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Recruitment picture

Michelle Connolly, the Co-Founder & Director of recruitment experts 300 North and a member of the IWFM Veterans in FM Committee answers our Q&A on the state of FM recruitment Q: What is the current recruitment picture in FM, are ...

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Chartwells Independent relaunches as Lodestone House

Chartwells Independent has officially relaunched as Lodestone House, continuing its rich heritage in the independent schools catering space. This includes a new identity and core focus around garden to kitchen to classroom – championing British produce from the ‘farm to ...

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The human touch

Charles Hammersla – Key Account Director for ISS Facility Services on the role of human-centric design in FM We typically spend over 90 per cent of our time indoors, and facilities managers are central to ensuring that buildings are clean, ...

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Exhibitors to watch out for at Workspace Design Show in Amsterdam

Touch. Hear. See. Feel. This November, Workspace Design Show returns to RAI Amsterdam, Hall 5 with the theme Activate the Senses — transforming the exhibition floor into a vibrant journey through sound, light, texture, and space. Over two inspiring days, ...

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TfL awards Lanes Group multi-million pound vegetation and fencing contracts

Lanes Group’s rail division has won two major contracts to provide track vegetation management and fencing repair, plus fencing renewal across the entire London Underground network. The contracts, awarded by Transport for London (TfL), will run for five years with ...

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Venture Security wins at Gloucester Rugby Club

Venture Security, a leading independent security company in the south of England, has been appointed the official provider of matchday and event security services for Gloucester Rugby Club. The contract, which was awarded following a competitive tender process, sees Venture now supplying ...

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Knight Frank Promise partners with Kitt Medical to create safer workplaces

Knight Frank’s facilities management subsidiary, Knight Frank Promise, has partnered with Kitt Medical, a pioneering UK health-tech company, first seen on Dragons’ Den, to transform the way emergency allergy care is delivered. Knight Frank Promise is rolling out Kitt Medical’s ...

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OCS to acquire EMCOR UK

EMCOR Group, Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to sell EMCOR Group (UK) plc, the Company’s United Kingdom building services segment, to OCS Group UK Limited, for a total enterprise value of approximately £190 million ($255 million). The transaction ...

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Preventing winter infestations

Winter is the season with the highest number of rodent infestations. John Stewart, Technical Training Manager at Pelsis Group offers advice on ways to maintain pest control in commercial, industrial and residential properties inter is a challenging time for rodents. ...

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Office service charges rise by 9%

Service charge costs for office spaces rose by nine per cent in 2024 as wage pressures, overdue maintenance projects and investments designed to attract staff back to the office all contributed to an above inflation rise. The nine per cent ...

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