The new UK NZCBS Performance Evaluation designation will enable buildings to verify performance against the Standard’s requirements, even if they are not meeting all of them. The UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard Version 1 (the Standard), published 10 March, robustly defines what ...

Facilities management has always played a critical – if often understated – role in shaping how people experience the built environment. In healthcare especially, FM professionals are central to safety, wellbeing, productivity and dignity, both for patients and for the ...

Arcus Facilities Management has been awarded a “landmark” five-year contract with Santander UK to deliver a fully integrated facilities management programme across the bank’s entire UK estate. The contract award represents a significant expansion of Arcus’ relationship with Santander, moving ...

BM has appointed Rhiannon Read and Lee Jures in key roles to strengthen its operations function across the UK and support company growth. Joining as Operations Director and Operations Manager respectively, they will oversee the company’s operations planning processes. With ...

On World FM Day, Jamie Canter, Head of Learning and Inclusion, SBFM makes the case that tackling the FM sector’s recruitment crisis and breaking the cycle of reoffending are the same challenge, which the industry is well placed to solve. Today ...

In this month’s issue we focus on the challenges of servicing and managing customer centric physical spaces – including shopping centres, gyms, cinemas, and stadiums with an interview with the MD of Atlas Retail. We also look at security in ...

By Helen Longfils, Group Director, Social Value, Mitie Belonging is an increasingly important feature of a successful workplace. When people feel valued, supported and connected, they are more engaged, more confident in their roles, and more likely to stay. Yet ...

The Southbank Centre in London has installed a rooftop solar array on its Festival Terrace building, overcoming significant heritage and planning constraints to deliver renewable energy as part of its net zero ambitions. The building forms part of a protected ...

Cardo has been appointed as a delivery partner on L&Q’s 15-year Major Works Investment Programme. One of the largest home improvement programmes in the UK housing sector, the £3 billion programme will see improvements delivered across L&Q’s portfolio, helping ensure homes ...

OCS has strengthened its UK security capability having completed the acquisition of City Group Security, an established nationwide security company founded in 1993 and ranked among the top 30 security businesses in the UK. The acquisition brings 600 new colleagues ...