As London’s biggest user of electricity and one of the capital’s largest landowners, Transport for London (TfL) is pushing ahead with smart building technology innovation to reduce its carbon footprint and improve green ways of working. A groundbreaking project that ...

The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has appointed Paul Eagle, Executive Board Technical Director at BESA member company Dalkia UK, as the new Chair of its Technical Committee. He succeeds Kevin Morrissey, who has recently been appointed as BESA’s new Director ...

ABM is championing its seventh intake of junior engineers with the launch of its annual student STEM programme. Working in partnership with The Talent Foundry, Facilitate Now! will see 120 students gain a behind-the-scenes look into STEM careers with a ...

ISS has secured a new three-year agreement with Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW), the UK’s largest shopping centre portfolio. The workplace experience and facility management company has collaborated with Westfield London and Westfield Stratford City since 2019, delivering a range of capital projects, ...

A new professional association for the built environment has launched with the creation of the Association of Professional Standards for Asset Surveying (APSAS). The vision of the new association includes the aim ”to improve both the quality of asset surveying ...

Manchester-based facilities management company, GAME, has been appointed to manage security services at Deansgate Square, one of Manchester’s most high-profile and iconic residential developments. Following a competitive tender process against national operators, GAME secured the three-year contract. The deal will ...

Following a competitive tender process, the Government Property Agency (GPA) has appointed Wates to conduct the Category B (Cat B) fit-out of its First Street Hub in Manchester. The contract award comes as the construction of the new government office ...

Changes in the FM sector are fast-paced. Whether it’s net zero targets, hybrid working, new regulations or the huge potential of automation, there’s more pressure than ever on FM professionals to make smart decisions and stay ahead. To help understand ...

Bill Buchan has been appointed as the new HR Director of Sodexo UK & Ireland. With strong experience in building, developing and engaging high performing teams across different countries, Sodexo says Buchan’s appointment comes at an exciting time for the ...

With average peak occupancy remaining below 40 per cent across EMEA and North America, and workplaces lacking vibrancy 83 per cent of the time, the latest research from Colliers Workplace Advisory provides data on what truly influences office attendance – ...