Juniper Ventures, a community-rooted provider of catering, cleaning and health and safety services to schools and public buildings has been appointed as the new cleaning partner for 20 schools across Hackney. The appointment marks a significant new partnership for its ...
Read More »ISS secures primary school catering contract with West Sussex County Council
ISS has won a seven-year contract with West Sussex County Council to deliver high-quality, inclusive, and sustainable school meals across the county. The contract, which takes effect in Q3 2026, has an annual value of approximately DKK 100 million (£11.5 ...
Read More »ISS appointments to champion integrated FM in Government, Healthcare & Education
ISS UK & Ireland has announced the appointments of incumbent leaders Donna Brown (formerly Managing Director (MD) Healthcare) and Nicola Morris (formerly MD, Banking) as MD, Public Sector Strategic Partnerships and MD, Healthcare, respectively. Brown and Morris will report to ...
Read More »Independents by Sodexo takes catering services deal at George Watson’s College
Independents by Sodexo has been awarded a five-year catering and hospitality contract at George Watson’s College in Edinburgh. The contract, which has the option to be extended by a further five years, will see Independents by Sodexo provide catering and ...
Read More »Modular building fix for England’s deteriorating school estate
An FOI (Freedom of Information) dataset analysed by Portakabin, gathered from local authorities, suggests that schools throughout England are operating with thousands of elements that are deteriorating, energy inefficient or no longer aligned with modern teaching needs. With more than ...
Read More »Wilson Vale awarded school catering partnership deal
Contract caterer, Wilson Vale, has been appointed catering partner at St John’s Beaumont School, a historic preparatory school in Old Windsor. Founded in 1888, St John’s Beaumont has built an impressive reputation over more than 135 years for combining tradition ...
Read More »Educational aims
Matt Hassall, Head of Estates Central Services for Avanti Schools Trust explains to Sara Bean why a culture change is needed in educational estates management The Department for Education (DfE) published its Education Estates Strategy in February which set out ...
Read More »Education and excellence explored in the April issue of FMJ
This month’s FMJ features a visit to Farnborough Airport to see how Peartree’s cleaning team meet the high standards of the premier aviation hub. Our cleaning and hygiene focus reveals why a more strategic approach to cleaning requires FM departments ...
Read More »School estate teams must move fast on CIF projects once funding is announced
As schools wait for CIF funding announcements in May, they are being advised to be ready to move fast to meet tight delivery deadlines. Schools are entering the final years of the Condition Improvement Fund (CIF), with the Department for ...
Read More »Juniper Ventures secures catering partnership with 26 Waltham Forest primary schools
The appointment follows the Waltham Forest Aggregation Tender, which saw 26 schools come together to tender collectively for their future food service. The partnership between Juniper Ventures and the 26 primary schools across Waltham Forest, marks the start of a ...
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