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Safety signage isn’t the only way to promote health and safety. Effective communication of all types is crucial for workplace safety says Phil Pinnington, Head of Audit & Consultancy, British Safety Council Facilities managers play a critical role in not ...

OCS is continuing its catering and vending services partnership with Eurotunnel for a further five years, with the option to extend to seven. The new contract award, which reinforces a long-standing relationship between the two companies, will see OCS providing catering ...

McLaren Construction has been selected by the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) for a £100 million retrofit and extension of an existing 1950s building at 35 Lincoln’s Inn Fields to create a home for the Firoz Lalji Global ...

King’s School Canterbury, a leading independent school in the UK, has selected Idox’s CAFM Explorer® Cloud solution to support the modernisation of its facilities management operations across three sites. King’s sought a user-friendly, mobile-enabled system to replace its legacy setup ...

Equans has extended its longstanding partnership with The National Archives, through a new seven-year contract, covering the delivery of total facilities management services, as well as supporting with the organisation’s carbon reduction goals. Equans has worked with The National Archives ...

KeyTracker, the UK’s leading designer and supplier of secure key and asset management systems, has launched the mini e30, a compact electronic key cabinet designed for facilities managers with small property portfolios, seeking enhanced compliance, greater accountability, and improved reporting. ...

New research from global real estate services firm, CBRE, has found that the average London flex office agreement now stands at 22 months, a record high since CBRE started tracking the data in 2020. In addition to longer commitments from ...

Facilities management business, Vertas, has renewed its grounds maintenance contract with the University of Suffolk. The partnership, rooted in sustainability, wellbeing, and community impact has seen both companies working together since 2023. As Vertas embarks on this new agreement, its ...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) UK Commercial Property Monitor for Q2 2025 shows a broadly stagnant commercial property market, although Central London continues to exhibit a relatively stronger momentum. Overall occupier demand nudged down a touch this quarter, ...

Richard Jones, Managing Director, SWC & Pest Divisions at OCS UK explores the latest innovations driving change in pest control The scope of pest control is expanding thanks to technological advancements and changing attitudes around animal welfare and sustainability. It ...