University College London (UCL) has awarded VINCI Facilities the FM contract at its new campus on London’s East Bank. The £4 million per annum award for hard services (five years) and soft services (three years) is the latest service contract ...

Sodexo Live! has announced two key senior appointments. Rebecca Kane Burton joins the business as its new UK and Ireland CEO and Nicci Clarke as Marketing Director for its sports, events and hospitality business. Kane Burton, who joined Sodexo Live! ...

Following a competitive tender process, procurement organisation and social enterprise, Fusion21, has announced the suppliers successfully appointed to its national Grounds Maintenance Framework worth up to £85 million, over a four-year period. Thirteen specialist firms – of which 46 per ...

As the UK celebrates Bike Week (6-12 June), Cycling UK, the UK’s cycling charity, tells employers they must do more to encourage active travel. New research carried out by YouGov on behalf of Cycling UK has found that 43 per ...

Business leaders from across the the £58.9 billion cleaning, hygiene and waste industry have accused the Government of “ignoring and overlooking” one of the top 10 biggest industries in the UK. Over two years, the British Cleaning Council (BCC), which ...

As one of the UK’s pioneers in using IoT to reduce carbon emissions, Cloudfm has welcomed an Environment Audit Committee (EAC) report calling for whole-life carbon assessments for larger buildings.The report, ‘Building to net zero: costing carbon in construction’, published ...

BNP Paribas Real Estate (BNPPRE) has been appointed by the Government Property Agency (GPA) as its new strategic partner for national property and property-related financial services. The initial three-year contract, which includes the option to extend for up to an ...

ISS has won a new contract with the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital (RNOH) NHS Trust for the delivery of all soft services for the hospital. ISS has worked in partnership with the RNOH, which specialises in neuro-musculoskeletal conditions since 2011, ...

Lee Spencer has been appointed by national maintenance and compliance contractor, Novus Property Solutions, as Head of Operations for its Projects service, one of the streamlined offerings launched last year as part of the company’s ambitious five-year growth strategy. Spencer ...

Mechanical and electrical building services specialist J S Wright has secured a second phase of work valued at more than £9.5 million for London’s largest estate regeneration. J S Wright will provide the mechanical services for 352 new apartments on ...