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A safe, secure and compliant workplace 2022

Providing a safe, secure and compliant workplace is a key goal for many facilities managers today, coping with multiple regulations, strict data protection rules and new hybrid working practices is a challenge that can’t be ignored. But how do you ...

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SPIE UK wins in North Lanarkshire

SPIE UK has been awarded a new contract with North Lanarkshire Council to service and maintain Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) and related services in various sites across North Lanarkshire. For the CCTV contract, North Lanarkshire Council has appointed SPIE UK ...

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Webinar: Use of tech in helping FMs deliver ESG

FMJ, in partnership with PlanRadar, is pleased to bring together a panel of experts to discuss achieving ESG using the power of digitisation. According to the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) the UK’s built environment is responsible for 25 per cent ...

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Skills shortage: Protecting the wellbeing and performance of staff

The Open University’s Business Barometer 2022, published in partnership with the British Chambers of Commerce, has found that 78 per cent of UK organisations are seeing reduced output, profitability or growth as a result of skills shortages. Three-quarters (72 per ...

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Sodexo supports Marine Conservation Society

Sodexo is supporting the Marine Conservation Society (MCS) with a £17,000 donation and providing volunteering initiatives to combat climate change and preserve British beaches. In 2022, almost 70 Sodexo colleagues volunteered, delivering over 250 hours to help the MCS’s Beach ...

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Billion-pound Buy Social Corporate Challenge raises the bar for businesses to procure with purpose

A group of 30 major UK businesses have spent a landmark £250 million procuring services and products from social enterprises and helped create 2,700 jobs in an ongoing programme from Social Enterprise UK, new figures reveal. The Buy Social Corporate ...

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Waterblade Launches ‘Savings Calculator’ based 100% on your data

Now it is possible to calculate for yourself how much water, energy, co2 and money you can save based on easily available data from your building. When a company we work with came up with this we were really impressed, ...

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Climate goals: Is the built environment delivering on Glasgow’s promises?

By George Adams, Director of Energy and Engineering, SPIE UK Ahead of last year’s COP26 climate conference in Glasgow and the signing of the Climate Pact, the UK government launched its flagship Net Zero Strategy to move forward on its ...

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Corps commits to the new Living Wage and unveils new customer support campaign to help with rising costs

Corps Security has announced that it will remain committed to paying its staff and encouraging customers to pay the Living Wage following the news that the real Living Wage will increase by a record 10.9 per cent to £10.90 (£11.95 ...

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EMCOR UK gains recognition as a Disability Confident Employer

EMCOR UK has announced that it is a Disability Confident Employer and has achieved ‘Employer’ status. The Government’s Disability Confident scheme supports employers to maximise the conditions and talents of people with disabilities. Disability Confident employers are: Challenging attitudes toward ...

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