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M&S introduces WalkSafe Pro personal safety app

Reinforcing its commitment to colleague wellbeing, Marks and Spencer (M&S) is introducing WalkSafe Pro, a personal safety app, designed to help colleagues feel safer when travelling alone or commuting at night. Powered by location-based insights from police, local authorities and ...

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Hygiacura Group acquires Sparkling Solutions

Hygiacura has expanded the Group’s operational footprint across the South West of England having acquired commercial and domestic cleaning provider, Sparkling Solutions, based in Radstock, Avon. Sparkling Solutions provides cleaning and support services across Bath, Frome, Radstock, Midsomer Norton and the ...

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Media spotlight on sexual harassment is changing workplace culture

One in four workers believe media coverage of sexual harassment has improved workplace culture, according to a new survey. Workplace expert, Acas, commissioned YouGov to survey 1,000 employees in Great Britain. The poll found that nearly a quarter (24 per ...

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Appointment strengthens ABM’s Irish life sciences operations

Integrated facility services and solutions provider, ABM, is continuing to expand its presence in Ireland’s rapidly growing life sciences sector with the appointment of Bekah Pile as its first GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) Microbiologist. ABM says Pile’s appointment is a ...

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GPA-led fit-out works commence at Great British Energy HQ

The Government Property Agency (GPA) has reached an important milestone as it progresses plans to establish an office space for a new, publicly-owned energy company. On Monday, the GPA-led fit-out works began at the Marischal Square development in Aberdeen, Scotland, ...

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Thomson FM strengthens senior management team

Thomson FM has promoted Ciara Holmes to the newly created role of Head of FM Consultancy Services. In her new position, Holmes will take on increased responsibility for leading Thomson FM’s consultancy services function, while also supporting the continued development ...

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From coordination to capacity: How FM teams are doing more with AI

FM teams are having to manage more sites, contracts and client expectations with the same number of people. AI isn’t replacing those people: it’s absorbing the coordination overhead that was stealing their time. On Tuesday 16 June at 11:00am, askporter ...

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Foodbuy Group appoints new COO

Compass Group UK & Ireland’s procurement division, Foodbuy Group, has appointed Lawrence Harvey as Chief Operating Officer UK&I, as the business continues to strengthen its leadership team and expand its operations across hospitality, leisure, health and education. In his new role, ...

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What 25 years have taught us about roofing across UK estates

Roofing failures rarely begin with a leak. In many cases, the problem began years earlier, with short-term decisions that quietly reduced the asset’s lifespan. A leak disrupts operations, reactive repairs escalate, and budgets are diverted from planned works. Yet in ...

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Equans to deliver major upgrades to nine tower blocks in Birmingham

Equans has won two new contracts with long-standing partner Birmingham City Council to carry out transformational upgrade, refurbishment and safety work to nine tower blocks across the city. On the Bromford Bridge estate, Equans will complete major structural improvement work ...

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