The fully open-plan office, once hailed as the future of collaborative work, is no longer fit for purpose in the hybrid, post-pandemic workplace, according to a new report from Crown Workspace. The research, which surveyed 1,250 office workers and facilities ...

Commercial property management and building consultancy firm Workman LLP has launched an internal mentorship programme in collaboration with The Circle Partnership. The scheme, specifically targeted at Associates, recognises the critical importance of supporting employees at the pivotal mid-point of their careers. ...

ESS, part of Compass Group UK & Ireland, has welcomed Richard Jones to its leadership team, joining joins ESS as Managing Director for its Government business. Jones will take responsibility for the strategic direction and service delivery across ESS Government ...

Entrepreneurs Dominic Ponniah and Malcolm Hills, the CEO of office and commercial cleaning company Cleanology and the MD of Think FM respectively, have co-authored an open letter to PM Sir Keir Starmer, Deputy PM Angela Rayner and Business and Trade ...

The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) has called on the Government to ensure environmental health is a priority area as it reveals plans to offer more training for people aged 21 and under. The Government has revealed that 120,000 ...

From Amy McKeown for the Society of Occupational Medicine. The Society of Occupational Medicine (SOM) has released a major report on sickness presenteeism: the act of working while unwell. It’s more common than sickness absence, more costly, and far less ...

The FM Fix shares honest conversations, practical insights, and real-world stories from the frontlines of facilities management. Facilities management platform, Expansive, has announced the launch of The FM Fix, a new podcast created for facilities management professionals navigating the realities ...

The finalists for this year’s prestigious BICSc (British Institute of Cleaning Science) Awards have been announced after the Institute received a record number of entries for its industry-leading awards. The BICSc awards attracted a landmark surge in entries which saw ...

The Security Industry Authority (SIA) public consultation has received over 3,300 responses on proposed changes to licensing criteria. The consultation, which launched in March, was centred around a number of proposed changes to further strengthen the criteria that determines what ...

Veolia has been awarded an eight-year extension to its recycling and waste contract with Camden Council, which will see the resource management business delivering recycling and waste collections for both households and commercial businesses as well as street cleansing operations ...