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The Future of Facilities Management: Why the Facilities Sector Needs More Qualified EPA Assessors

In the ever-evolving landscape of facilities management, a critical need has emerged for skilled professionals who can guide and shape the next generation of practitioners. The number of apprenticeship standards across all sectors has grown massively in recent years, which ...

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Building Safety Alliance to become a charity

The Building Safety Alliance – a collaborative group of stakeholders from the occupation phase with over 70 declared supporters from a wide range of organisations across the sector – have announced their intention to become a charity. The alliance, which ...

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Collaboration and partnership: Future-proofing Belmont House for sustainability

In today’s rapidly evolving world, sustainability has become a crucial aspect of building management. Organisations across all industries are recognising the need to adopt sustainable practices to minimise their environmental impact and contribute to a greener future. It has become ...

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JLL appoints new CEO to lead growth in MEA region

Global real estate services firm, JLL, has appointed James Allan as CEO, Middle East and Africa (MEA), to drive its ambitious growth agenda in the region. Allan, who has been working at JLL for 15 years, taking on increasing levels ...

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RICS granted observer status for COP28

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has been granted observer status for this year’s United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28), to be held from 30 November to 12 December at Expo City, Dubai. The institution, representing more than 134,000 ...

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Aramark partnership offers a sustainable solution to single-use straws

Aramark UK has teamed up with Edible Straws to offer a sustainable solution to single-use straws across Merlin sites in the UK, such as Chessington World of Adventure Resort, LEGOLAND® Windsor Resort and Alton Towers Resort. Edible Straws emerged as ...

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Smarter ways to manage your buildings

REGISTER NOW FOR SMART BUILDINGS SHOW 2023 – ExCeL, London, 18th-19th October 2023 Taking place at ExCeL London on 18th – 19th October, Smart Buildings Show 2023 will connect visitors to the latest information and technology in the smart buildings ...

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Apleona bolsters UK market position with acquisition

Apleona, a leading European integrated FM company based in Neu-Isenburg near Frankfurt (Main), has acquired technical facilities management firm, JCW Group Limited (JCW). Based in Royston, Cambridgeshire, JCW offers a full range of self-delivered hard services through its team of over ...

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VINCI Facilities extends Cancer Research UK contract

A five-year contract extension valued at £10 million has been confirmed between VINCI Facilities and Cancer Research UK (CRUK) for the delivery of hard FM services across circa 600 locations across the CRUK estate. CRUK and VINCI Facilities have worked ...

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Competing with distinction in a cutthroat world of FM services

By Prabhu Ramachandran, Founder and CEO at Facilio Inc Remember when IT was a humble back office function, typically depicted in movies and TV as the team that sits in a dark and dingy basement office covered in wires and ...

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