Corps Security has appointed Fiona Strens as Chair of its Board. Strens has served as Non-Executive Director at Corps Security since 2021. Her role will begin in April, where she will succeed Chris Nickols, who steps down after serving his ...
Read More »The Guinness Partnership and five partners sign long-term contracts
The Guinness Partnership, one of England’s largest housing associations, has formally signed five contractors to new long-term agreements, to deliver its planned maintenance and investment programme. Valued at over £1 billion, the contracts span the next 15 years. The contractors and regions they ...
Read More »CIBSE has mixed response to UK Government position on whole-life carbon assessments
CIBSE has welcomed the Government’s recognition that whole-life carbon assessments will play an important role in decarbonising the UK’s buildings. However, the body for building services professionals is disappointed that it has rejected the Environmental Audit Committee’s recommendation to introduce ...
Read More »Research highlights risks faced by engineers, inspectors and facilities teams working alone
Half of field-based workers have avoided tasks or locations because they felt unsafe while working alone, according to new research highlighting the risks faced by staff operating independently. The Lone Worker Survey, conducted by safety technology provider SoloProtect, gathered responses ...
Read More »Compass launches new virtual work experience module
Compass Group UK & Ireland has launched its first Virtual Work Experience module in partnership with Youth Employment UK, the national body for youth employment, unemployment, and employer-led skills development. The new online programme has been designed to help young ...
Read More »Hybrid Policy vs Reality Playbook that helps workplace leaders close the gap between policy and reality
The guide is designed to provide a framework for creating hybrid policies that work for everyone in an organisation. With many organisations still struggling to understand whether their hybrid policy is working, or even being followed, workplace leaders are increasingly ...
Read More »Extreme weather fears grow on UK construction sites
High winds, flooding and lightning were named the climate change events that scared construction workers the most. The findings were revealed in a survey of 500 UK construction professionals, commissioned by SafeSite Facilities, which showed 19 per cent were frightened ...
Read More »Circularity in Practice initiative launches
Circularity in Practice, a new, nationwide, voluntary initiative inspired by His Majesty King Charles III, that brings businesses together to encourage circularity, designing out waste, focusing on reuse, high‑quality recycling, remanufacturing, and repurposing, where we live and work has launched. ...
Read More »Polyteck strikes gold in the heart of London
Polyteck has secured the contract for the delivery of planned preventative maintenance services at the prestigious Goldsmiths’ Hall, located in the heart of the London. Goldsmiths’ Hall, the historic home of the esteemed Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, is internationally recognised ...
Read More »Dynamic Earth selects Company of Cooks as inaugural catering and hospitality partner
Company of Cooks has been appointed Dynamic Earth’s inaugural catering and hospitality partner in a five-year deal worth £11.5million. This is the first time Edinburgh’s only Science Centre and Planetarium has outsourced its visitor and event catering and the collaboration ...
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