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White Roofs – The Key to Beating Heatwaves?
Painting roofs white or using reflective coatings is more effective at cooling cities compared to green roofs, street vegetation, or solar panels, according to UCL...
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Historic Environment Scotland’s Retrofit Project Halted
Plans to find a new home for Historic Environment Scotland’s archives have been halted due to the rising cost of materials and labour. Archive House, an existing...
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New £814m Facilities Management Framework Opens for Bidding
Framework provider Pagabo is inviting facilities management companies to bid for its newest framework offering. The “Total Facilities Management Framework”...
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Crown Estate Reveals Plans for Three New Developments
The Crown Estate plans to deliver 250,000 sq ft of office, leisure and retail space in central London. The three developments, which have a Gross Development...
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Atlas Re-Appointed for Cleaning Contract at St. James’ Court Hotel
FM provider Atlas has been re-appointed to deliver overnight front-of-house cleaning services at St. James’ Court Hotel in Westminster. Atlas has been...
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Plans Approved for First John Lewis Homes in Bromley
The John Lewis Partnership has been approved to transform a Waitrose site in Bromley into 353 new homes. The proposed development consists of 353 new homes for rent,...
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MAD Architects Reveal Nanhai Art Centre Designs
Designs for the Nanhai Art Centre in Foshan City, Guangdong have been unveiled. Watch the Video > MAD architects, working on...
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OCS Extends Contract With Great Western Railway
Great Western Railway has extended its FM contract with OCS for three years Around 360 team members will provide cleaning services on trains and at 197 stations...
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JPC by Samsic Expands British Land Portfolio to Include Norton Folgate
JPC by Samsic has been appointed as the cleaning specialist for the redeveloped Norton Folgate in East London. As part of their existing relationship with British...
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Pareto FM Becomes Member of Employers Network for Equality & Inclusion
Pareto FM has joined The Employers Network for Equality & Inclusion, coinciding with Pride Month. The Employers Network for Equality & Inclusion (enei) helps...
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Willmott Dixon Wins British Transport Police HQ Refurbishment Contract
Willmott Dixon Interiors will deliver the category B fit-out of 200 Buckingham Palace Road in Westminster, the HQ of the British Transport Police. On behalf...
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SEE Services Assists Yorkshire Ambulance Service in EV Upgrades
SEE Services is working with the Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust to support the setting up of its electric vehicle charging infrastructure. With more electric...
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BESA Launches Football-Themed Building Safety Campaign
The Building Engineering Services Association has launched a football-themed awareness campaign to address knowledge gaps in the Building Safety...
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Cleanology Prepares for Fourth Annual Hygiene Bank Fundraiser
After raising over £78,000 for The Hygiene Bank in its first three years, the Cleanology Hygiene Bank Charity Evening is returning for 2024. Held at Old Park...
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EMCOR UK Appoints Six New Interns From 10,000 Black Interns Programme
EMCOR UK has engaged with the 10,000 Black Interns programme for the first time, appointing six new interns for six weeks. Interns Sofia Kamgang-Nkuitche, Ezi Obienu,...
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Global Green Building Alliance Publishes Sustainable Finance Guide
The recently formed Global Green Building Alliance has created a sustainable finance guide to drive the $35m investment needed across the globe to achieve...
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Sunbelt Rentals Becomes Mitie’s Preferred Equipment Rental Supplier
Equipment rental supplier Sunbelt Rentals has signed a multi-year preferred supplier agreement with Mitie. Sunbelt Rentals will supply rental equipment across all...
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Census Data Reveals Impact of the Pandemic on Commuting
Shifts in commuting patterns driven by the COVID-19 pandemic continue to impact urban planning, according to the latest census data. Watch the...
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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 recognised for its...
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YorPower Restores Power to Blood Bank Refrigerators at NHS Hospital
A recent power outage at a South of England NHS Hospital that disrupted blood storage facilities was resolved by back-up power solutions provider YorPower. The UPS...
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Building Safety Act – Implications for FMs as Construction Clients
The 6 April 2024 deadline is approaching, marking the end of the transitional period for building control applications and a new regime which has implications for those...
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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 Professional...
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Liverpool Shopping Centre Installs ‘Digital Human’ as Part of Guest Services Team
“Liv”, an AI-enabled “digital human”, is now part of Liverpool ONE shopping centre’s front-of-house customer service offering. As part of...
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Altecnic | CIBSE Build2Perform Focus Interview
Watch ThisWeekinFM’s interview with Steve Boyd, Head of Trade and Specification Sales at Altecnic at CIBSE Build2Perform Live. Altecnic produces hydronic...
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