The Construction Industry Council (CIC) has awarded the first-ever Inclusive Environment Recognition at Project level to an HSBC UK office location. The accreditation is for HSBC UK’s new building in Bede Island Business Park, Leicester, which is a key part ...

Praxis Facilities Management has been officially accredited as a Real Living Wage employer by the UK’s Living Wage Foundation. The organisation, which is part of Praxis Group the vertically integrated UK real estate development and investment platform, has fully aligned ...

Churchill Group has been accredited as a gold level member by the Social Recruitment Advocacy Group (SRAG). SRAG, created by PeoplePlus, recognises and supports organisations to make a positive difference in recruitment. Churchill Group was founding co-signatories on the Social ...

Square Mile Farms in collaboration with Hollen+ have created a model that rapidly shows the areas where an experiential office farm can contribute to elevating accreditation scores for a small capital investment and substantial ROI. Market data shows that buildings ...

Sodexo has achieved re-accreditation as a Disability Confident Leader under the UK Government’s Disability Confident scheme. Sodexo first recieved Disability Confident Leader status in 2018 and successfully renewed it for a further three years in 2021. The Disability Confident scheme ...

11 Belgrave Road in London Victoria, the UK’s first building to achieve a NABERS UK Design for Performance 5.5-star rating for building efficiency has completed. The 150,000 sq. ft net zero carbon workplace, developed by global real estate development, investment ...

Following an external audit, the Government Property Agency’s Environmental Management System (EMS) has been accredited to the international standard for EMS ISO14001, marking a key milestone in the GPA’s approach to environmental preservation and enhancement. Used by organisations around the ...

An innovative scheme designed to assess the competency of individuals offering specialist services in management systems has been launched by CIBSE Certification. Recognising the significant challenges faced by organisations and consultants within the built environment, particularly in the fields of ...

BM Caterers has been awarded a two-star rating from Best Companies for its ‘outstanding’ commitment to workplace engagement. Published annually, the list recognises the UK’s most attractive and effective employers. Participating businesses are judged on factors including workplace engagement initiatives, ...

The United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) has granted the UK’s first accreditation of a building inspector competency scheme to the Building Safety Competency Foundation (BSCF) for its Building Control Inspector (BCI) competence certification scheme. UKAS carried out its assessment of ...