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Essex County Council market engagement event for FM tender

Essex County Council is in the early stages of retendering for its FM contract with ECC officers hosting a market engagement event for the facilities management industry later this month. This is part of ECC’s work to scope out the ...

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Kier purchases Buckingham Group’s rail division

Kier has agreed to acquire substantially all the rail assets of Buckingham Group Contracting Limited, which has gone into administration. The £9.6 million acquisition will strengthen Kier’s position in the UK rail market, with projects spanning the country. Once the ...

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Navigating Complex FM Supply Chains: Why Social Value is a Big Deal

By Anthony Hanley, Senior Vice President, Global Supply Chain Compliance, Alcumus SafeContractor In the ever-evolving landscape of facilities management, supply chain complexity stands as a challenge that demands the attention of FM businesses. Anthony Hanley, Senior Vice President, Global Supply ...

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Transformative change

Sunil Shah, MD of Acclaro Advisory and the Sustainable Facilities Management Index (SFMI) explains why the SFMI Sustainability Benchmark has elevated wellbeing, biodiversity, and ED&I to help drive transformative change Sustainability is now undoubtedly a critical component of any organisational ...

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Tomorrow Meets Today seeks nominations for young people to join

Back for 2023, Tomorrow Meets Today is FM’s only exclusive networking evening specifically focused on promoting diversity and creating unique opportunities for future leaders to meet inspirational current leadership. Sponsored by Pareto FM, the event will be held at the ...

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Wates wins £35m major works contract in Brent

The Wates Group’s social housing repairs and maintenance division, Wates Living Space, has secured a £35 million contract to deliver Brent Council’s Major Works programme across its social housing portfolio. The contract, which commenced in July will run for 80 weeks ...

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Fusion21 invites bids for £346m Building Improvements Framework

Procurement organisation and social enterprise Fusion21 has announced the renewal of its national Building Improvements Framework worth up to £346 million over four years, and is now inviting bids from interested contractors of any size, providing local, regional or national ...

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OCS wins Royal Parks contract

The Royal Parks charity, which manages London’s historic Royal Parks and other important green spaces in the capital, has awarded OCS a five-year, multi-million-pound service contract. The contract, beginning on 1 October 2023, covers hard facilities maintenance services across all ...

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Northwood launches Whisper Eco

Northwood Hygiene Products Ltd, the leading manufacturer and supplier of away-from-home (AfH) professional paper hygiene and wiping products, has further enhanced its luxury Whisper range of toilet rolls, facial tissues and airlaid hand towels with the launch of Whisper Eco ...

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Dalkia UK awarded contract extension at University of Lincoln

EDF Group subsidiary, Dalkia UK, has extended its technical hard services contract with the University of Lincoln, reflecting a “successful long-term partnership” as both organisations continue to work together towards a greener estate. Dalkia UK is responsible for 86 buildings ...

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