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Lucy Jeynes First Woman to be Appointed Chair of Governors at South & City College Birmingham

FM Consultant Lucy Jeynes has been appointed Chair of Governors at South & City College Birmingham, making her the first woman to hold the...

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Susanne Eickermann-Riepe Named RICS Senior Vice President for 2026

The RICS Presidential Team will welcome Susanne Eickermann-Riepe as Senior Vice President from 1 January 2026. Susanne is an independent...

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CICES Elects Youngest Ever President

The Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors has elected its youngest-ever president, Alexandra Pearsall. An associate director at...

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Julia McMullan Joins SBFM as New Chief Operating Officer

SBFM has appointed Julia McMullan as its new Chief Operating Officer. Julia joins from the PureGym Group where she was Director of Central...

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Ausra Baltrusaityte Appointed Churchill’s Service Delivery Director for Transport Clients

Churchill has appointed Ausra Baltrusaityte to its senior leadership team to lead service delivery for its rail and aviation customers. Ausra,...

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Spotlight Interview – Emma McLaughlin-Edwards | Constructing Rainbows

Is ED&I dropping down the FM agenda? We met with Emma McLaughlin-Edwards from Constructing Rainbows to find out. Emma is an equality, diversity...

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Simone Fenton-Jarvis and Louisa Clarke Launch Workplace Transformation Business

The Human-Centric Workplace, a new workplace transformation consultancy, aims to bridge the gap between leadership vision and employee...

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SBFM’s Abigail Richards Awarded Pattenmakers Future Leader FM Award 2025

SBFM Account Director Abigail Richards has been awarded the Future Leader FM Award 2025 from The Worshipful Company of...

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Spotlight Interview – Samantha West | Ok To Be Different

Samantha West is an experienced FM Commercial Director who uses her lived experience as a transgender woman to help businesses improve their Equality...

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NHS Facilities Manager Nominated for British Business Award

Kelly Owbridge-Tasker, Senior Estates Manager for NHS Property Services Midlands, has been nominated for two British Business Awards. Kelly has...

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CIBSE President Fiona Cousins Appointed Honorary Fellow of Trinity Hall, Cambridge

CIBSE President Fiona Cousins has been appointed an Honorary Fellow of Trinity Hall, Cambridge, for her contributions to the engineering...

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ISS Launches Apprenticeship to Support Women in Leadership

ISS has expanded its suite of apprenticeship schemes with a new programme aimed at developing women into leadership roles. The Women in Leadership...

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Corps Monitoring MD Wins Women in Security Award

Andrea Strong, Managing Director of Corps Monitoring, has won the technical award at the 2024 Women in Security Awards. The awards recognise the...

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Cleanology Appoints First Ever ESG Director

Kate Lovell has been promoted to become Cleanology’s first-ever ESG Director. Having worked as Head of Marketing at the commercial cleaning...

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Ashleigh Corbett Appointed as CBRE’s Head of Flex in Scotland

CBRE has appointed a new Head of Flex to lead its flexible office solutions offering in Scotland. The demand for flexible workspace continues to...

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Westbury FM Earns Spot in The Sunday Times 100 2024

Westbury FM has secured a coveted spot in The Sunday Times 100 2024 List, the annual ranking of Britain's fastest-growing private...

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Spotlight Interview – Sam Worden | NGB Clean

Sam Worden is the Chief Operating Officer at NGB Clean, a company that provides commercial cleaning services whilst supporting prison leavers into the...

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Rachel Gillott Promoted to Macro’s Head of UK & Europe FM Consultancy and Global Projects Director

Macro’s current Operations Director has been promoted to Head of UK & Europe FM Consultancy and Global Projects Director. Rachel...

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Spotlight Interview – Satia Rai | IPSA

Satia Rai joins ThisWeekinFM to discuss her passion for the private security industry, her activism and career highlights. Satia, who is the CEO of...

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Spotlight Interview – Maxcene Crowe | MCFM Global Academy

Maxcene Crowe has thirty years of experience in the FM industry working for brands such as JLL, Mitie, OCS and CBRE. Using her specialism in contract...

