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Kier has won a £139 million contract with Severn Trent to upgrade Wanlip Sewage Treatment Works in Leicestershire. Set to serve 750,000 residents, and designed to meet growing demand and tighter environmental standards, the project will significantly enhance treatment performance, ...

By Chris Sycamore, Associate Director FM, Cobalt Recruitment In a recent poll by Cobalt a massive 83 per cent of facilities managers said they believe they are underpaid. That figure might raise eyebrows, but what’s even more revealing is that ...

Global commercial real estate services firm, Cushman & Wakefield, has promoted three senior leaders to newly-created positions in its combined APAC & EMEA business. The two regions were brought together in May under the leadership of Matthew Bouw, who has ...

Flex provider, infinitSpace is to open its fourth – and biggest – flexible workspace location in central London as the company doubles its European footprint since the start of 2024. Its newest location is on Gray’s Inn Road, just 100 ...

Chartwells has been appointed as Hampshire County Council’s new catering provider across its nurseries and schools from January 2026. During the competitive tender process synergies were identified between the organisations’ commitment to supporting pupils and parents across Hampshire, particularly around ...

Mark Hazelwood, MD at Q3 Services warns of the dangers of overlooking compliance gaps in your workplace and why any oversights can increase the level of risk Walk into any modern office or facility and it’s easy to assume things ...

Kier Group has announced that Andrew Davies, Chief Executive, will be retiring and stepping down from the Board on 31 October 2025. Stuart Togwell, currently Kier’s Executive Director and Group Managing Director of Construction, will succeed Davies in the role ...

Compass Group has agreed to acquire Vermaat Groep B.V., a leading premium food services business in Europe for an Enterprise Value of approximately €1.5 billion. Vermaat, a high-performing multi-sector platform which offers tailored on-site food concepts, delivered-in solutions and strong consumer-focused ...

The engineering specialist has launched a new digital apprenticeship to address the shortage of automation skills. The new programme has been designed by MARCH as it continues to make significant investment in future skills and will be fully funded by ...

Mitie has released its Q1 FY26 Trading Update for the three-month period ended 30 June 2025, reporting continued strong trading momentum with revenue growth of 10.1% to £1,282m (Q1 FY25: £1,164m), which is significantly ahead of UK FM market growth ...