According to the latest quarterly forecast for the FM sector from the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS), repair and maintenance output is expected to fall substantially in 2024, by 5.6 per cent compared with 2023. In 2025, the forecast cites ...

Bidvest Noonan has appointed Ian Martin to lead its Risk & Intelligence function. Joining the business as Director of Risk and Intelligence, Martin will develop and deploy innovative and progressive solutions to help customers stay ahead of threats. Focusing on ...

How can the UK’s largest water-only supplier manage and maintain its facilities across multiple sites and office spaces? Idox’s CAFM Explorer® provides the solution!  Operating across multiple sites and locations can be quite a challenge, especially for a company delivering ...

The global facilities management and workplace experiences firm has appointed Patricia Soria as UK & Europe Regional Director. Soria, who has over 25 years’ of experience in retail construction, maintenance, and operations for both EMEA and North America, joined Macro ...

Bidvest Noonan has introduced ‘Task’, a cutting-edge cloud-based operations platform. Created for its 27,000-strong workforce, the FM services provider says Task will enhance service processes, employee management, and asset tracking, which will transform the way it operates in the field. ...

Mitie has landed a five-year contract, valued at £50 million, with London South Bank University (LSBU) Group to deliver integrated facilities management services including security, maintenance, cleaning, and waste management to six LSBU and South Bank College (SBC) sites. The ...

Global specialist in data centres and critical environments, Keysource, has announced that GDM Building Consultants Ltd (GDM), a renowned multi-disciplinary consultancy known for its excellence in MEP engineering, sustainability, and facilities management solutions, has joined the business. The ever-evolving digital ...

The acquisitions platform for the mechanical and electrical (M&E) and facilities management sector, Advantos Group, has acquired its fourth business with the help of funding from Frontier Development Capital (FDC). The addition of United Facilities Management (UFM) brings the group’s ...

Don Gilpin, current President and CEO of the International Facility Management Association (IFMA), has made the decision to not renew his contract which will conclude at the end of the Fiscal Year 2025 (30 June), in order to pursue other interests. ...

Beyond Buzzwords, published by The Young Foundation on 7 March, underlined the economic and social benefits that equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) can bring, while noting substantial barriers to progress. The report confirmed the critical role that professional bodies like ...