharf office is now to be used as meeting rooms and collaborative...
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MRI Software Acquires Trimble's Real Estate and Workplace Solutions, Manhattan
MRI Software has completed the acquisition of Manhattan, the real estate and workplace solutions business of Trimble. Announced in February, the transaction...
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MPs and Peers to be Briefed by Cleaning and Hygiene Sector
Some of the most prominent figures from the cleaning and hygiene sector will brief MPs and Peers on Tuesday April 20 about how to restore people’s confidence in...
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NHS Contract Awarded to Health Secretary’s Firm
It has been revealed that Health Secretary Matt Hancock and his sibling own shares in document management company Topwood, that has been granted business...
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Mitie Launches Post-Lockdown Workplace Guide
As UK lockdown restrictions begin to ease, Mitie has published a new guide to help businesses prepare their workplaces for the future. The guide has been launched...
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Building Services Sector Backs Industry Prequalification Standard
Companies from the building services sector are encouraging the construction industry to embrace the new Common Assessment Standard, following the announcement of a...
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SmartSec Solutions Awarded Security Contract at 10 Old Bailey
SmartSec Solutions are to manage the site security at 10 Old Bailey, London. The specialist front of house security provider, has been appointed by Colliers...
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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...
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Global Net Lease Acquires McLaren Group Headquarters
Global Net Lease has announced that they are to acquire the site that serves as the current world headquarters for McLaren's Automotive, Racing, and Applied...
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Infection Risk in Care Homes Drops 41% with Vacuum Robots
In a UK Government funded trial, robots were used to clean the floors in 25 care homes and the results showed that pathogen levels dropped by 41 per cent in just...
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Green Recovery – What is a Green Job?
In green recovery plans, the creation of so-called “green jobs” is a common pledge, but what exactly defines this type of role? Director-General of The...
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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...
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British Land to use SAAS Solution Throughout Retail Portfolio
PlanRadar has announced a new partnership with British Land, one of the UK’s largest property development and investment companies. From May 2021,...
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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...
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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...
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Biosite Launches Facial Recognition for Construction Site Entry
Biosite Systems Ltd has developed a facial recognition solution to respond to increased demand for contactless site entry. At site entry and exit points,...
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37% of UK Workers Given Less Than a Week's Notice of Shifts
Close to two-fifths (37 per cent) of UK workers in full or part-time employment are given less than a week's notice of their...
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COVID-19 Accelerates Adoption of Video Analytics
Video Surveillance as a Service innovator AVA Security found that more than four out of every five of IT, Operations, Facilities Management and Security systems decision...
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587 London Skyscrapers in Pipeline This Year
The 2021 London Tall Buildings Survey has revealed 587 skyscrapers in this year’s pipeline. 37 per cent of the total pipeline will be in outer London...
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Carpets in Commercial Properties – Five Maintenance Tips
As workplaces begin to reopen, the appearance of a workspace is a key factor in inspiring employee confidence when returning to work. Perhaps a workplace’s floor...
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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...
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Most UK Employees Now Believe the Office is Unnecessary
New research from IWFM has revealed that 63 per cent of employees now believe the office to be unnecessary - a rise of a fifth since the first lockdown. The poll,...
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