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Hines Acquires Property Management Firm, Helix
Hines, the international real estate firm, will take over Helix’s team of 60 property management professionals. Operating from its offices in the West End of...
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Million Pound Fine for Breaching F-Gas Regulations Handed to London Firm
London-based firm IMO Gas Supplies Ltd has been found guilty of seven separate offences all linked to breaches of regulation 31A of the Fluorinated Greenhouse Gases...
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WHO Updates Air Quality Guidelines for First Time Since 2005
The World Health Organisation has updated its official air quality guidelines, as air pollution remains one of the greatest environmental risks to health. The...
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Grundfos to Acquire Water Technology Company MECO
In a move aimed at strengthening its business in the global water treatment market, Grundfos is to acquire Mechanical Equipment Company. Grundfos, the...
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Fuel and Labour Shortages – CBI Calls for COBR-Style Action
As the UK experiences supply shortages from labour to CO2 to fuel distribution, the UK’s biggest business group is urging the government to empower...
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Flexible Working to Become Day One Right Under UK Law
The government has announced plans to make the right to request flexible working a legal right from day one of employment. Every employee will be given the right to...
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COVID-19
New CIBSE Air Cleaning Guidance Considering COVID
Two new pieces of guidance on reducing COVID-19 transmission through ventilation and air cleaning technologies have been issued by the Chartered Institution of Building...
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Biochar – The Latest Carbon-Friendly Material
Researchers and scientists are experimenting with Biochar, the carbon-rich soil, to examine its use within the built environment. Discovered via observing the man-made...
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Contract Wins
Novus Wins Maintenance Contract With Harrogate Borough Council
Novus Property Solutions has secured a significant maintenance contract win with Harrogate Borough Council, to fit approximately 300 kitchens per year. The...
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The UK’s Hydrogen Economy – Industry Reactions
The UK’s first-ever hydrogen strategy launched this week, defining the energy source as critical in the country’s target of net-zero emissions by 2050. The...
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Facilities Management
Occupant Experience – Lighting Trends for FMs
When it comes to workplace lighting, which trends are occupiers most concerned with? Jon Theis, Director of TheisCraft, talks about emerging trends...
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Office Germ Hotspots Revealed
New research by leading international brand of professional cleaning materials Chicopee has revealed the germ hotspots in Britain’s offices. COVID-19 and...
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Environment & Sustainability
Festival of Sustainable Business Returns
After a two-year hiatus, The Festival of Sustainable Business returns to the Bristol Hotel on 21 September 2021. With sustainability high on the corporate agenda and a...
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Contract Caterer Fooditude to Feature in Google’s Sustainability Training
Fooditude, a London-based contract caterer, is to be featured in sustainability training developed by Google and The Planet Mark, for the UK Government’s Together...
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Technology
Smart Building Survey Reveals Cost Reduction is Biggest Priority for FMs
A global survey of 285 senior facilities management executives shows the latest priorities for the corporate real estate sector. The study from Verdantix...
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Field Service Workers – Managing the Challenges
Martin O'Neill from Klipboard summarises the biggest challenges faced by field service workers in 2021. Many field service businesses are turning to technology to...
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Fleet & Transportation
Office Buildings Will Require EV Charging Points by Law
The government is proposing that every new non-residential building must have one electric vehicle charge point for one in five spaces. Existing non-residential...
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Top Tips on How to Avoid Common Workplace Injuries
After nearly 18 months of working from home, offices across the UK are now back open for business. Many are looking forward to catching up with colleagues and resume...
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People
Anne Lennox Martin Shares FM Experience in Autobiography
Anne Lennox Martin, a well-known figure in the facilities management sector, has released her autobiography Self-Made Woman to celebrate her...
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51% of Security Guards are Attacked Every Time They Work
Levels of verbal and physical abuse towards security professionals have been revealed in a new survey. In a survey of over 1,000 security professionals by...
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Property
Commercial Real Estate Without Net-Zero Strategies Will Depreciate Over Next Five Years
Data shows that high-emission commercial real estate is set to depreciate in value over the next five years. Real estate stock exchange IPSX and...
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BESA Highlights Shortcomings of Government IAQ Report
A report commissioned by the government’s chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance has highlighted the crucial role played by building ventilation in...
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Energy Management
Europe Prepares for a Future Hydrogen Economy
Rinnai’s Chris Goggin concludes his look at the progress of the major European economies in their deployment of hydrogen. In the second part of a two-part...
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Landmark Hosts Panel Debate on the Future of Work
Adapting to remote working, becoming comfortable with disruptive technologies and creating a friction-free workplace were all on the agenda at flexible office space...
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