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Workplace wellbeing overtakes innovation

According to research conducted by independent catering business, Bartlett Mitchell, workplace wellbeing will be more important to organisations than product and service innovation Titled ‘Reimagining Catering post Covid’, the research, involving leading catering and FM professionals, which was carried out ...

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Paddeco and NAADUK launch Ventilation Hygiene Certificate

Paddeco Ltd, in partnership with the National Association of Air Duct Specialists (NAADUK), has launched the UK’s first ever SCQF Level 5 Ventilation Hygiene Certificate. Based on National Occupational Standards (NOS) for the ventilation industry, working with the Scottish Qualifications ...

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14forty wins £15m TFM deal

Facilities management provider 14forty, owned by Compass Group UK & Ireland, has been awarded a £15 million total facilities management (TFM) contract with Cadent Gas to provide soft and hard services across more than 70 UK sites over a three-year ...

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Business transformation leader takes up CEO role at Novus Property Solutions

National maintenance, compliance and construction contractor, Novus Property Solutions, has appointed industry specialist Steve Davies as its new Chief Executive Officer. Davies is an accomplished leader with a proven track record of delivering exceptional results within facilities and asset management, ...

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Building Safety Bill is published with aim to create lasting generational change

The Building Safety Bill on the future on how residential buildings should be constructed and maintained has been published today and includes plans for a new regulator who forms the heart of a building safety changes. The Bill, said Housing ...

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Research suggests coffee breaks help support workplace productivity

New research suggests that hot beverages are a powerful facilitator for movement in creating moments of planned and unplanned interactions in the workplace. Thinking Smart About Productivity published by Nestlé Coffee Partners draws on insights from specialists Humanyze and workplace ...

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Salisbury Group commits to being a Climate Positive Company

The facilities management business has unveiled a plan to go beyond net zero and be a Climate Positive Company from this year onwards. Alongside a detailed plan to move to sustainable operations, Salisbury Group has committed to investing 110 per ...

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Edwin James Group invests in training and development to support STEM careers

The facilities engineering firm is supporting its growth plans and addressing the industry skills gap with the launch of a new EJ Academy programme of lifetime learning and opening a training hub in Glasgow to enable the Academy’s expansion and ...

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IFMA EMEA is officially launched

IFMA has announced the official formation of the International Facility Management Association Europe, Middle East, Africa (IFMA EMEA). The association which became a legal entity as of 1 July 2021, will be governed by a board of directors and led ...

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Sodexo grows NHS Test & Trace contract

Sodexo has been appointed to operate a further 121 fixed and mobile Covid-19 testing centres for the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC). This means Sodexo, which already runs 202 fixed and mobile sites, will operate 30 per cent ...

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