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Mitie takes £26m deal with AstraZeneca

Mitie has won a new contract with AstraZeneca at its Macclesfield campus in Cheshire, a major UK biopharmaceutical manufacturing, research and technology site. The contract award, valued at £26 million, will see Mitie deliver a range of engineering and energy ...

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Senior appointment at Carlisle Support Services

Jason Gray has been appointed to the role of Technical Solutions Director at Carlisle Support Services, as the business reinforces its commitment to integrating technology with its people-led service delivery, ensuring clients benefit from innovative, future-proof security and advanced FM ...

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ISS and Deutsche Telekom reach settlement agreement and extend partnership until end of 2035

ISS has announced it has reached a settlement agreement regarding the contractual disagreements between ISS and Deutsche Telekom AG as referred to in the ISS 2025 Annual Report. The agreement, says ISS, marks a positive resolution of the past dispute ...

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Mitie secures £27m FM contract with Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust

Mitie has been awarded a three-year facilities management contract, valued at £27 million, with Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust, which will see Mitie delivering intelligence-led cleaning, portering and waste management services at Kingston Hospital. Mitie will introduce smart portering ...

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AI momentum grows in UK facilities management, yet over half of FM professionals lack confidence in their data

UK facilities management professionals view artificial intelligence (AI), automation and smart technologies as central to the future of their profession, but many organisations lack the data maturity needed to turn ambition into impact, according to new research from MRI Software. ...

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FM programme supports people into work at hospitals across the country

Compass Group UK & Ireland’s Skills and Early Careers Team have been working alongside its healthcare sector, Medirest and partnering with training provider, GLP Training and the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). Together they have created a facilities management ...

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Over half of FM teams have reported understaffing 

According to a recent survey by SFG20, the industry standard for building maintenance, over half (51 per cent) of organisations reported a shortage of FM staff, reinforcing that resourcing constraints continue to be a defining challenge for the sector. Alongside ...

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RFM takes IFM contract at Edinburgh’s Queen Margaret University

RFM (Robertson Facilities Management) has won a £10 million contract for the delivery of integrated hard and soft facilities management services at Queen Margaret University in Edinburgh. The contract, awarded via the Crown Commercial Framework, will run for five years ...

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World FM Day: Cultivating belonging through the built environment – lessons from healthcare FM at scale

Facilities management has always played a critical – if often understated – role in shaping how people experience the built environment. In healthcare especially, FM professionals are central to safety, wellbeing, productivity and dignity, both for patients and for the ...

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Arcus FM banks ‘landmark’ IFM deal with Santander

Arcus Facilities Management has been awarded a “landmark” five-year contract with Santander UK to deliver a fully integrated facilities management programme across the bank’s entire UK estate. The contract award represents a significant expansion of Arcus’ relationship with Santander, moving ...

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