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Businesses have paid out £3m in commercial fly-tipping fees in past three years 

Businesses have paid out a shocking £3 million in commercial fly-tipping fees over the past three years, with the City of Westminster taking the top spot for gaining hefty commercial fines. Every year fly-tipping costs the UK government up to ...

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ISS names new Group CCO

ISS has announced the appointment of Agostino Renna as Group Chief Commercial Officer and a member of the Executive Group Management. Renna takes up the position following Dan Ryan’s retirement from ISS, announced in June, and will join the business ...

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Home delivery

To support hybrid working patterns, contract caterers need to shift gears says Hugo Santos, General Manager Gophr Hybrid working – with days split between home and office – is set to become the norm for many UK workplaces, with more ...

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Using smart technology to make buildings more comfortable and energy efficient in extreme temperatures

With flexible working now becoming much more common since lockdown, the Building Controls Industry Association (BCIA) says staff will expect their employers to take the necessary steps to ensure their place of work is a comfortable environment, particularly in periods ...

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Platinum Facilities awarded three-year deal at 160 Old Street

The technology led hard FM service provider, has secured a three-year contract to provide engineering maintenance services at 160 Old Street, a 160,000 sq ft commercial building in London. In 2018 the former Royal Mail building was transformed into a ...

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Pitney Bowes Smart Access Management – Delivering assurance. Inspiring confidence.

While some personnel are finally returning to the office – the great majority of organisations (up to 83 per cent) anticipate a hybrid mix of on-premises and working from home to continue for the foreseeable future. This means that when ...

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Net zero strategies: BESA says industry must take a circular route

According to the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA), the circular economy could play a crucial role in helping the building services sector develop more effective net zero strategies, Following a new report from the UK Green Building Council (UKGBC), the ...

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Making a difference

The Net Zero Workplace conference offered some realistic actions that can be taken in the design and management of workspaces that meet net zero targets We’re on the cusp of the greatest change in human history said Jeremy Campbell, Executive ...

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Johnson Controls buys Vindex Systems

Johnson Controls has acquired Vindex Systems, a successful systems integrator delivering intelligent business protection solutions, in a move which will further strengthen the global smart buildings specialist’s range of innovative and interconnected electronic security solutions designed to protect people, property and ...

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Bidvest Noonan appoints ops director for its healthcare division in Ireland

Bidvest Noonan has strengthened its Irish senior management team with the recent promotion of Susan Howard to Operations Director for Healthcare. Howard, who joined the firm in 2003, has deep expertise and knowledge of the healthcare sector and will enhance ...

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