The co-founders of security and facilities management company, First Response Group, have been named ‘Black British Businesspeople of the Year’. Jamal Tahlil and Edgar Chibaka were awarded the top prize at this year’s Black British Business Awards (BBBAwards), which celebrate ...

Oxford City Council has appointed Willmott Dixon to deliver an extensive decarbonisation programme, which will see four of the city’s leisure centres reduce their emissions by converting from fossil fuels to water and air source heat pumps. Procured using the ...

Penguin Facilities Management has appointed Paul Gisby as Managing Director for London & The South, heading up the company’s southern division from its new central London office. Gisby joins the Leeds-based provider in this senior strategic role, bringing with him ...

The Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM) has revealed the winners of its IWFM Impact Awards 2021. The awards underline the impact the profession has on the organisations it serves and to celebrate the people, processes and products making ...

Facilities and property management service provider, Pinnacle Group, has acquired residential and social housing specialists Orchard & Shipman. As one of the UK’s leading multi-tenure residential service providers, the acquisition will see Pinnacle expanding its geographical footprint and service capability ...

Wates FM has expanded its higher education portfolio following a new contract award with the University of Leeds. Building on its 10-year relationship with the university, the new contract will see the Wates FM team provide building maintenance at the ...

Guests at SUSHISAMBA’s iconic Heron Tower destination are now dining amongst its impeccable updated interiors following the appointment of property services specialist DMA Group, who delivered essential fabric and building services maintenance to one of London’s most Instagrammed restaurants ahead ...

Interserve Group Limited has sold its global equipment services business, RMD Kwikform (RMDK), to industrial services giant Altrad Group. The sale of RMDK forms part of the planned restructuring of Interserve Group. Following the sale of the Group’s businesses Interserve ...

Complex public sector sites – such as hospitals, prisons, and military barracks – could achieve a 70 per cent reduction in carbon emissions by 2032 with an average capital cost of £12.6 million per site, according to a two-year innovation ...

More than 100 colleagues at ESS, the Defence, Energy and Government Services sector of Compass Group UK & Ireland, have completed their training to become mental health first aiders. Working with Mental Health First Aid England, ESS team members from ...