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Security Officer Awarded Industry Distinction for Helping Distressed Student

Gaynor Iveson, a security officer working for Kingdom Security, has been recognised at an industry awards ceremony for supporting a distressed student...

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Macro Promotes Three Executive Team Members to Directors

FM service provider Macro has announced three new director promotions from its executive team. The new directors, all women, are Adelaide Forbes,...

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Spotlight Interview – Kelly Owbridge-Tasker | NHS Property Services

Kelly Owbridge-Tasker is a Senior Estates Manager for NHS Property Services Midlands who has worked in commercial property since she was 16 years...

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Satia Rai Appointed Chief Operating Officer at Leverage Security

Leverage Security has announced that Satia Rai will join the company as its new Chief Operating Officer. Satia, who is the CEO of the International...

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Maxcene Crowe Shortlisted for Allica Bank Great British Entrepreneur Awards 2024

Maxcene Crowe, Founder of MCFM Global, has been shortlisted for the Service Industries Entrepreneur of the Year Award 2024. MCFM Global is...

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JPC by Samsic Challenges Window Cleaner Gender Stereotypes

Vertical cleaning and window cleaning can often be gatekept and presumed better for men to conduct, but JPC by Samsic is looking to challenge this...

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CIBSE Names Fiona Cousins as new President

The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers has announced that Fiona Cousins will take over the membership body’s presidency...

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Infogrid Appoints New Board Members

Smart building technology company Infogrid has appointed climate tech founder Kate Henningsen as its CEO, alongside four new board directors. Kate...

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Andron FM Welcomes Third Generation of Family Leadership

Cheryl Stewart will take over as CEO of soft FM provider Andron – the third generation of the Stewart family to lead the business. Andron...

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Macro Appoints UK & Europe Regional Director

Patricia Soria has been appointed as UK & Europe Regional Director at Macro. Patricia joined Macro in 2020 when the company was awarded a...

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FM Marks International Women’s Day 2024

2024’s International Women's Day theme is “inspire inclusion” – let’s take a look at how companies in FM and the...

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Compass Group Appoints Carol Sommerville as Chief People Officer

Carol Sommerville has joined Compass Group UK & Ireland as its new Chief People Officer. Carol joins from Watchfinder, a luxury pre-owned watch...

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Championing EDI – How IPSA is Paving the Way for Inclusivity and Diversity in the Security Sector

Satia Rai, CEO at IPSA & Head of Belonging at Securitas UK, outlines why it's essential for the security industry to “reflect who it...

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The Role of Policy and Design in Addressing Gender Imbalance in Public Spaces

Architect Deborah Saunt outlines how the built environment is failing women and why we must integrate a gender perspective when legislating...

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Spotlight Interview – Alex Diaz | Purgo

ThisWeekinFM's latest Spotlight Interview is with Alex Diaz, Founder and CEO of Purgo Supply Services. Alex Diaz’s FM career started at...

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Black History Month 2023 – Saluting Our Sisters

To mark the “Saluting Our Sisters” theme of this year’s Black History Month, ThisWeekinFM has collated perspectives from black women...

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New Appointments in Facilities Management – October 2023

October's new appointments roundup includes Business Moves Group, ISS, Churchill, Wates, Joblogic and EMCOR. Picture: a graphic...

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Bouygues UK Restructures Under New CEO

Under new CEO Fabienne Viala, Bouygues UK will be split into three new business units. Two of these will be regional businesses: London &...

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When it's Time to Say Goodbye – A Perspective From the FM Sector

Founder of Westbury FM Sonia Murton outlines the importance of mutual core values in the client-contractor relationship, and when it’s time...

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Spotlight Interview – Jennifer Cox | AECOM

Watch this Spotlight interview with Jennifer Cox, Electrical Engineer at AECOM and Chair of the CIBSE Young Engineers Network. Graduating from...

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BOHS Report Shows Rise in Work-Related Illness Among Women

A report from the British Occupational Hygiene Society highlights that women are carrying more of the burden of occupational disease than men and that...

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Built Environment Workforce Report Reveals Experiences of Prejudice

A new report from the National Institute of Building Sciences provides a glimpse into how workers in the built environment experience prejudice based...

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World FM Day 2023 – Why Work in Facilities Management?

