Two net-zero focused companies have created a unique partnership to acquire a long-established construction training company to develop the UK’s green skills ahead of 2050. Facilities management company UK National and certification body Simply Certification have joined forces to create ...

A new white paper has been published highlighting the challenges and, importantly, potential solutions, in protecting garages containing electric vehicles from the threat of fire. The paper, published by Siemens, has been co-written with Danfoss Fire Safety A/S, a pioneer ...

Novus Property Solutions has expanded its presence in North Wales with a £1.45 million refurbishment contract with Adra. This latest contract win with Adra follows a series of successes across North Wales, with Novus having been awarded several contracts and ...

Kier has won a three-year contract with University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust (UHB) to deliver a programme of capital works, with the aim of achieving a modern, contemporary, and clinically efficient estate by 2026. Following on from the success of ...

Artic Building Services has been acquired by technical services business, Mecsia. Artic is the latest business that Mecsia has acquired and it joins Cambridge Maintenance, Acorn Engineering, AIS BMS, Marsh Water Treatment and SK Refrigeration Heating & Cooling. Cambridge-based Mecsia ...

FM firm, The Westgrove Group has appointed Glenn Wilson as it’s Group’s Managing Director. Wilson joins the Warrington-based business with a wealth of industry experience, gained most notably with Incentive FM. This ultimately resulted in a Senior Board role as ...

14forty, one of the country’s largest facilities management companies and part of Compass Group UK & Ireland has won a contract to provide soft and hard services for National Gas. This contract was awarded due to 14forty’s comprehensive experience within ...

Mitie has secured an extension to its contract with Associated British Ports (ABP), the UK’s leading ports group, for a further year, delivering security services to 17 ports across the UK. The current three-year contract was awarded to Mitie in ...

The BCIA’s Technical Working Group has produced a new Technical Guide titled “Building Energy Management System (BEMS) Design and Embodied Carbon” which highlights how embodied carbon can be reduced in BEMS systems. Embodied carbon is the equivalent carbon dioxide (CO2) ...

Security and access provider Abloy UK has further strengthened its position in the education sector by appointing Rashy Chima-Powney as Business Development Manager for Education. Chima-Powney brings a wealth of experience to the role, with over 20 years’ experience in ...