There are often suggestions of a systemic lack of openness and transparency in the Mechanical and Electrical (M&E) supply chain, but clients and M&E suppliers can both be winners and still play by the rules, says Tom Lyons, Operations Director, ...
Read More »Global contract win for Sodexo with Meta
Sodexo has secured a major contract with Meta to deliver food services across its global portfolio. The enterprise partnership covers more than 130 locations in over 30 countries across all regions, including a highly diverse range of environments, such as ...
Read More »Director hire at Morris & Spottiswood Group
Multi-skilled end-to-end service provider, Morris & Spottiswood Group, has appointed Claire Sarafilovic as Director of Professional Services, with the remit of establishing a fully integrated in-house advisory capability. The Group says the appointment is a crucial next step in its ...
Read More »Learnmore launches AI and data training for businesses to upskill talent
New apprenticeship training programmes for AI and data science have been launched by training experts, Learnmore to meet the demand from employers looking to upskill staff. With studies showing a skills shortage in these fast changing workplace areas, the Learnmore ...
Read More »80 unique bin colour combinations making business waste compliance a visual minefield
New analysis reveals a bin standardisation gap across the UK, with at least 80 unique bin colour combinations making recycling increasingly difficult for UK businesses. One year after landmark legislation required all UK businesses to separate dry recyclables and food ...
Read More »KoolDuct installed on net zero carbon office – Island, Manchester
Phenolic ductwork fabricated from The Kingspan KoolDuct System has been installed as part of Island, a 100,000 sq ft. office development in central Manchester, which has been designed to leading standards, including NABERS 5* and BREEAM ‘Excellent’, and to achieve ...
Read More »Why AI will never replace the business of being human
Sussex Facilities Management MD and Co-founder Mark Jackson on why Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical on AI mirrors the question every FM leader now faces – who decides what role AI plays in a business built on trust I didn’t expect ...
Read More »Skills shortages affecting safety at work
Skills shortages risk making workplaces less safe and less productive, with an impact on the national economy, according to the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA). In a new report from the RoSPA’s OSH Skills Commission, produced in ...
Read More »Better workbenches, better wellbeing: Rethinking the workbench as part of employee wellbeing
Mark has just finished reviewing the results of his company’s latest employee wellbeing survey. The scores are encouraging. Staff value the investment in mental health support, flexible working and occupational health initiatives. But as Facilities Manager for a busy engineering ...
Read More »Government reduces reliance on inefficient offices with 14 buildings closed last year
Fourteen government buildings were closed in the last year, contributing to savings across the government estate of £43.1 million in the past year. The Government Property Agency’s (GPA) Annual Report and Accounts (ARA) for 2025/26, published yesterday, shows four of ...
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