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Apleona Acquires Hampshire-Based FM Company

Apleona has acquired Corrigenda, a technical facilities management company based in Fareham, Hampshire.  Corrigenda provides technical and energy management...

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Mace Consult Secures Majority Investment from Goldman Sachs

Mace Group’s consultancy arm has announced a majority investment from Private Equity at Goldman Sachs Alternatives. Mace Group’s shareholders, including...

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Kimberly-Clark Commits to Green Hydrogen Facility 

Kimberly-Clark UK & Ireland aims to halve its natural gas consumption at its UK manufacturing sites by 2027. In an agreement worth £125 million,...

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News
Company Fined £165,000 for ‘Blatant Disregard’ for Fire Safety in Preston Redevelopment 

A construction firm has been fined for repeatedly ignoring fire safety precautions during the conversion of a Preston warehouse into residential apartments. Lancashire...

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Amey Takes Full Ownership of Defence Sector Joint Venture 

Amey has taken full ownership of defence sector joint venture AmeyBriggs. AmeyBriggs, a joint venture between Amey and Briggs Group, was formed in 2020 to deliver the...

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News
World’s Tallest 3D-Printed Building Opens

A tower situated in the Swiss Alps has been recognised as the world’s tallest 3D-printed building. Tor Alva, also known as the White Tower, is an immersive...

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Videos
Spotlight Interview – Emma McLaughlin-Edwards

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 and inclusion...

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Contract Wins
IEM Wins Hard FM Contract for 100 Family First Nursery Sites

Integrated Estates Management has been appointed as the hard facilities management partner for 100 Family First nurseries across the Midlands and South of England. The...

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Property
Government Launches Platform4 to Manage Surplus Rail Land 

Platform4, a collaboration of Network Rail’s Property Team and London and Continental Railways, is set to accelerate house building on disused railway...

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Workplace & Wellbeing
TradeHive Launches Trial to Connect Construction Workers with Mental Health Support

A new digital learning and wellbeing platform to connect construction workers with tailored mental health support will be piloted over the next year. Two construction...

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Building, Refurbishment & Fit-Out
Designs Revealed for Benfica Stadium’s Modernisation Plans

The Benfica District project is a transformative new masterplan for Benfica’s Estádio da Luz stadium in Lisbon.   Watch the...

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Energy Management
New Homes to Include Solar Panels By Default

Under the Future Homes Standard, the “vast majority” of new build homes will be fitted with solar power. The proposed Future Homes Standard is set to be...

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Building Services
BESA Launches First in Free Competence Toolkit Series

The Building Engineering Services Association has launched its first competence toolkit, focused on industrial and commercial ductwork installation. The free...

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Cleaning, Hygiene & Washroom
Urine from Women’s Toilets at the London Marathon to be Converted into Fertiliser

Urine from thousands of women running the 2025 London Marathon will be saved from sewage and turned into fertiliser for wheat. The team behind the UK’s first...

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Education & Training
IWFM Partners With Amey on Strategic Asset Management Guidance 

Amey and the Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management are looking to address the knowledge gap in strategic asset management amongst facilities...

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Environment & Sustainability
Building Research Establishment to Lead on Future Homes Standard Methodologies 

The Building Research Establishment will work with the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero to develop both the Home Energy Model product recognition system and...

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Facilities Management
Saltire Facilities Management Acquired by Daikin

Saltire Facilities Management, one of the largest gas central heating and electrical firms in Scotland, has been acquired for an undisclosed sum by Daikin Airconditioning...

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Fleet & Transportation
New York First US City to Enforce Congestion Charge

From 5 January 2025, drivers entering New York State will have to pay a Congestion Relief Zone Toll of up to $9 per day. This will eventually increase to $12 in 2028...

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People
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, who previously...

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Products & Projects
Kingdom Cleaning Gears Up for Oasis Wembley Reunion

As part of their long-term cleaning contract at Wembley Park, Kingdom Cleaning is preparing for the sold-out Oasis reunion tour at Wembley Stadium this summer. Oasis...

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Safety & Health
Harmony Fire Wins Fall Protection System Contract With NHS

A £1.3 million contract to deliver maintenance services for fall protection safety systems across the NHS estate has been won by Somerset-based Harmony Fire. The...

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Security, Fire & Contingency Planning
Campaign Groups Urge Sadiq Khan to Halt Tower Block With One Staircase

The Fire Brigades Union and other groups have written to Sadiq Khan and Bromley Council leader Colin Smith, raising concerns over plans for a 17.7-metre-high development...

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Smart Buildings & Technology
JLL Foundation $4.75m in Loans to 18 Green Startups  

Through its not-for-profit foundation, JLL has provided $4.75 million of zero-interest loans to 18 companies in the decarbonisation sector. JLL Foundation, which was...

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Opinion
Balancing Sustainability and Hygiene Product Performance in Education Estates

Out of 250 FMs working in the education sector, 86 per cent said they have doubts about hygiene product performance when it comes to sustainable alternatives. In this...

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