Mitie has announced it has transitioned 50 per cent of its fleet to electric vehicles. The EV deployment is part of Mitie’s wider Plan Zero pledge, which includes a commitment to fully electrifying its fleet by the end of 2025. ...

The CIPD has warned of a ‘slow slide into mediocrity’ in the UK as a number of key measures of job quality have fallen back in recent years, impacting individuals and the economy.  According to the CIPD Good Work Index most ...

Industry players in the built environment have the potential to reduce emissions by more than 50 per cent by 2030 with currently available technologies, according to the latest analysis from McKinsey & Company (McKinsey) in collaboration with the Net Zero ...

Sodexo has published its 2023 Social Impact Report, which highlights progress and outcomes delivered against the commitments laid out in its Social Impact Pledge. Each of these commitments were pledged in 2021, as part of a three-year social value strategy ...

International facilities service provider OCS celebrated a double victory at the ACS Pacesetters Security Officer of Distinction Awards on Wednesday 24th May. Security officers Ellie Senior (Incentive FM) and Roger Squire (OCS) were both awarded a Security Officer of Distinction ...

Eight SEs have won a spot on a unique business support programme led by Wates Group and Impact Hub London, giving them an opportunity to expand nationally and secure larger contracts. The seven-month Assisting Social Enterprises to Succeed (ASSETS) programme ...

It was a triple triumph for Sodexo employees at the 2023 NI Cleaning Awards in Belfast earlier this month.  Alex McDougall won Cleaning Operative of the Year in the ‘Offices over 100,000 sq.ft’ category, Sybil Ryan was Cleaning Operative of ...

A ground-breaking international survey of cleaners, commissioned by UNI Global Union, indicate that cleaners who work shifts other than the day shift experience a range of adverse effects on their lives. These effects include isolation, difficulties in maintaining relationships, strained ...

DMCC – the world’s flagship free zone and Government of Dubai Authority on commodities trade and enterprise – has appointed Mace, the global consultancy and construction company, as the building operations management entity for its soon-to-be-launched Uptown Tower. Bringing international ...

Mitie has reported record revenues of £4,055m in its full year results for the 12 month period ending 31 March 2023, with wins, renewals, acquisitions and inflationary contract re-pricing more than offsetting contracts that were not renewed. It also revealed ...