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New sustainability director at Skanska UK

Alison Davis has been appointed to the role of Sustainability Director at Skanska UK, effective 1 August 2025. She takes over the position from Adam Crossley, who was promoted to Executive Vice President in June 2025. In her new role ...

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WPS extends FM contract with ACCA

WPS, the property services arm of Wates, has extended its facilities management contract with the global body for professional accountants, ACCA by a further two years. Celebrating a successful partnership spanning 10 years, the contract extension will see WPS continuing ...

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Contractors appointed to £30m lifts framework

Regional procurement specialist EN:Procure, part of social housing consortium Efficiency North, has appointed 10 contractors to its new £30 million lifts framework. Covering the installation, refurbishment, servicing and maintenance of lifts, stairlifts and personal lifting equipment in residential, public and ...

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Eurest investigates how nutrition can better support night shift workers

Eurest, part of Compass Group UK & Ireland’s Business and Industry (B&I) division, has published a white paper which investigates how nutrition can better support nightshift workers. The UK contract caterer believes food and beverage service could help alleviate some ...

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Lexington Catering hosts charity fundraising dinner for homelessness social enterprise 

London based B&I contract caterer, Lexington Catering, hosted a charity fundraising dinner raising over £5,000 for Fat Macy’s, a social enterprise tackling homelessness. The sold-out event held at community kitchen Refettorio Felix in Earl’s Court, welcomed guests including Lexington suppliers ...

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Budgets are only one part of a much more complex retrofit challenge

While concerns over funding for retrofit projects are widespread, with half (51 per cent) of construction professionals citing cost as a major barrier, new research from BSRIA reveals that budgets are only one part of a much more complex challenge. Developers ...

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Just a fifth of UK professionals stick to their ‘core’ office hours

With cost-saving still top of the agenda, and hiring plans remaining curtailed, new data from recruitment firm, Robert Walters, reveals how professionals are working extra hours just to keep up. The research found that only 20 per cent of professionals ...

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Fire safety protocols under pressure from hybrid working

With hybrid working becoming the new standard for UK businesses, traditional fire safety protocols are failing to address the new risks posed by flexible workplace arrangements, warns Safety Group UK. More than a quarter of UK employees have now adopted ...

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Balfour Beatty appoints new MD of its UK rail division

Richard Watts has been appointed to the role of Managing Director of Balfour Beatty’s UK Rail business. Watts, who has 20 years’ experience in the rail sector, will join the Group later this year and will take up the MD ...

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Mecsia Group expands UK technical services footprint and expertise with Ashley & McDonough Compliance Services acquisition

Technical services group, Mecsia, has acquired Ashley & McDonough, a highly reputable Northwest-based compliance, maintenance, and installation services specialist within the Social Housing and Local Authority sectors This is a strategic move that accelerates Mecsia’s national presence in the Northwest ...

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