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Biffa and Northern Trains trial smart technology to increase recycling

Northern Trains and waste management partner Biffa are deploying smart bin sensors to help increase recycling and support sustainability at 70 stations across the Northeast. Manufactured in the UK by IoT Solutions Group, these sensors give Northern Trains real-time recycling ...

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Avison Young appoints head of workplace UK and Europe

The strategic real estate advisor has appointed Sarah-Jane Osborne as Principal and Head of Workplace, UK and Europe, to help it meet significantly increased demand from occupiers to navigate workplace impact from recent market disruptions. Joining from Arcadis, where she ...

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Entries open for the CIBSE Building Performance Awards

Entries are now open for the CIBSE Building Performance Awards 2023, with new categories supporting a focus on actual, measured performance outcomes. The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) Building Performance Awards recognise the teams, products, innovations, initiatives and ...

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Magenta Security achieves Carbon Zero status ahead of schedule

Magenta Security has been certified as achieving Carbon Zero status, without the need to offset, during a Carbon Footprint Assessment. The Magenta Security team set itself a goal to be Carbon Zero, without offsetting, by 2025. However, this month’s carbon ...

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Office Space in Town brand acquires full ownership of portfolio

London office provider, Office Space in Town (OSiT), has acquired Brightbay Real Estate Partners’ 80 per cent share in its London Serviced Office portfolio. The joint venture between Brightbay (previously RDI REIT) and OSiT was established in 2018. The portfolio ...

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Galliford Try buys MCS Controls Systems

Galliford Try, one of the UK’s leading construction groups has agreed to acquire MCS Controls Systems Limited, a leading systems integrator to the industrial and utilities sectors for a consideration of £1. Founded in 1976, Coventry-based MCS is a systems ...

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BESA elects new president

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has elected Robert (Rab) Fletcher to serve as its President for 2022/23. The new President is mechanical services team manager at Fife Council Building Services. He has more than 30 years’ experience in construction ...

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New senior team and brand identity for Pareto

Pareto Facilities Management has added five new roles to its senior team and today (11 July) unveiled a new brand identity for the company. The past 12 months have been a great success for Pareto FM, who achieved a management ...

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IFSEC Global unveils latest trends and challenges in physical access control sector in 2022 report

The latest report from IFSEC Global into physical access control reveals the views of over 1,000 security, facilities and IT professionals across North America, EMEA, and Asia Pacific. It covers the current technology and credentials in use in 2022, the ...

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New acquisition for Bellrock

Technology-enabled workplace solutions company, Bellrock Property & Facilities Management Limited, has acquired construction consultancy, John Rowan and Partners. This is the first acquisition under new investors Sun European LLP, and the addition will strengthen Bellrock’s technology-driven property services offering and ...

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