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Corps Security launches diversity and inclusion initiative

Corps Security has formally launched Corps Together, a comprehensive campaign to improve equality, diversity and inclusion engagement across the organisation. The programme, which began over a year ago, aims to create a culture where heritage and differences are valued and ...

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Webinar – ways of meeting the challenges of recruiting in FM

The facilities management sector is facing huge challenges in filling soft services roles, but the contribution it made in maintaining front line services during the pandemic has raised the sector’s profile, giving FMs the opportunity to widen the recruitment pool. ...

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CIBSE publishes new Guidance on Electrification for Net Zero

New guidance on the design and operation of building electrical services that focus on the electrification of buildings in the drive to net zero carbon has been published by the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE). The UK’s drive ...

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Wates Smartspace expands DWP portfolio with a £4m refurbishment project

Wates Smartspace has begun work on a £4m refurbishment project on behalf of the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), delivering mechanical, electrical and plumbing engineering works at the DWP’s Blackpool Peel Park Offices, a hub designed to be at ...

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Flexible tech and wellbeing support is a priority for job seekers, particularly the younger generation

Three quarters (73 per cent) of UK workers believe that the provision of ergonomic work conditions, as well as support for their health would help determine whether to join an organisation. The survey by Ergotron, revealed that younger generations surveyed ...

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BaxterStorey and Social Bite join up to support those impacted by homelessness back into work

Charity Social Bite has partnered with BaxterStorey to launch a pioneering new initiative to help revolutionise the access people who have experienced homelessness have to job opportunities across the UK. Through its new ‘Jobs First’ programme, Social Bite will work ...

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Veolia launches StreetKind to protect its workers from rising rates of abuse

Environmental solutions company, Veolia, is taking a stand after reports of rising abuse from frontline staff more than doubled, with a 118 per cent increase compared to the same period last year. Veolia has launched StreetKind, a new campaign thanking ...

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TfL publishes Sustainable Development Framework to support its property development programme

Transport for London (TfL) has published its Sustainable Development Framework (SDF), which will support its property development programme as it embarks on a large number of residential, commercial, and masterplanning projects across London. The framework, which is closely aligned to ...

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Cleaning industry staffing shortages at critical juncture

Employers in the cleaning sector need to adapt to a rapidly changing workforce if they are to win the “frantic” battle for workers, warns redwigwam. The flexible worker company says that only by adopting new approaches can businesses expect to ...

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Thomas Franks launches in London

The independent contract catering company has launched a new London-based division – Thomas Franks London – providing city corporate customers, their staff and clients with a new in-house catering and hospitality option. Based close to the capital’s premier food market, ...

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