Public funding is urgently needed to ensure schools, hospitals and thousands of homes can benefit from improved awareness of the role played by mechanical ventilation systems in reducing the risk of airborne disease, according to the Building Engineering Services Association ...

The mechanical and electrical building services specialist has won a contract valued at more than £9.5 million for the prestigious Hockley Mills development in Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter. J S Wright will design and build the M&E services for all 395 ...

Following a competitive retender Mitie has secured a new one-year contract to manage 175 Regional and Local Coronavirus Test Sites and 105 Mobile Testing Units (MTUs) across England, Scotland and Wales. The new contract, worth up to £365 million over ...

Technology-led facilities management company, Cloudfm has been named as a global leader in IoT enabled predictive maintenance by world leading technology research and advisory company, Gartner. In a new report which examines the benefits of IoT-enabled predictive maintenance and its ...

In the first of its kind in the UK, Mitie has partnered with University of Cambridge criminologists to undertake research into retail crime to help businesses reduce cases of theft and violence against shop-workers. The innovative research will focus on ...

The FM industry has largely recovered from the economic downturn brought about by the lockdowns and is coming to terms with the new working environment, according to the latest forecast by the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS) from RICS. However ...

Infrastructure services and engineering company Amey has secured two contracts with the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) to maintain Service Family Accommodation (SFA) across its Central and Northern regions. The contracts, which fall under the Regional Accommodation Maintenance Services (RAMS) element ...

A new report by Mitie, Mobilising veterans in the facilities management industry suggests the FM sector is a good career fit for armed forces veterans, with over two thirds of former servicemen and women saying FM roles match their skills ...

The first dedicated degree apprenticeship in facilities management will be delivered by the University of Bolton having won approval as an IWFM Recognised Centre to deliver the IWFM Level 6 Extended Diploma as a dual award with its BSc (Hons) ...

Churchill Group’s specialist security arm, Amulet has launched a new Temp & Vacant service to support businesses that have temporary and vacant properties – an existing problem that has been exacerbated by the pandemic. When the first work from home ...