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BaxterStorey enrols at the University of Oxford

BaxterStorey has won a five-year catering contract at the Stephen A. Schwarzman Centre for the Humanities at the University of Oxford – the university’s largest-ever building project. The partnership will see BaxterStorey provide a comprehensive range of hospitality and dining ...

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Lodestone House retains college catering deal in Hertfordshire

Lodestone House has been awarded a five-year contract extension with Bishop’s Stortford College, an independent co-educational day and boarding school for 3-18-year-olds in Hertfordshire. The renewed partnership, which first began in December 2020, will see Lodestone House continue to cater ...

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Lucy Jeynes appointed first female chair of governors at South & City College Birmingham

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 ...

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Bidvest Noonan extends University College Dublin partnership

FM services provider, Bidvest Noonan, has extended its long-term partnership with University College Dublin (UCD), one of Europe’s leading research-intensive universities and home to Ireland’s largest university campus. With over 38,000 students, UCD is a world-class academic institution, and Bidvest ...

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Repurposing underused campus spaces into student collaboration areas a growing priority for campus FM

Repurposing underutilised campus spaces into student collaboration areas is now a growing priority for higher education leaders and facilities management professionals who specialise in managing campus buildings, according to the findings of a virtual seminar on The Future of Campus ...

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Bidvest Noonan expands Cardiff University partnership

Bidvest Noonan has significantly increased the scope of cleaning services it delivers across Cardiff University’s estate. Cardiff University is one of the UK’s largest higher education institutions, educating more than 33,000 students and employing more than 7,500 staff. Renowned for ...

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Tackling the university funding crisis: 60% of universities scaling back on repairs and maintenance

A number of UK universities are set to face an estimated £1.4 billion government funding cut, as reported by UUK, for the academic year 2025-2026. Universities UK has reported that 117 of 270 higher education institutions registered with the Office ...

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Sodexo promotes Alex Verjee to MD of its universities business

Sodexo UK & Ireland has appointed Alex Verjee as Managing Director of its universities business to accelerate its growth in the delivery of food, FM and student accommodation management services to the higher education sector. Verjee has been promoted from ...

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Hills wins waste and recycling deal at New College Swindon

Swindon-based Hills Waste Solutions has been appointed waste and recycling contractor at New College Swindon. The three-year deal was awarded following a competitive tender process. To mobilise the contract a range of new bins and containers have been delivered to ...

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EDGE grows higher education portfolio with framework appointment

Multi-disciplinary property and construction consultancy, EDGE, has been appointed to the North Eastern Universities Purchasing Consortium (NEUPC) framework – further strengthening its position as a “trusted partner” in the higher education sector. With local offices in Newcastle and Leeds, EDGE ...

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