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Circular Lighting Live 2025: Industry unites to drive real change in sustainability and circularity

Collaboration and innovation took centre stage at Circular Lighting Live 2025, the UK’s leading sustainability conference for the lighting industry. Held in London and organised by Recolight, the event brought together more than 35 inspirational speakers and leading brands to ...

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RIDDOR Reports

Citation’s Safety Advice Manager, David Taylor explores what’s behind the rise in RIDDOR reporting and why, despite recent updates, confusion still reigns for many employers Workplace incident reporting is one of the most important tools we have for keeping people ...

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Mears secures new repairs and maintenance contract with Cross Keys Homes

Mears Group has been awarded a new 10-year contract with Cross Keys Homes in Peterborough. The new contract award worth around £25 million annually, with the option to extend for a further five years, builds on a partnership spanning almost ...

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UK plumbing and hard FM contractors’ market set to exceed £32bn by 2029

The UK plumbing and hard facilities management contractors’ market, currently valued at over £27 billion, is forecast to grow steadily through 2029, reaching more than £32.4 billion, according to the latest market research report from Barbour ABI. Highlighting the sector’s ...

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Mitie extends REM partnership

Following a competitive tender, Mitie Security has retained its contract for security and intelligence management with Real Estate Management (UK) Limited (REM) for an additional five years. The contract, which is worth seven figures per annum, will deliver security operations ...

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Bids from small firms keep disappearing into a black hole, says FSB

Small firms are being shut out of billions in public contracts as bids disappear into a “black hole” of unanswered feedback and red tape, warns the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB). In a new report Signed, Sealed, Delivered: How public ...

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Sodexo’s Circles elevates employee and guest experience

Sodexo’s premium workplace experience and employee engagement service, Circles, has launched its Hospitality Operating System (HOS) to elevate service delivery and the employee and guest experience at every client site. Now live at pilot sites and rolling out to additional ...

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New RO water purifier for humidifiers

Condair is launching the Condair RO-E reverse osmosis water purifier, which has been specifically designed for use with humidifiers. The Condair RO-E will reduce the service requirements of all humidifiers and improve humidity control when used with steam humidifiers. The ...

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ABM partners with Tonic Housing to champion inclusive living for older LGBTQIA+ communities

Facility, engineering, transport and infrastructure solutions provider, ABM, has formed a new partnership with creators of the UK’s first LGBTQIA+ affirming retirement community, Tonic Housing. The collaboration is part of ABM’s continued commitment to building community-rooted initiatives across its ESG ...

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Equans appointed by London Borough of Haringey to lead a major retrofit project

Equans has been awarded a contract with London Borough of Haringey to lead a major retrofit project on the Coldfall Estate. Haringey’s homes account for around half of the borough’s carbon footprint, and this is the reason why the council ...

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