Vertas Group has been honoured with the 2025 King’s Award for Enterprise in Sustainable Development. One of only 27 organisations to receive this national accolade, the award reflects the company’s outstanding commitment to environmental responsibility and its ongoing efforts to ...
Read More »Pareto retains hard FM contract with London and Whipsnade Zoo
Pareto FM has retained its long-standing contract with London and Whipsnade Zoos for the provision of hard FM services. The renewed partnership, which extends Pareto’s eight-year collaboration with conservation charity Zoological Society of London (ZSL), will introduce an enhanced service ...
Read More »Engineering Council launches new UK-SPEC HRB Standard
The official launch of a new Standard for building safety took place on Friday (2 May) at the House of Lords at an event hosted by his Lordship the Earl of Lindsay. The new UK Standard for Professional Engineering Competence ...
Read More »UK falls behind in European workplace productivity rankings
New research reveals stark disparities in workplace productivity across Europe, with Spain leading the charge while the UK and Ireland trail behind. The study, conducted by Opinion Matters for Ricoh Europe, surveyed 7,000 workers and 1,800 decision-makers across Europe (UK, ...
Read More »UK construction workloads stable amid cautious growth outlook
Construction workloads remain largely stable, with signs pointing to modest growth in the year ahead, particularly driven by infrastructure projects. This is according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Q1 2025 UK Construction Monitor which reveals the overall ...
Read More »Morris & Spottiswood Group generates £79m for UK communities in 2024
Construction end-to-end service provider, Morris & Spottiswood Group, has generated £79 million of social value throughout 2024 for UK communities. This figure has been generated through a range of initiatives – from facilitating accessible arts and culture programmes to enabling ...
Read More »Sodexo retains HMP Forest Bank contract
Following a competitive tender process, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has awarded Sodexo’s Justice Services business a new 10-year contract to continue the management of HMP Forest Bank in Salford, Greater Manchester. The new contract award will see Sodexo continuing ...
Read More »Engineering firm appoints FM operations director
West Lothian-based electrical and mechanical company, John Heaney (Electrical) Limited (JHE), has appointed John Cowan as its new FM Operations Director. He steps up to the senior position after four years as FM Operations Manager. The family-run engineering firm specialises ...
Read More »phs Compliance awarded PPM contract with Aldi
Supermarket chain Aldi has appointed workplace compliance and building engineering services provider, phs Compliance, to help reduce energy use in all of its stores and ensure electrical safety across its network. phs Compliance secured a two-year PPM contract with Aldi ...
Read More »ISS lands new contract with Australian airport operator
ISS has bolstered its partnership with key customer Australia Pacific Airports (Melbourne) through a new contract valued at approximately DKK 100 million (£11 million). Under the terms of the new agreement, ISS will deliver services within Melbourne Airport’s Terminal 1 ...
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