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Bellrock Group has been appointed to support Wakefield Council with a new “Integrator” Facilities Management model, as it moves away from traditional FM outsourcing towards a data-led and outcomes–focused partnership. The three-year contract began on 1 April and a phased transformation programme is underway.  Bellrock’s Intelligent Asset Care division will provide Integrator services to the Council’s Hard ...

Wavenet has selected specialist commercial cleaning company, The Clean Space, as its preferred cleaning and washroom services supplier across its UK Work Area Recovery estate. Wavenet provides secure, fully equipped office environments for contracted customers whose staff need an alternative ...

The Security Industry Authority (SIA) has given notice to the British Institute of Innkeeping Awarding Body (BIIAB) to terminate their recognition agreement, under which the SIA approved BIIAB as an awarding organisation for certain SIA licence-linked qualifications. The SIA gave notice ...

There are often suggestions of a systemic lack of openness and transparency in the Mechanical and Electrical (M&E) supply chain, but clients and M&E suppliers can both be winners and still play by the rules, says Tom Lyons, Operations Director, ...

Sodexo has secured a major contract with Meta to deliver food services across its global portfolio. The enterprise partnership covers more than 130 locations in over 30 countries across all regions, including a highly diverse range of environments, such as ...

Multi-skilled end-to-end service provider, Morris & Spottiswood Group, has appointed Claire Sarafilovic as Director of Professional Services, with the remit of establishing a fully integrated in-house advisory capability. The Group says the appointment is a crucial next step in its ...

New apprenticeship training programmes for AI and data science have been launched by training experts, Learnmore to meet the demand from employers looking to upskill staff. With studies showing a skills shortage in these fast changing workplace areas, the Learnmore ...

New analysis reveals a bin standardisation gap across the UK, with at least 80 unique bin colour combinations making recycling increasingly difficult for UK businesses. One year after landmark legislation required all UK businesses to separate dry recyclables and food ...

Phenolic ductwork fabricated from The Kingspan KoolDuct System has been installed as part of Island, a 100,000 sq ft. office development in central Manchester, which has been designed to leading standards, including NABERS 5* and BREEAM ‘Excellent’, and to achieve ...

Sussex Facilities Management MD and Co-founder Mark Jackson on why Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical on AI mirrors the question every FM leader now faces – who decides what role AI plays in a business built on trust I didn’t expect ...