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Platinum Facilities Expands Mobile Engineering Division 

Platinum Facilities has recruited 25 new team members for its dedicated mobile engineering division. Platinum Mobile is specifically designed to serve client...

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Mitie Introduces 32 Automated Cobots at Heathrow Airport

Mitie has rolled out the UK’s largest fleet of cobotic cleaning machines at Heathrow airport. 32 cobots in a range of sizes have been deployed to mop and...

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Mace Appointed Construction Partner for 85 Gracechurch Street 

Hertshten Properties has appointed Mace as the main contractor for the redevelopment of 85 Gracechurch Street, the site where the remains of London’s first...

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Planning Submitted for 33 Cavendish Square Transformation

A planning application to transform 33 Cavendish Square into a new cultural destination has been submitted to Westminster City Council. After two rounds of public...

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Construction Begins on one of Europe’s Largest Battery Energy Storage Systems

Construction is now underway at the Staythorpe Battery Energy Storage System in Newark, Nottinghamshire. Mitie Power & Grid, via G2 Energy, is leading the design...

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Oxford United New Stadium Plans to Set a ‘New Benchmark’ for Accessibility

Oxford United Football Club’s plans for a new 16,000-seat stadium have been praised for their inclusivity and accessibility provisions by former Paralympian...

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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
Dalkia UK Secures Extended Contract With Colt Data Centre Services

After a 17-year partnership, Colt Data Centre Services has awarded Dalkia UK a new three-and-a-half-year FM contract. Dalkia UK will continue to provide critical...

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Property
London Grade A Office Space Hits Record 80% Take-Up

Cushman & Wakefield has reported that 80 per cent of the total office take-up in Q2 2025 in Central London was Grade A. The commercial real estate firm describes...

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Workplace & Wellbeing
What Makes a Workplace Truly Family-Friendly?

The UK’s national charity for working parents and carers is developing a Family-Friendly Workplaces certification — the first of its kind in the...

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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
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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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
Scotland’s First Passivhaus School With a Swimming Pool Completes

Currie Community High School is the first school in Scotland built to Passivhaus standards that includes a swimming pool. Delivered by Kier on behalf of the City...

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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
IFMA Publishes Top Global FM Influencers List for 2025

36 facilities management professionals have been named Top Global FM Influencers by The International Facility Management Association. The list represents six...

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Products & Projects
Levy UK + Ireland Delivers New Low Alcohol Lounge at Newbury Racecourse 

A new low alcohol hospitality offering has been unveiled at Newbury Racecourse, in partnership with catering and hospitality company Levy UK + Ireland.  The...

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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
Amulet Wins New Security Contract With Govia Thameslink Railway

Amulet, part of Churchill Services Group, has won a three-year security contract with Govia Thameslink Railway. The contract will see Amulet working across the...

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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
Could Smarter Asset Management Save the NHS £85 Million a Year?

Analysis from the Chartered Institute of Housing highlights a connection between housing quality and health outcomes, predicting that retrofitting social homes could save...

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