Fire-rated partitions are both a versatile and aesthetic way of separating an open-plan space and an ingenious, lifesaving invention. Suzanne Walter, Marketing Manager of Komfort, a leading manufacturer of partitioning systems along with specialist glazing and doors, gives an overview ...
Read More »Budgets are only one part of a much more complex retrofit challenge
While concerns over funding for retrofit projects are widespread, with half (51 per cent) of construction professionals citing cost as a major barrier, new research from BSRIA reveals that budgets are only one part of a much more complex challenge. Developers ...
Read More »Just a fifth of UK professionals stick to their ‘core’ office hours
With cost-saving still top of the agenda, and hiring plans remaining curtailed, new data from recruitment firm, Robert Walters, reveals how professionals are working extra hours just to keep up. The research found that only 20 per cent of professionals ...
Read More »Fire safety protocols under pressure from hybrid working
With hybrid working becoming the new standard for UK businesses, traditional fire safety protocols are failing to address the new risks posed by flexible workplace arrangements, warns Safety Group UK. More than a quarter of UK employees have now adopted ...
Read More »Heating teaching
Andrew Johnson, Training & Design Services Director, Ideal Heating Commercial, advises that when it comes to commercial heating courses choose your training wisely Training has always been important when it comes to heating, not least of all because of the ...
Read More »Balfour Beatty appoints new MD of its UK rail division
Richard Watts has been appointed to the role of Managing Director of Balfour Beatty’s UK Rail business. Watts, who has 20 years’ experience in the rail sector, will join the Group later this year and will take up the MD ...
Read More »Mecsia Group expands UK technical services footprint and expertise with Ashley & McDonough Compliance Services acquisition
Technical services group, Mecsia, has acquired Ashley & McDonough, a highly reputable Northwest-based compliance, maintenance, and installation services specialist within the Social Housing and Local Authority sectors This is a strategic move that accelerates Mecsia’s national presence in the Northwest ...
Read More »Sodexo named most trusted FM provider
Sodexo UK & Ireland has been recognised as the most trusted FM provider in the UK, according to the 2025 i-FM brands survey. The company was also voted best in class for ‘advancing the sector’, reinforcing Sodexo’s leadership in innovation, ...
Read More »Power shift
Jo Cameron, Head of Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) at Paragon Works offers some valuable insights into the evolving candidate experience in a new era of work In today’s competitive talent landscape, the question candidates are asking businesses is simple: Who ...
Read More »Pareto FM’s Andrew Hulbert appointed chair of IWFM
Andrew Hulbert, Founder and Vice Chair of Pareto FM has been appointed as the new Chair of the Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM). Hulbert has served as Deputy Chair for the past four years, and formally took over ...
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