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Break with tradition

Matt Ephgrave, Managing Director at Just Eat for Business and Dr Audrey Tang, independent workplace psychologist believe digital food delivery platforms suit new modes of working while enhancing traditional catering Our recent research on UK office workers revealed that shockingly, ...

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HM Treasury appoints Keysource

Global datacentre and critical environment specialist, Keysource, has secured a three-year contract with His Majesty’s Treasury (HMT) to play a vital role in the successful operation of its Online System for Central Accounting and Reporting version 2(OSCAR II), a cross-government ...

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BT Redcare closure – AXA says customers should ‘act now rather than wait’

With of the UK’s leading alarm signalling systems, BT Redcare, recently announcing it has made the “difficult decision” to shut down next August, AXA UK says customers should act quickly to find a suitable alternative in order to avoid potential ...

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Discover the NEC4 Facilities Management Contract and our range of support services on your NEC adoption journey

NEC is a family of contracts that promotes effective project management and procurement principles. These contracts have been successfully used on projects from a wide variety of sectors and across the world. The NEC4 Facilities Management Contract (FMC) suite is ...

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Places for London inspiring the next generation to work in the built environment

Places for London (Transport for London’s wholly owned commercial property company) has teamed up with Construction Youth Trust on its educational engagement programme to inspire the next generation to work in the built environment, which encompasses both the construction and ...

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GPA gets green light to develop state-of-the-art Weather Centre HQ

Planning permission to develop a new cutting-edge headquarters for the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) at the University of Reading has been granted after Wokingham Borough Council approved the development at its February 2024 Planning Committee. The new ...

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Leadership appointments put ABM’s strategic vision on track for 2024

Integrated facility and aviation services provider, ABM, has appointed a new Managing Director and Finance Leader as it continues to deliver on its ambitious growth plans. Campbell Murdoch has joined the business as Managing Director for the Business & Industry ...

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Tork launches three new luxury soaps

Aimed at upmarket hotels, restaurants, offices, gyms and spas are three new luxury soap offerings from Tork manufacturer Essity. Tork Luxury Foam Soap and Tork Luxury Liquid Soap contain natural magnolia extract, known for its relaxing properties. Tork Luxury Foam ...

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WFMs must be a key stakeholder when drawing up energy and carbon plans 

Workplace and facilities management (WFM) professionals are insufficiently involved in organisations’ plans around energy efficiency and carbon reduction, finds new research by the Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM). In a large-scale survey of WFM professionals conducted in Autumn ...

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‘Security-by-design’ aims fall short leading to additional costs post-build

A new report from Brivo, a global provider of cloud-based access control and smart building technologies, finds that while security is a new priority in building design, a mismatch between ambition and reality leads to spiralling costs. The results of ...

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