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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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New Appointments in Facilities Management – March 2025
This month includes new appointments at Atlas, Praxis Group, SBFM, Compass Group and more. Picture: a graphic showing the headshots of Karen O'Neill,...
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Equans Wins New Repairs and Planned Works Deal With Anchor
Equans has extended its partnership with Anchor, England’s largest not-for-profit provider of housing and care for people in later life. The new contract will...
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Government Announces £600m Investment to Tackle Construction Skills Shortage
New reforms to plug the skills gap in construction include a new Construction Skills Mission Board, co-chaired by Mark Reynolds, Executive Chair of Mace. Chancellor...
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British Land to Extend Broadgate Tower
British Land will add a three-storey extension to Broadgate Tower and create a new green plaza. Broadgate Tower, a 34-storey office building within British...
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Morgan Sindall Named as Preferred Contractor for Hemisphere One
Morgan Sindall Construction has been appointed by Sciontec as the preferred contractor on the Hemisphere One laboratory and workspace development in...
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The Smartest Workplaces in the Public Sector
The Government Property Agency recently hosted the fourth Smarter Working Live Awards, celebrating outstanding smarter working across the public sector. The awards...
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OCS Wins Five-Year Contract with LKQ UK & Ireland
OCS has successfully secured a new total facilities management five-year contract with LKQ UK & Ireland. The contract spans an initial three-year period, with an...
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High Performing Buildings – December’s Roundup
In 2024’s final high-performing buildings roundup, we look at some of the year’s most impressive building projects. Watch the...
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Workaholism Can Cause Organisational Harm, Says University Study
Workaholism can make employees morally disengaged and less likely to address safety risks, according to a study led by Aston University and University of Leipzig...
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New Images of London’s Lowest Whole-Life Carbon High-Rise Development
Foster + Partners have published new CGIs of The Round at 18 Blackfriars Road, set to be London’s lowest whole-life carbon high-rise development. Watch...
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Coventry City Council Using Drones to Measure Building’s Energy Efficiency
Thermal camera drones are being used by Coventry City Council to discover precisely how and where heat escapes from buildings. The council is working with E.ON...
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Winners of CIBSE Building Performance Awards 2025 Announced
The CIBSE Building Performance Awards 2025 celebrated individuals, organisations, products and projects across the built environment at a ceremony at The Park Plaza...
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British Cleaning Council Reveals Cleaning Industry Valued at a Record-Breaking £66.9bn
The value of the cleaning, hygiene and waste industry has jumped by more than ten per cent in the last year. The British Cleaning Council’s (BCC) annual research...
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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 Apprenticeship...
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Compass Group CEO Wins Business Leader of the Year at the edie Awards
Morag Freathy, CEO of Compass Group UK & Ireland’s Business & Industry (B&I) sector, has been named sustainability Business Leader of the Year at the...
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FM Suppliers Named on £700m Framework
45 facilities management suppliers have been appointed to a new framework worth up to £700 million over four years. 40 per cent of the firms appointed to the...
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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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New Appointments in Facilities Management – January 2025
This month’s new appointments roundup features Churchill Group, phs Besafe and the Government Property Agency. Picture: a graphic showing the...
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CIBSE to Partner With UK Construction Week
The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers will collaborate with UK Construction Week for the upcoming UKCW London event at ExCeL from 7-9 May...
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Prisoner Death at HMP Lincoln Due to Legionella
UK contractor Amey Community Limited has been fined £600,000 after failing to manage legionella bacteria in the water systems at HMP Lincoln. A 71-year old...
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Bidvest Noonan Launches Tall Building Security Special Interest Group
A new global initiative to address security challenges in tall buildings has been initiated by Bidvest Noonan. In association with The Institute of Strategic Risk...
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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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Are We Finally Seeing Data-Driven FM Coming to Fruition?
Getting genuine value from data has historically been tough, but is the FM sector now putting data front and centre? David Leslie, Head of Strategy & Client...
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