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Atlas appoints MD to head up education sector business 

Atlas FM has appointed Donna Constance as the Managing Director of Atlas Education, a dedicated business unit focused exclusively on the UK education sector. Atlas Education is a national business employing over 2,500 people across the UK, who provide cleaning ...

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Sodexo on the menu at King’s School Rochester

​Independents by Sodexo has secured a five-year contract to deliver bespoke catering services at England’s second oldest school, King’s School Rochester. The partnership will see Sodexo serve over 130,000 meals each academic year, enhancing the dining experience for both boarding ...

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King’s School Canterbury adopts Idox’s CAFM Explorer Cloud to modernise its FM operations across multiple sites

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 ...

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Chartwells in Hampshire County Council win

Chartwells has been appointed as Hampshire County Council’s new catering provider across its nurseries and schools from January 2026. During the competitive tender process synergies were identified between the organisations’ commitment to supporting pupils and parents across Hampshire, particularly around ...

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ISS awarded Redbridge primary schools contract extension

ISS has been awarded a two-year contract extension to its education partnership with the London Borough of Redbridge Consortium. Valued at approximately £10 million over the two-year term, the contract will see ISS continue to provide food catering services for ...

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Chartwells Independent retains contract with Berkhamstead Schools Group

Chartwells Independent, part of the education catering sector of Compass UK & Ireland, has retained its catering contract with Berkhamsted Schools Group, a family of six leading independent schools and a nursery in Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire. The renewed deal builds on ...

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The role of distributor support in education facilities management

In education, the focus is often – and rightly – on student outcomes. But behind every successful school day lies the unrelenting work of facilities managers, tasked with keeping the environment safe, compliant, and fully operational. Their role is vital, ...

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Prime Facility Services in West Midlands Matrix Academy Trust win

Prime Facility Services has won a significant three-year cleaning contract with the Matrix Academy Trust, following a detailed and rigorous tender process. The contract, which encompasses regular and holiday cleaning services across eight schools within the West Midlands-based trust, will ...

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Chartwells expands presence in Cheshire

School and education catering provider, Chartwells, has been awarded catering contracts with five schools within the Halliard Trust, building on its growing presence in Cheshire. The mobilisation follows the closure of the schools’ previous council-run school meal service in April ...

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Willmott Dixon to redevelop School of Business and Management in Tower Hamlets

Willmott Dixon has been chosen by Queen Mary University of London for a £48.8m project to redevelop its flagship School of Business and Management in Tower Hamlets. This follows work secured in 2024 to enlarge the Informatics and Technology Learning ...

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