OCS has expanded its presence in the higher education sector having secured a new total facilities management (TFM) contract with the University of Sunderland in London. The initial three-year contract, which has the option to extend for two additional years, ...

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) 2024 Annual Review showcases a year of significant progress in modernising the profession, expanding membership, and leading on global sustainability standards. In a landmark year, RICS membership in the UK surpassed 100,000 for ...

Despite a slowdown in leasing volumes, the Central London office market is showing signs of quiet resilience and evolving demand, according to tenant-only real estate advisor, Devono. Devono’s newly released Q1 2025 Central London Office Market Snapshot reveals that while total ...

A new whitepaper entitled Securing Healthcare Estates, offers vital guidance to healthcare facilities managers on safeguarding people, premises, and sensitive assets across NHS and private healthcare environments. Published by security and access provider, Abloy UK, the whitepaper outlines the increasing ...

Resource management business, Veolia, has commenced recycling and waste collections and street cleansing services for residents across East and North Hertfordshire, as part of a new £108 million, eight-year contract. Increasing recycling will be a key priority, as well as ...

Quilter, a leading UK-focused full-service wealth manager, providing advice-led investment solutions and investment platform services, has extended Sodexo’s contract to deliver food and FM services across its UK workplaces for an additional three years. Sodexo’s corporate services business has been ...

Premium commercial amenity and workspace provider, x+why, is marking a milestone in growth with the opening of two iconic London buildings – Bloomsbury House in central London and Arding & Hobbs at Clapham Junction – taking its national portfolio past ...

Slough Borough Council has extended its contract with Cardo (South) until March 2027, following strong performance across its repairs and maintenance services. The extension will see Cardo (South), a division of building maintenance and retrofit services firm for social housing ...

Following a competitive tender process earlier this year, Mears Facilities Management has been awarded a place on all three available Lots of the ESPO Total Facilities Management framework. The framework, established by the Eastern Shires Purchasing Organisation (ESPO), enables local ...

Soft FM services provider, Spectrum Service Solutions, has extended its work with commercial and residential property consultancy, Lambert Smith Hampton (LSH), following a new multi-contract award for an additional nine properties in LSH’s Scottish property portfolio. The properties are primarily ...