New analysis by Property Inspect has revealed that the cost of repairing NHS buildings is on course to exceed £16 billion, as the wider maintenance backlog across the UK’s public estate approaches £50 billion. The latest data shows that hospitals ...

The British climate is nothing if not unpredictable. One morning might bring frost-covered roads and the next sudden downpour, and drivers who rely on their vehicles daily. These shifting conditions put extra strain on many of the vehicle’s components — ...

Able Managing Director, Myles Cook, explains why failed safety inspections can point to wider issues in maintenance, record keeping and day-to-day oversight Most failed safety inspections are treated as one-off problems. Something hasn’t passed, it gets repaired or taken out ...

When facilities managers review maintenance priorities, focus often falls on visible internal areas such as floors, entrances, communal spaces and high-traffic walkways. Yet some of the most operationally important parts of a facility sit outside the building itself. Loading bays, ...

As temperatures rise and daylight hours extend, the spring and summer months provide facilities managers with a valuable opportunity to undertake essential maintenance and refurbishment projects. From refreshing worn floor coatings to reinstating external line marking, warmer weather creates more ...

Andre Bothma, Managing Director – Strategic Asset Management & Energy at Bellrock, says facilities managers stand to benefit enormously from moving beyond a homogenous approach to managing and maintaining modern buildings When the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) launched the ...

By Tom Lyons, General Manager, CORE M&E Maintenance Installation is just the beginning, long-term performance, compliance and return on investment depend on structured lifecycle maintenance, not just reactive repair. In electrical contracting, project completion is often treated as the finish ...

Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust has appointed Sewell Facilities Management for a five-year term to ensure its buildings across the region are kept in good repair, safe and compliant. Sewell FM will carry out planned preventative maintenance and on-call repairs ...

NG Bailey has been awarded a five-year contract extension with St Johns Shopping Centre in Liverpool, marking a landmark partnership of more than 20 years. The contract will see NG Bailey continue to deliver planned preventative maintenance and reactive services ...

Leeds City Council has appointed Mears Group to deliver a five-year repairs and maintenance contract. The contract, worth around £18.5 million annually, will commence in October 2026 and will see Mears deliver responsive repairs as well as cyclical maintenance services to ...