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Wates Living Space has been awarded a contract with Peabody Housing Association to deliver responsive repairs and specialist works for over 13,000 homes, The three-year deal, which comes with an option to extend by a year, will see Wates Living Space ...

According to a new global study conducted by multinational technology company, Lenovo, smart technology has transformed the workplace, with half (49 per cent) of UK people strongly believing technology is already helping to create more diverse work environments that are ...

Sketch, the workplace furniture specialist within the Fourfront group has appointed Susan Hann to the role of Managing Director. Hann brings with her over 25 years of leadership and experience in the commercial furniture sector, having worked with end-user clients ...

Commercial drainage business, Metro Rod, has welcomed the acquisition of Willow Pumps by its parent company, Franchise Brands plc. Founded in 1992, Willow Pumps is a leading water pump supply, installation and servicing business with a below-ground (foul water) and above-ground ...

UKWSL, OCS Group UK Limited and Birmingham Airport are working in partnership to “Reduce” and “Reuse” waste materials. As part of their on-going commitment they have recently entered into a partnership with Newlife, a charity for disabled children. The partnership ...

Mitie has been awarded Gold Certification by Masternaut in recognition of the company’s success in reducing carbon emissions of its fleet. Mitie has cut CO2 by 770 tonnes – the equivalent to planting almost 800 trees across its whole fleet ...

Dyson has launched the Dyson Airblade 9kJ hand dryer, the fastest most energy efficient HEPA-filtered hand dryer (1). With a completely unique design and cutting-edge technology, the Dyson Airblade 9kJ hand dryer enables people to dry their hands quickly and ...

Atalian Servest has signed a sales agreement with MBO & Co (formerly MBO Partenaires), for the purchase of its landscaping division. In a deal worth €34 million (£29.4 million) on an enterprise basis, the global facilities service provider’s landscaping business, ...

Many companies are in danger of experiencing significant downtime during a power failure as it’s revealed that one quarter of UK energy decision makers do not have a contingency plan in place. The research of 200 UK energy decision makers, ...

Sodexo has received the award for the best waste prevention project (non-food) at the annual waste2zero Awards for the actions it has taken to eliminate single-use plastics from its operations in the UK and Ireland. Sodexo’s actions and achievements in ...