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OCS supports Scottish Autism Charity with a sensory room for local school

As part of its commitment to delivering social value within its communities, global facilities service provider OCS, has helped Scottish Autism’s New Struan School, based in Alloa, create a new sensory room designed to help enrich the learning experience of ...

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Waste sector welcomes Defra announcement on Simpler Recycling reforms but concerns remain

There’s been a cautious welcome by the waste industry to the Government’s announcement of reforms to household and business bin collections and a crackdown on unscrupulous waste carriers. The reforms include a new, simpler approach to recycling allowing people across ...

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RICS FM survey predicts growth in sustainability and maintenance management over the next year

The results of the Q3 2023 RICS Facilities Management Survey points to widespread demand growth over the quarter, although the pace of increase does appear to have cooled somewhat. Over the coming year, sustainability management is anticipated to see the ...

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Churchill Wins IWFM Impact Award for VR Training Programme

Churchill has won the IWFM Impact Award for Technology for Project Oculus, its Virtual Reality (VR) training programme for cleaning operatives. The programme has been specifically designed for cleaning operatives on trains as rail is one of the key sectors ...

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Encore’s facilities management leaders and site teams to benefit from IWFM membership

Residential property management company Encore, which manages a variety of complex mixed-use developments, large private housing schemes and many types of buildings across the UK has announced its membership of the Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM). The move ...

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KPMG fined millions for significant and serious breaches in Carillion audit

The Financial Reporting Council has fined the auditors of multinational construction and facilities management services company Carillion which collapsed in 2018, £21 million for ‘significant and serious breaches’. Two Final Settlement Decision Notices have been imposed against KPMG LLP, KPMG ...

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CIBSE has announced the shortlist for its Young Engineers Awards

Engineering undergraduates, apprentices and graduates have demonstrated their passion and dedication to the industry to be shortlisted for the CIBSE Young Engineers Awards (YEAs) 2023. They are joined in the line-up by nine companies leading the way in nurturing and ...

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Working Families’ Top Employers of 2023 already offer flexible working from day one

Employers in Working Families’ Benchmark survey have shown they are ready for the new flexible working legislation coming in 2024, with 86 per cent of entrants already offering flexible working from day one. The UK’s national charity for working parents ...

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ISS wins three additional FM contracts with the Government Property Agency

ISS has been awarded additional hard and soft FM contracts for the Government Property Agency (GPA) across England, as part of the GPA’s UK-wide workplace services transformation programme. These follow two contracts awarded earlier in June for the provision of ...

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Knight Frank Investment Management partners with Mer to bring high powered EV charging to UK commercial tenants

Mer, a European electric vehicle (EV) charging company, aim to install EV charge points across more than 100 of Knight Frank Investment Management’s (KFIM) client owned sites in the UK. Karl Anders, Managing Director at Mer UK said, “Following an ...

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