Higher-quality flexible workspace products are continuing to outperform traditional office rents across most London sub-markets, according to the latest Flexible Workspace Return Index, released by flexible workspace consultancy, HEWN. The report analyses 2025 and five-year performance trends across three grades ...
Read More »Mitie opens Cleaning Training Centre of Excellence at Manchester Airport
Mitie has opened a new Cleaning Training Centre of Excellence at Manchester Airport in Terminal 2 to support high‑quality cleaning training and skills development. The new centre reinforces Mitie’s long‑term commitment to developing its people, embedding digital ways of working ...
Read More »Velway extends FM contract with Ideagen
Property management and compliance company, Velway, has secured a three-year contract extension to continue delivering total facilities management services at Ideagen’s 28,000 sq ft global headquarters in Ruddington, Nottingham. Velway has worked in partnership with global technology provider, Ideagen, since ...
Read More »Sodexo announces culinary partnership with acclaimed chef
Sodexo UK & Ireland has announced a new culinary partnership with acclaimed chef, restaurateur and television personality Anna Haugh. Through the partnership, Haugh will collaborate closely with Sodexo’s culinary leadership team bringing her expertise to support chef development, inspire new ...
Read More »Employment Rights Act 2025 – what it means for FM
The UK’s Employment Rights Act 2025 will be phased in over 2026-2027. Changes include banning zero-hours contracts, ending “fire and rehire”, providing day-one rights for sick pay, parental leave, and protection from unfair dismissal (though with a six-month wait). What ...
Read More »Houston & Hawkes continues partnership with Sally Abé
Houston & Hawkes is continuing its partnership with Chef Sally Abé for a fourth consecutive year. The extended collaboration builds on the role Abé has played in supporting chef development and shaping the company’s culinary approach. Over the past three ...
Read More »Bennett Hay achieves B Corp certification alongside its strongest year of growth
London-based independent workplace catering and guest services business, Bennett Hay, has announced its most successful year to date, marked by strong growth across the business and the achievement of B Corp™ certification, meaning the company meets B Lab’s standards for ...
Read More »Geopolitical unrest clouds outlook as tender prices rise
The latest data from the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS), shows tender prices increased by an estimated 0.7 per cent between 4Q2025 and 1Q2026, resulting in a 2.8 per cent annual growth in the BCIS All-in Tender Price Index (TPI). ...
Read More »Uno Mini – Small footprint. Serious power.
Delivering an optimised 100W output in a compact, space-saving unit, UNO Mini is built to power today’s commercial laptops and devices with speed and reliability. With dual 100W USB-C outputs, it charges multiple devices effortlessly with no bulky transformer required, ...
Read More »United Infrastructure wins £364m contract with The Guinness Partnership
United Infrastructure’s subsidiary, Social Infrastructure, has been appointed to deliver planned maintenance and investment across the North West and Greater Manchester on behalf of The Guinness Partnership, one of the largest affordable housing providers in England. The contract represents a ...
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