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Amey, the UK services arm of Spanish infrastructure firm, Ferrovial, has agreed a £215 million settlement to end its Birmingham Highways PFI (private finance initiative) contract with Birmingham City Council. Under the agreement, Amey will pay £160 million in 2019 ...

Incentive Facilities Management has expanded its retail portfolio after securing a three-year contract with property development and investment company British Land to provide services at three shopping parks. Under the terms of the agreement, Incentive FM will deliver a range ...

A survey of some of Britain’s biggest building occupiers has revealed that 80 per cent find it difficult to engage landlords in switching to renewable energy. The finding is part of a report released by edie and Big Clean Switch, ...

Facilities management company, Arcus, has joined forces with Bsquare, a provider of next generation intelligent devices and systems, to create an “industry-first” platform, designed to “revolutionise” the way FM organisations operate. Accelerated by Bsquare’s suite of software and services, the ...

The Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM) has named Martin Bell as its new Chair. He succeeds Stephen Roots who announced he was stepping down after two years in the role earlier this month. A Fellow of the Institute, ...

Over 94 per cent of respondents to the second annual waste management survey carried out by FMJ in partnership with Grundon Waste Management have said there is a growing emphasis on their business’ sustainability and environmental credentials within their day-to-day ...

NJC Managing Director, Paul Crilly, has won the prestigious Chair’s Award for Excellence in Director and Board Practice, together with the Director of the Year, Family Business category, at the recent Institute of Directors (IoD), London & South East Awards. ...

Sodexo has secured a 15-year contract, worth in excess of over £100 million with Yorkshire County Cricket Club (YCCC) and Leeds Cricket, Football and Athletics (LCF&A). The contract will see Sodexo build on its eight-year partnership with YCCC and LCF&A ...

JLL has launched a new digital service, FacilitiesFlex, which according to the global real estate investment company is set to “transform’ how businesses manage their buildings and real estate assets by offering a smarter, more efficient way to run their ...

In addition to its recent Queen’s Award win for Innovation, Cloudfm has been named in the latest edition of London Stock Exchange Group’s 1000 Companies to Inspire Britain report as one of the UK’s top 147 companies in its turnover ...