Professional body for the hospitality industry, the Institute of Hospitality (IoH), has released the findings of its recent Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) Survey to coincide with Black History Month (1-31 October 2025). Earlier this year, the IoH invited ...
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Levy appoints Richard Thompson as Chair
Levy UK + Ireland, the sports and entertainment hospitality arm of food services business, Compass Group, has appointed Richard Thompson as its Chair. This is a newly created role solidifying Levy’s leadership structure to accelerate its strategy for significant growth, including ...
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Nadeem Ashraf, Head of Asset Management & Systems, Integral UK warns of the hidden dangers of bad data and siloed software and how it’s important to build foundations for AI-driven FM The FM sector talks a lot about smart buildings, ...
Read More »Making the business case for solar PV
Energy management has always sat squarely within the facilities manager’s remit, but in recent years it has taken on a new urgency. The UK has some of the highest industrial electricity prices in Europe, with prices 46% above the median ...
Read More »Firefighting culture, broken systems and vanishing staff: New research highlights challenges for UK FM sector
The UK’s £52.5 billion Facilities Management (FM) industry is under pressure from system chaos, skills shortages and client pressure for quality, according to new research launched today by FM technology specialists, askporter. The study, The State of UK Facilities Management, ...
Read More »Lovat’s to deliver the Commercial Heating Framework for Fife Council
Scottish building services company, Lovat’s Group has been appointed to deliver the Commercial Heating Framework for Fife Council. The contract award, which covers an initial five-year term, with the option to extend for a further three years, has an estimated ...
Read More »RICS publishes new insight paper on flooding and property
A landmark practice information paper, Flooding and its implications for property professionals, providing the profession with a comprehensive overview of the growing challenges and responsibilities associated with flood risk across the UK has been published today by the Royal Institution ...
Read More »Sam White to join Mitie as MD of Technical Services
Mitie has appointed Sam White as its new Managing Director of Technical Services. He will assume his new role on 1 December 2025 and take a seat on Mitie’s Group Executive. White brings over 25 years’ experience in complex engineering ...
Read More »FDM and FPA announce new training centre to advance fire safety standards
FDM – Training & Development (FDM) has partnered with The Fire Protection Association (FPA) to launch a state-of-the-art training centre in Oxford, opening on 1 January 2026. The facility will deliver four specialist FDM courses and qualifications, expanding development opportunities ...
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Rob Norton, UK Director at PlanRadar argues that traditional recordkeeping practices in construction are causing FMs operational headaches Around the world, the construction industry is haemorrhaging money. RIBA’s comprehensive review highlights the shocking reality that every year billions of dollars ...
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