To celebrate World FM Day 2023, we’ve collated expert advice and guidance on why facilities management is such an exciting industry to work in,...

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IFM Summit 2023 – Fireside Chat With Louisa Clarke

Infraspeak’s IFM Summit 2023 panel concluded with a fireside chat with Louisa Clarke, Churchill’s first-ever female Operational Director....

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Housebuilder Celebrates Women in Construction on International Women’s Day 2023

Cannock-based housebuilder Jessup Partnerships is looking to encourage talented women into the workforce and has produced a video to mark...

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BESA Criticises Lack of Diversity in Heating and Hot Water Industry

New research shows that 2 per cent of the heating and hot water industry sector’s workforce are women and only 5 per cent are from an ethnic...

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Security Company Supports Women’s Night Safety Charter

A London-based security company is urging others to support the Women’s Night Safety Charter, to help make London a city where all women feel...

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Employment Programme for Women in Construction Launches

Major home builders and a not-for-profit have launched a nationwide employment programme for women, helping to address the gender imbalance in the...

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Spotlight Interview – Joanna Harris | Sodexo

Joanna Harris is a Senior Programme Manager and Hard FM Ambassador at Sodexo and is well known for her voluntary work and advocacy for...

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Women in FM Recognised in WiHTL 2022 Women to Watch & Role Models Index

The Women to Watch & Role Models for Inclusion in Hospitality, Travel & Leisure (HTL) Index 2022 has named several women working in facilities...

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Women’s Presence in the Property Sector is Growing, But More Needs to be Done

Niki Fuchs, Chief Executive of Office Space in Town, outlines what more needs to be done to improve the prospects for women in the property...

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Spotlight Interview – Justine Salmon | ABM UK

In ThisWeekinFM’s Spotlight Interview, Justine Salmon, Operations Manager at ABM, discussed how FM companies can attract more women into...

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BCIA Announces New Vice President Stacey Lucas

The Building Controls Industry Association has announced Stacey Lucas as its new Vice President. Stacey has been a member of the BCIA’s...

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Churchill’s Support for Veterans in FM

Ahead of TWinFM’s Ex-Military Employment & Networking event in Leeds, Louisa Clarke discusses the progress that Churchill has made in its...

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Bidvest Noonan Appoints Jenny Jones as Director of Operations

Bidvest Noonan has announced its appointment of Jenny Jones as Director of Operations in its FM business unit. With more than 20 years of industry...

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Louisa Clarke Appointed to Veterans Advisory Board

Churchill Group’s Managing Director for the North and Scotland, Louisa Clarke, has been appointed to the government's Veterans Advisory...

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BCIA Appoints Catherine Walker as Executive Officer

The Building Controls Industry Association has announced the appointment of Catherine Walker as Executive Officer on the retirement of George Lee in...

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New Appointments in Facilities Management – August 2022

Read all about the latest new appointments in the world of FM, commercial real estate and the built environment, including appointments at The...

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Construction Careers Attracting Young Interest

New research from construction data platform NBS reveals that construction has now become a desirable career path for UK school leavers and young...

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Delivering Great FM Services Relies on Successful Mobilisation

The success of FM services is all in the mobilisation phase, where the partnership between the service provider and customer sets the tone for the...

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Simone Fenton-Jarvis and Luke Folwell Join IWFM Board as NEDs

Two new Non-Executive Directors will join the board of The Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management, as announced at its 2022...

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Spotlight Interview – Kiran Kachela | Continuous Improvement Projects

Kiran Kachela, Founder of Continuous Improvement Projects, spoke to ThisWeekinFM about what led to her starting her own consultancy business and her...

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Churchill’s Louisa Clarke Shortlisted in British Ex-Forces in Business Awards 2022

Louisa Clarke from Churchill Group has been nominated in the Business Leader of the Year (large company) category, in the shortlist for the...

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WowNow Hire Appoints Tracey Dunn

WowNow Hire, which provides equipment hire, expertise and services to businesses across the FM sector, has appointed Tracey Dunn as Customer Relations...

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Security Sector to March at London Pride 2022

On 2 July, the security industry will come together for the first time to celebrate pride and LGBTQIA+ identities within the sector. Organised by...

