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Building Services Engineers have a vital role in delivering net zero buildings which are adapted for climate change. The CIBSE Climate Action Plan reflects the ongoing work and impact that building services engineers have in finding innovative ways to make ...

The soft service provider Churchill Group’s contract with the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman (PHSO) has not only been renewed for the Manchester premises, but also extended to its London office as well. The PHSO helps people with complaints that ...

Robertson FM has secured a place on both Lots applied for on the new Crown Commercial Services, Facilities Management and Workplace Services Framework – RM6232. The framework was evaluated with quality being the main criteria as opposed to commercial and acceptance ...

Umbrella Training, a nationwide training and apprenticeship provider for hospitality and corporate sectors, has announced a significant investment in Metaverse Learning – a company that specialises in delivering virtual and Web3 based educational programmes.  The company, based in London and ...

Sodexo’s government business has been awarded a contract by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) to manage HMP Lowdham Grange in Nottinghamshire following a competitive tender process. The new contract has an estimated value of £264 million over a ten-year term, ...

Mitie has shipped vital PPE and other hygiene supplies to the GE Operator Humanitarian Centre in Warsaw, which will be used for essential medical care and general hygiene for those fleeing the war in Ukraine. The centre offers temporary refuge ...

After taking inflation into account, average pay including bonuses fell by 2.5 per cent in the year to April to June 2022, according to the latest Office for National Statistics’ latest labour market figures. Growth in employees’ average total pay (including ...

One of the capital’s largest independent cleaning contractors Julius Rutherfoord, has retained £30m worth of education cleaning contracts, awarded in the last two months, and spread over the next five years. The company, which operates in London and the surrounding ...

Mitie has been appointed as a supplier on the Carbon and Energy Fund Infrastructure Upgrade Services Framework, (CEF), created to help NHS and public sector organisations upgrade their energy systems in more cost-effective ways. The appointment provides Mitie with significant ...

Guidance has been issued for the first time setting out how the emissions of buildings in operation can achieve net zero carbon. The new guidance will transform the ability of those who run and manage services in buildings to measure ...