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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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. ...

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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 ...

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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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Treasury approves Manchester Digital Campus

The government is progressing on the Manchester Digital Campus (MDC) with the outline business case formally approved by the Treasury. Built on brownfield land in central Manchester, the campus will bring together approximately 8,800 people from multiple government departments with ...

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Director hire at Atlas Cleaning

Atlas Cleaning has bolstered its leadership team with the appointment of Issi Salter as Growth Director. Salter joins the business with extensive experience driving revenue growth, professionalising sales functions and building high-performing teams across services, technology and data-led businesses. Her ...

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Training paradox undermining FM modernisation efforts, says Bidvest Noonan

New research published by Bidvest Noonan highlights a significant gap between technology ambition and successful adoption in the FM sector. Bidvest Noonan surveyed 110 senior FM decision-makers with authority over technology investment, managing estates ranging from 20,000 to over 500,000 square ...

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