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Planon awarded WELL Certification at Platinum level

Planon has been awarded WELL Certification at the Platinum level for its Planon Innovation Campus by the International WELL Building Institute (IWBI), the leading authority for transforming health and wellbeing with its people-first approach to buildings, organisations and communities. The prestigious ...

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Indoor green walls can improve office workers’ health

A study by Finnish scientists shows that air-circulating indoor green walls can improve employees’ health. Conducted as part of the ADELE 2 (Immune Defence and Living Environment) project between Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) and two major Finnish universities, the study is the first ...

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Bidvest Noonan signs Menopause Workplace Pledge

Bidvest Noonan has signed the Menopause Workplace Pledge and launched a new menopause support tool kit to ensure people across the group are supported and feel comfortable discussing their needs as they experience menopause. Developed by the charity Wellbeing of ...

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Noisy workplaces are damaging productivity and health for office workers

Noisy offices are lowering productivity, with 60 per cent of office workers unable to concentrate and delivering poor quality work due to loud workspaces, according to a new study by Oscar Acoustics. The specialists in architectural acoustic finishes, has released ...

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Graphenstone UK sets the gold standard for certification with new awards

– FIRE RESISTANCE AND INDOOR AIR QUALITY – Euro A2 Fire Standard / Eurofins Indoor Air Comfort Gold Certification Graphenstone UK, the world’s most certified eco paint brand, announces the award of two further certifications for its GCS Premium mineral ...

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Water and wellbeing

Healthy workplaces start with healthy people and it is an FM’s responsibility to ensure that hydration plays a part in promoting the wellbeing of a building’s users. The healthiest form of hydration is water. It is calorie free, free from ...

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Almost three in four UK classrooms have ‘below standard’ air quality

Almost three in four (72 per cent) classrooms suffer from air quality that is ‘below standard’, according to a new survey asking teachers across the UK about their school’s working conditions. Nearly three in five teachers (59 per cent) deemed ...

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BESA backs report calling for buildings to be made more infection resilient

A government commissioned report calling for buildings to be made more infection resilient through the imposition of higher ventilation standards, is being backed by the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA). The report, which was requested by the government’s Chief Scientific ...

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Cycling charity says employers must do more to encourage active travel to work

As the UK celebrates Bike Week (6-12 June), Cycling UK, the UK’s cycling charity, tells employers they must do more to encourage active travel. New research carried out by YouGov on behalf of Cycling UK has found that 43 per ...

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Totally extends contract between EFP and Royal Mail

Energy Fitness Professionals (EFP), the providers of corporate fitness and wellbeing services across the UK and part of the Totally Group, has secured a five-year contract extension with the Royal Mail. EFP has managed the Royal Mail’s onsite gyms for ...

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