A third (34 per cent) of UK businesses are finding themselves short-staffed at least once a week due to worker illness and the difficulty of recruiting enough people to fill gaps, reveals new research by online marketplace for flexible and ...

The workplace catering firm has introduced an industry-leading inclusive benefits package for its teams, reflecting the company’s continued commitment to inclusivity. The programme ‘Pearfect’, which launched this month, includes enhanced partner leave, as well as IVF and grandparent leave. BM has ...

Hygiacura Group Limited, a newly established investment vehicle specialising in growing a nationwide group of commercial cleaning and facilities management companies, has acquired Sector Support Services Limited, marking the beginning of Hygiacura’s ambitious growth-through-acquisition strategy. Hygiacura’s investors and management team ...

Recycling and resource recovery business, Enva, has appointed James Priestley as Chief Executive Officer, effective 8 April 2024. He will succeed Tom Walsh who, after many successful years growing the Enva business, has decided to step down as part of ...

The PXC5.E24 is the latest automation station to be added to the Desigo™ HVAC and building control system and brings with it enhanced flexibility, greater interoperability and easier installation. A fundamental requirement for efficient building automation is a reliable control ...

Sodexo Health & Care has achieved level 3 status on NHS’s Evergreen Sustainable Supplier Assessment maturity matrix. The Evergreen Assessment is one of several NHS initiatives designed to support its net zero and wider sustainability objectives and is aimed specifically ...

James Massey, Managing Director of Facilities Management at MRI Software, looks at the challenging workloads FM professionals face, and the benefits to them of deploying tech FMs juggle a myriad of responsibilities. In addition to maintenance and repair, they increasingly ...

Kier has been appointed to lot A1 of Network Rail’s North West & Central Region CP7 (Control Period 7) Framework for capital delivery works, which covers projects ranging from £7 million to £200 million in value. The framework will run ...

March 2024 recorded the strongest month for office occupancy since May 2021, with a daily average office occupancy rate of 34.1 per cent, according to the latest report from Remit Consulting. The previous highest monthly average of 33.8 per cent ...

The independent facilities management provider based in Leyland, Lancashire, has reported over 100 per cent year-on-year revenue growth since 2020. The group provides security, cleaning and maintenance services across the country to shopping centres, retail and business parks and multi-tenanted ...