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Last year’s report spotlighted budget constraints, understaffing, and barriers to technology adoption as the industry’s main challenges. SFG20, the industry standard for building maintenance, has partnered with FMJ for the launch of their State of Facilities Management Survey 2026, which ...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has released its 2025 Sustainability Report, revealing a slowdown in global demand growth for sustainable buildings and a concerning lack of progress in carbon measurement across construction projects. The report, based on insight ...

Mairead Stapleton has been appointed to the role of Senior Business Development Director at Bidvest Noonan, to drive growth across the Education and Social sectors in the UK and Ireland Stapleton has been with Bidvest Noonan for over 20 years, and ...

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) has opened applications for the RoSPA Health and Safety Awards 2026, sponsored by NEBOSH.  2026 marks the 70th anniversary of the RoSPA Awards, which began as a small event to recognise ...

FM solutions provider, Q3 Services, has been recognised for its commitment to sustainability, winning the Carbon Reduction per Employee Award at the Planet Mark Awards 2025. The award celebrates Q3’s impressive 79 per cent reduction in carbon emissions per employee, ...

Makita has added a new stick vacuum cleaner to its range of high-performance XGT 40Vmax products designed to meet the needs of cleaning professionals. The CL004G offers improved cleaning performance, superior manoeuvrability and a simple, user-friendly design. The cordless CL004G ...

The S12 Security Guarding Industry Leadership Group has appointed Paul Fullwood as its Chief of Staff, to drive industry collaboration and reform. The appointment follows the formation period for the S12, including the completion of an industry-wide consultation survey, the establishment of 15 ...

UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard (UK NZCBS) has announced Bureau Veritas as the preferred bidder for the role of the Standard’s Verification Administrator. As preferred bidder in the second stage of the tender for the role, Bureau Veritas is ...

Calibre Building Services’ Sales Director, Brian Venton and Operations Director, Paul Soares explain to Sara Bean how a client-centric approach and careful leadership has helped fuel the growth of the FM services provider Brian Venton             ...

Environmental charity Keep Britain Tidy is calling for urgent action to clamp down on rogue waste operators and strengthen enforcement on waste crime as new research among local authorities reveals fly-tipping incidents are rising and councils are increasingly frustrated by ...