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Energising skills

Peter Behan, Director of Group Horizon, discusses the importance of offering training and apprenticeships to help meet demand for skilled engineers Maintaining a tight grasp on energy efficiency is crucial for organisations in both the short-term and long-term. There is ...

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Balfour Beatty secures £50 million deal with London Underground

The international infrastructure group has been awarded a c. £50 million contract to deliver essential upgrade works to London Underground’s Piccadilly line. The contract is the first of several packages to be let under the new ‘London Underground High Voltage ...

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Landmarc and DIO break Defence Training Estate investment records

For the second consecutive year, Landmarc Support Services and the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) have reported a record 12 months of programme delivery on the Defence Training Estate (DTE). After financial year 2020/2021 had already been Landmarc and the DTE’s ...

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Going waterless could cut facilities management sector urinal running costs by more than half at the same time as slashing CO2

Facilities managers and businesses could slash CO2 footprints and save over £1,200 on every three urinals on their books, if they switched to waterless technology. The findings were released by Smarti Environmental, the UK’s leading waterless urinal business, to coincide ...

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Cleaning & FM industry honoured at 2022 Golden Service Awards

The elite of the cleaning and FM industry were recognised at the 2022 Kimberly-Clark Professional Golden Service Awards for their outstanding excellence and commitment to deliver performances that continually raise standards – through unprecedented challenging times. Created over 30 years ...

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Waterblade is now being specified for projects involving new taps as well as being retro-fitted

Our prompt response to any enquiries, ‘Can I fit a Waterblade to an Armitage Shanks Avon 21?’ for example, have helped immensely. We believe Waterblade provides the best handwashing with the lowest flow. The Water and Water-heating savings are significant ...

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Inclusive values

Steve Butler, CEO of Punter Southall Aspire and author of Inclusive Culture: Leading Change Across Organisations and Industries offers some personal advice on creating a diverse and inclusive workplace The business argument for greater diversity and inclusion in the workplace ...

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Building a greener fleet: OUTCO signs deal with Volkswagen Financial Services for new surfacing, infrastructure & grounds maintenance vehicles

Outdoor compliance expert OUTCO has signed a two-year deal with Volkswagen Financial Services Rent-A-Car, helping the company modernise its fleet and reduce emissions with new vehicles that feature efficient and Euro 6 compliant engines. The leasing deal has replaced an ...

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Amey breaking down more barriers to support women in the workplace

Amey has strengthened its commitment to driving gender equality and diversity in the workplace by teaming up with environmentally friendly period product supplier, Grace & Green, to trial free period products across a number of its offices and depots.  According ...

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Workplace communication: Two-thirds of employees don’t know how, when and where they’re supposed to work

A survey of 2,000 employees has revealed that over half (53 per cent) do not describe their employer as a good communicator, and 70 per cent cannot agree that their employer is clear about the company’s work policy now that ...

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