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International Women in Engineering Day 2022

On the ninth year of International Women in Engineering Day, engineers from Waterman Group and Alinea Consulting share their career...

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Maintenance in Women’s Refuges – A Call for Female Contractors

Stephanie Rampton, who owns a fire risk assessment company, is creating a database of female FM contractors to work on maintenance jobs in...

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The Women Behind 22 Bishopsgate

A women-led team working on 22 Bishopsgate, including investors, architects, planners, engineers, surveyors and contractors, have been recognised as...

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Sodexo’s Head of Health & Safety Named COVID Workplace Champion

April Harvey from Sodexo has been recognised for her role as health, safety and risk lead in the mobilisation of the first COVID quarantine facility...

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Willmott Dixon and Wates Group Among Those Named Top Employers for Women

Three companies in the construction, property services and development sector have been recognised in The Times Top 50 Employers for Women 2022...

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2022 BCIA Awards Winners Named

The winners of the 2022 Building Controls Industry Association awards have been announced. Let’s take a look at the...

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World FM Day 2022 – Leading a Sustainable Future

ThisWeekinFM spoke to several leaders in the FM and built environment space to find out what World FM Day means to them. Watch the...

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Spotlight Interview – Dr Alisha Damani – Stress Awareness Month 2022

To mark Stress Awareness Month, we spoke to Dr Alisha Damani, Founder of The Medic Today, about how facilities managers can use their influence to...

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Student Aims to Inspire Women to Choose Construction Careers

Madeleine Clarke is part of a rising number of women pursuing a construction career at Coventry University and is hoping her achievement will inspire...

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Stiles Harold Williams Appoints Head of FM and Sustainability

Stiles Harold Williams Partnership has appointed Tarniah Thompson as its Head of FM & Sustainability. Based in the London office of Stiles...

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Using Inclusive Language in the Workplace During Ramadan

With Ramadan approaching, D,E&I and Wellbeing Consultant Ash Ahmad shares her tips on how employers can support their Muslim employees and...

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We Still Need ‘Rallying Cry Events’ to Address Gender Imbalance, says ISS CEO

Liz Benison, CEO at ISS UK & Ireland, spoke about gender-balanced workplaces to mark International Women’s Day. Gender balance is one of...

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Cleanology Appoints Bellrock’s Juliet Widdicombe

Commercial cleaning company Cleanology has appointed Juliet Widdicombe as Operations Director. Juliet joins Cleanology from Bellrock Property and...

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Spotlight Interview – Jenna Pollock

Jenna Pollock is Divisional Director at ABM, responsible for Scotland and Northern Ireland. Jenna has 16 years of experience in the FM...

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Why Do We Need International Women's Day?

ThisWeekinFM collates thoughts from women in our industry and key statistics to demonstrate why action towards equality for women is needed in the...

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Mace Appoints Janyne Gan as FM Commercial Director

Mace has appointed Janyne Gan as Commercial Director for its Operate business. Janyne joins the facilities management division of Mace from CBRE,...

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Five Podcasts for Facilities and Workplace Managers

In 2020, there was an estimated 15 million podcast listeners in the UK alone, making it one of the most popular forms of audio entertainment –...

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SIA to Honour Women in Security With New Initiative

The Security Industry Association (SIA) has opened the call for nominations for the SIA Women in Security Forum Power 100. New for 2022, this...

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Pioneer FM Wins Science and Technologies Facilities Council Contract

Pioneer FM has been awarded a three-year contract to provide the cleaning and associated services at Daresbury Laboratory for the Science and...

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Louise Hosking Commences IOSH Presidency

Risk management specialist Louise Hosking will be the 55th IOSH President and is hoping to change the image of the health and safety...

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Rachel Houghton Wins Transport & Logistics Businesswoman of the Year

Rachel Houghton, Managing Director at Business Moves Group (BMG), has been named Transport & Logistics Businesswoman of the Year at...

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Spotlight Interview | Mary-Jane Pettit

Pioneer FM provides total FM services for offices, schools, commercial and retail facilities, government agencies, and other large sites. CEO and...

