New research from waste management firm, Biffa, has found that whilst SMEs are keen to be more sustainable some are struggling to make changes like recycling. The survey of over 1,000 small to medium-sized businesses in the UK revealed 59 ...

Norse Commercial Services has teamed up with High Peak Borough Council and Staffordshire Moorlands District Council to form a joint venture partnership – Alliance Norse. The newly formed company is now providing a wide range of services across the two ...

Supply chain compliance expert, CHAS, has launched Verified Supplier, a compliance verification service which enables material suppliers to the FM industry to showcase their commitment to operating credibly, safely and ethically. Supply chain compliance expert, CHAS, has launched Verified Supplier, ...

Manchester-based compliance consultancy, OHS, has appointed Nick Bye as Group Commercial Director as it diversifies its business to become the UK’s only comprehensive solution for compliance and protection services in occupied and unoccupied property. OHS has long been in the ...

Glenigan’s UK Construction Industry Forecast 2022-2024 indicates the construction industry is facing challenging economic conditions, particularly within consumer-related areas, but a firm development pipeline is predicted to lift industrial and office starts in 2022, as well as Government-funded areas such ...

OPLM has appointed JLL as sole managing agent to its portfolio of office and mixed-use assets in Central London to manage key customer relationships across the private property company’s  portfolio, covering 13 assets, in excess of 1m sq ft, with ...

Mitie has been named as a supplier on the new Crown Commercial Services (CCS) framework, RM6232. The appointment enables Mitie to tender for contracts across all Government departments and public sector organisations to deliver a full range of facilities management ...

In June 2022, The Sustainable Facilities Management Index (SFMI), in partnership with BAM FM, released a standard to calculate Scope 3 carbon emissions for the facilities management sector – “Setting the foundations for net zero”. The vision aims to create ...

Wates Smartspace has been appointed to deliver a full-line fit-out on behalf of Marks and Spencer (M&S) at the brand new £60 million Stane Retail Park in Colchester, which will see the creation of a total of 173,000 sq ft ...

The International Facility Management Association (IFMA) has announced the member-elected Executive Committee and Appointees to its Global Board of Directors for the 2022-23 fiscal year. With members based in Italy, Trinidad and Tobago, Mexico, Canada, Brazil, Singapore, Spain and the ...