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Saving waste

Our latest FM survey reveals practical employee education and support is more essential than ever in improving waste management performance and there’s a greater emphasis on saving money Facilities managers are now more concerned about the importance of demonstrating return ...

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CMS creates head of renewables role as demand for green technologies increases

Facilities maintenance business, Commercial Maintenance Services (CMS) UK Ltd has appointed Adam Bartle to the newly created position of Head of Renewables as it looks to grow its energy saving and carbon reduction services. Experienced in the commercial and industrial ...

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A drain on UK businesses: the true cost of flooding, and how to prepare

Picture the scene: it’s Monday morning. The weather has been awful over the weekend. Your client has arrived on site to find flash flooding has left damage to their building, and the car park is underwater. The company needs to ...

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New World Order

Workplace Trends: A New World of Work which took place on 13 October 2021, discussed the once in a generation opportunity to reinvent work and the workplace Moving from the traditional concepts of the workplace to a re-evaluation of knowledge ...

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ISS upgrades 2021 financial outlook

In its latest trading update for the period 1 January – 30 September 2021, global facilities services firm, ISS, reports a financial turnaround that is “on track”. The group’s interim results show organic growth was 0.7% in the first nine ...

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3.6 million workers feel they are being rushed back to the office

With more than 13.5 million workers having returned to their place of work for at least one day a week, more than four million say that they do not feel entirely safe doing so, according to new research by Direct ...

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Demand for dogs in the workplace increases post-lockdown

In recent weeks, many workers have faced the inevitable post-pandemic return to their workplace. But what happens to the 12 million dogs in the UK who now face being left home alone? A recent study found that 54 per cent ...

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Serco to pull out of FM deal with Barts Health

Serco has announced it is to pull out of its soft FM services contract with Barts Health NHS Trust at the end of April 2023. The multi-service provider employs around 1,700 people across the Barts Health group to deliver portering, ...

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Be on the right side reducing plastics in the environment

Plastics, particularly waste plastics, are one of the most ubiquitous man-made materials on the planet. Waste plastics can be found on the peak of Mount Everest and the bottom of the Mariana Trench, in the Antarctic and Artic, in the ...

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At the Market

FMJ views the Market, the new food and dining areas on level two at 22 Bishopsgate to learn how award-winning studio DesignLSM has created the perfect space for new ways of working Workplace catering has taken a huge hit over ...

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