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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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Simone Fenton-Jarvis – Being Human at Work

What does it mean to be a human at work? Workplace consultant Simone Fenton-Jarvis explores the importance of bringing your whole self to...

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Janine Cole Appointed Chair of Better Buildings Partnership

Janine Cole, Sustainability and Social Impact Director at Great Portland Estates, has been named as the new chair of the Better Buildings...

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ACAS Shares Advice on Hybrid Working

ACAS has shared new advice for employers wanting to support hybrid working and execute it fairly. The pandemic has shown us that not everyone is...

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Amey and Mace Launch Health Platform for Menopause Support

In an industry first, Amey and Mace have launched a digital health platform to support people experiencing menopause and other major health...

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New UK CEO for Bidvest Noonan

Bidvest Noonan has named a new CEO for its business in Great Britain, Charlotte Marshall. Marshall, an accomplished business leader, has...

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Sodexo Appoints Corporate Responsibility Director

Sodexo has appointed Claire Atkins Morris to the role of Director of Corporate Responsibility for the UK and Ireland. Morris has over 11 years...

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International Women in Engineering Day – Engineering Heroes

International Women in Engineering Day is an awareness campaign that raises the profile of women in engineering and focuses attention on the amazing...

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Sodexo Appoints Permanent Head of Diversity & Inclusion

Sodexo UK & Ireland has made Raj Jones its permanent Head of Diversity & Inclusion. Jones started her career with Sodexo in 2007, taking on...

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Mace and Amey to Tackle Gender Inequality in Construction

Two industry leaders from Mace and Amey have been appointed to spearhead a campaign to challenge gender inequality in the construction...

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PwC Report Says Net-Zero Goals at Risk from Lack of Gender Diversity in Industry

Data released by POWERful Women & PwC UK has demonstrated that the energy industry may be ill-equipped for its net-zero targets, in part due to a...

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RoSPA and L’Oréal Partner to Support Women in Health and Safety

RoSPA and L’Oréal have partnered to launch their "Leading Safely for Women" programme. In a bid to support what they...

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Spotlight Interview | Louise Rushmer | Cushman & Wakefield

In this Spotlight Interview, we speak to Louise Rushmer, who is a Partner at Cushman & Wakefield where she heads up the Property and FM Corporate...

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Positive Influence of Hospitality in FM and Workplace Culture

ThisWeekinFM is delighted to announce that Louise Rushmer, partner at Cushman & Wakefield will be speaking at this week's RE:Connect event,...

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Reclaim The Streets – Are Evening Networking Events Inclusive?

In the wake of #ReclaimTheStreets protests across the country at the weekend, women are calling into question the inclusivity of evening events for...

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FM Celebrates International Women’s Day 2021

What is the facilities management sector doing to celebrate this year’s International Women’s Day? International Women’s Day...

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Women Who Inspire in FM – International Women’s Day

This International Women’s Day, ThisWeekinFM asked those on the built environment frontline to reveal their top female role models who are...

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RICS Widens Governance and Engagement Review

RICS is to review its “ongoing purpose and relevance” in 2021 and beyond. This is a separate review from the independent enquiry into...

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Kathleen Fontana Named as RICS President for 2020-2021

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors has named Kathleen Fontana FRICS as their President for 2020-2021. The RICS 2020 Annual General...

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More Female Executives Means Greater Profit Margin, New Research Suggests

A new report suggests that profit margins are 10 times greater in firms where at least one-third of the executive committee are women, compared to...

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International Women’s Day – Are You A Rebel?

To celebrate International Women’s Day, we’re sharing a guest piece from Ricoh's Simone Fenton-Jarvis, about not shying away from...

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Gender Balance For A Better Business

Friday March 8 was International Women's Day 2019 with a campaign theme #BalanceforBetter - let's build a gender-balanced world. FM...

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A Woman’s World - Engineering Could Do Better

In the week of International Women in Engineering Day (June 23) Lucy Speed has an idea how STEM industries can attract more females into the...

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Procuring Smarter & Women Who Inspire...PLUS

BIFM offers to assist government to procure smarter; Women Who Inspire Awards launched; Kier wins The Office Group contract; EMCOR becomes a Leesman...

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