Facilities Management

ISS has raised over £40,000 for the charity Movember, which seeks to tear down the social taboos of prostate cancer, testicular cancer and male suicide. To help raise awareness, ISS UK & Ireland’s Gender Balance ERG hosted a join event ...

Following a competitive tender process, Stirling-based FES Group has renewed its contract with biopharmaceutical firm, UCB, for the provision of hard FM services across its property portfolio. FES has maintained UCB sites since 2017 and says it looks forward to ...

In 2022, as we emerged from COVID there were fresh challenges for FMs, including inflation, rising energy prices, managing hybrid working practices and dealing with skills shortages. How do you think the sector has adapted to the challenges this year ...

The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) has released a statement around new disclosure standards for private companies with respect to Greenhouse Gas emissions. Its new standard – expected to be published in 2023 – will now require mandatory Scope 3 ...

Sodexo has renewed its five-year global integrated facilities management contract with food processing and packaging solutions company, Tetra Pak. The successful collaboration between Sodexo and Tetra Pak, initiated in 2018 on a 22-country geographic scope, covers 65 sites in Europe ...

Facilities management company, MSS Group, has appointed Jonathan James as its new Managing Director, taking over the role from CEO Bill Mayne. James, who has worked at MSS for over 12 years brings a wealth of experience to the role, ...

The global facilities management company has been verified as Carbon Neutral for 2021 following a full analysis of its carbon emissions between 2018 and 2021. GSH Group’s calculations and sustainability measures have been independently audited by Green Team Consulting which ...

Facilities management and property services business, Triosgroup Ltd, has acquired specialist maintenance provider Airedale Maintenance Services Ltd (AMS). Yorkshire-based AMS, which has an annual turnover of £2.6 million, provides planned and reactive, mechanical and electrical building services to clients operating ...

NHS Property Services (NHSPS) has announced the appointment of leading ethical and sustainable construction expert Dr Shamir Ghumra, who will join its Executive Board later this month as Director of Responsible Business.   Dr Ghumra joins NHSPS from Building Research Establishment ...

New government plans to make flexible working the default have been unveiled today giving workers a greater say over when, where, and how they work. The Government introduced the raft of changes in response to the consultation; Making Flexible Working ...