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Pinnacle tackles sustainability in schools with LED switch

Facilities and property management service provider, Pinnacle Group, is working with seven schools in Swindon to reduce energy consumption by an estimated 60 – 80 per cent per annum by switching to LED lightbulbs.   The energy efficient lighting replacement ...

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UK businesses are failing to follow through on their net zero promises

UK firms are failing to back their net zero promises with effective measurement according to a report commissioned by the Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management. The IWFM 2021 Sustainability Survey, supported by consultancy Inenco, reveals that just 35 per ...

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Ideagen renews FM contract with Velway

Global technology company, Ideagen, has renewed its contract with property management and compliance firm, Velway, to provide total facilities management services for the company. Velway will continue to manage all hard and soft services at Ideagen’s state-of-the-art, 28,000 sq ft ...

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EQUANS director to chair CBI Public Sector Partners Council

Sam Hockman, Divisional CEO of EQUANS UK & Ireland, has been appointed as the new chair of the CBI’s Public Sector Partners Council (PSPC). Hockman leads EQUANS’ Energy and Technical Services business across the public and private sectors and has ...

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A defibrillator was the difference between life and death for Ripon

The day Ripon suffered an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) was like any other day. He had finished work and was on his way home from his Muay Thai class when everything changed. He knew instantly that something was wrong and ...

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Actuate UK puts retrofit centre-stage at COP26

Engineering services alliance, Actuate UK, has called for industry and government collaboration on the challenge of retrofitting and decarbonising our existing buildings. Speaking on behalf of Actuate UK at the Construction Leadership Council’s COP26 session this morning, Michelle Agha-Hossein CEng ...

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ACE reveals only a fifth of large consultancy clients ask for net zero designs

New figures released by the Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE) have revealed that while consultancies are making good progress towards unlocking a net zero future, client demand remains patchy, with only around a fifth (19 per cent) of large ...

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Bidvest Noonan further strengthens its senior leadership team

Bidvest Noonan has appointed Mark Elton as Compliance and Risk Director for its business in Great Britain. Elton previously served as Quality, Risk and Compliance Director at Cordant Services, which became part of the Bidvest Noonan group in May of ...

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Incentive FM encourages engagement and wellbeing at City law firm

Incentive FM has recently introduced a Farmstand at Addleshaw Goddard’s London office. As part of their joint engagement and wellbeing strategy the international law firm is encouraging its employees to make use of the Farmstand – a self-watering hydroponic system which grows ...

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Compass adopts electric vehicle policy 

Compass Group UK & Ireland has adopted a 100 per cent electric car policy for all new fleet cars. The move will provide over 500 employees with the opportunity to order an electric vehicle (EV) by the end of the year. ...

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