Research shows AI-optimised facilities outperform traditional operations by 20-30 per cent in key metrics, highlighting the clear benefits of AI integration. Facilities management professionals are under increasing pressure to enhance efficiency, ensure compliance, and reduce costs amid challenges such as ...

The UK’s £52.5 billion Facilities Management (FM) industry is under pressure from system chaos, skills shortages and client pressure for quality, according to new research launched today by FM technology specialists, askporter. The study, The State of UK Facilities Management, ...

Mitie has appointed Sam White as its new Managing Director of Technical Services. He will assume his new role on 1 December 2025 and take a seat on Mitie’s Group Executive. White brings over 25 years’ experience in complex engineering ...

SBFM has appointed Emma Jane McSteen as its Chief Legal & Risk Officer. In this strategic role, McSteen will lead the soft FM service provider’s legal operations, including its governance and risk management functions. She will work closely with the ...

Lucy Jeynes, a respected figure in the facilities management sector and founding Director of Leamington-based Larch Consulting, has been appointed Chair of Governors at South & City College Birmingham (SCCB). Over a 35-year FM career, Jeynes has advised major organisations ...

Mitie has released its trading update for the six months ended 30 September 2025 (H1 FY26). With strong revenue growth underpinned by continued momentum, Mitie has upgraded FY26 operating profit guidance to at least £260m and has resumed share buybacks ...

Facility, engineering, and infrastructure solutions provider, ABM, has been awarded a Silver EcoVadis sustainability rating, with an impressive score of 74, placing the business in the top 15 per cent of organisations globally assessed by EcoVadis, and within the top ...

Cleanology’s annual charity event has raised a record-breaking £34,000 to help The Hygiene Bank charity play a major role in beating the stigma of hygiene poverty. The annual fundraiser has now raised over £151,000 in its first five years. Hosted ...

The IWFM Sustainability Report draws on the findings of the Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management’s recent Sustainability Survey, which cast a wide net to understand the workplace and facilities management industry’s approach to climate change. Although the report – ...

The inaugural Facilities & Events Management Live which took place last week has received excellent feedback from those that attended, exhibited and were involved. The show, which was devised by the team behind Facilities Management Journal (FMJ) took place at ...