In its response to the consultation on Westminster City Council’s ‘Westminster After Dark’ strategy, UKHospitality issued its support for many of the initiatives proposed, like late-night entertainment zones, but reiterated firm opposition to the potential implementation of a late-night levy. ...

Senior leaders from across construction and Government Ministers will today (26 June) launch the construction sector skills mission, to ensure the sector has the workforce it needs to deliver. The Construction Skills Mission Board will meet to set a strategy ...

Building services contractors are increasingly taking the lead on data centre projects, according to the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA). Findings from a new report into the largest firms in the sector were backed up by an industry roundtable hosted ...

David Garcia has been officially elected as the new Chair of the British Cleaning Council (BCC) at the organisations recent Annual General Meeting Garcia, who has served as Deputy Chair for two years, takes over the role from Delia Cannings. ...

The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality 2025, announced by Business in the Community (BITC), The King’s Responsible Business Network, has recognised Sodexo UK & Ireland for the second consecutive year. Now in its 15th year, The Times Top ...

Robinsons Facilities Services, which maintains and repairs more than 1,100 commercial and public sector buildings spanning the entire Yorkshire and Humber region, has acquired the assets and client portfolio of Bensons Gas Engineering. The deal sees Robinsons, headquartered in Bishop ...

JLL’s building services and engineering firm, Integral UK, will adopt the JLL brand for its engineering, projects and soft services delivery functions as part of JLL’s Workplace Management sub-business line in the UK. JLL acquired the Integral business in 2016 ...

Mitie has welcomed the first cohort of apprentices to its new AI skills programme which will be delivered by training provider, Corndel, in partnership with Imperial College London and supported by Microsoft. The initial Mitie colleagues have enrolled in a ...

The second edition of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) service charges in commercial property document, is mandatory for RICS-accredited professionals and represents a minimum level of expected compliance. The new edition updates the one published in 2018 and incorporates ...

Germany’s leading bank, Deutsche Bank, has extended its integrated facilities management (IFM) partnership deal with Apleona, with an agreement until 31 December 2029. The partnership dates back to 2001 and has been continuously expanded and developed over the past 25 ...