Covid-19

Working from home during the pandemic has led to increased levels of loneliness and mental distress, according to new research by the National Centre for Social Research (NatCen). The biggest increases in mental distress and loneliness compared with pre-pandemic levels ...

The TUC has written to ministers to raise urgent concerns about the government’s back-to-work safety plans. The union fears that new guidance – which is due to be published before restrictions are lifted on 19 July – will be “vague” ...

Sodexo has been appointed to operate a further 121 fixed and mobile Covid-19 testing centres for the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC). This means Sodexo, which already runs 202 fixed and mobile sites, will operate 30 per cent ...

Serco has been awarded a contract by the UK Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) to continue providing support services to Covid-19 regional, local and mobile test centres in England and Northern Ireland. Serco will provide test site operations, ...

Following a competitive retender Mitie has secured a new one-year contract to manage 175 Regional and Local Coronavirus Test Sites and 105 Mobile Testing Units (MTUs) across England, Scotland and Wales. The new contract, worth up to £365 million over ...

The FM industry has largely recovered from the economic downturn brought about by the lockdowns and is coming to terms with the new working environment, according to the latest forecast by the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS) from RICS. However ...

In our latest look at the work of front-line FM staff, we hear how a commercial cleaning team was able to step up cleaning duties on the police frontline during the pandemic Facilities management within frontline services will always pose ...

A UK specialist in ultraviolet light technology has launched a new solution, designed to reduce the risk of Coronavirus in indoor settings and help facilities managers provide healthy indoor working environments post-pandemic. Pathogen Solutions has made Medixair available to the ...

Leading commercial air purification manufacturer, Fellowes, is pleased to announce its AeraMax Pro air purifiers have shown a 99.99% airborne reduction of a coronavirus surrogate within 60 minutes of operation. With the recent, intensified focus on the reduction of airborne ...

On Tuesday 11th May Sara Bean, Editor of FMJ and Jess Prichard Head of Corporate Sector, Moneypenny hosted a webinar: How communication tech is the backbone to a successful flexible workplace. During the pandemic, the switch to home working has seen a revolution in working ...