According to the latest five-year forecast data from the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS), maintenance costs, as measured by the BCIS All-in Maintenance Cost Indices, are set to rise 19 per cent by 1Q2030. Cleaning costs, mainly driven by labour ...

WPS Facilities Management, part of Wates Group, has renewed its hard FM services contract with West Midlands Police for a further two years, with the option to extend for another three. The contract renewal sees the continuation of a partnership ...

Wokingham Borough Council (WBC) has appointed Cardo as its new repairs and maintenance contractor, looking after 2,795 homes in the area. The five-year contract, which commenced in June 2025, covers WBC’s housing stock as well as properties owned by its ...

Islington Council has appointed Polyteck to deliver essential general building repairs and maintenance services for approximately 35,000 council tenants and leaseholders. Under the potential four-year contract, Polyteck will work alongside the council’s in-house teams to deliver a range of maintenance ...

By Ben Yexley, Head of Business Development at askporter Faced with tight budgets and rising customer expectations for quick repairs, facilities services providers need to optimise their efficiency. However, several challenges impede FM services performance. Inefficient contractor management Miscommunication leading ...

GRAHAM has commenced a repairs and maintenance contract with Sandwell Property Care (part of Corporate Landlord), across the Borough’s non-housing properties, including office accommodation, schools, museums, libraries, leisure centres, industrial premises, community centres and schools. The contract will see GRAHAM ...

Slough Borough Council has extended its contract with Cardo (South) until March 2027, following strong performance across its repairs and maintenance services. The extension will see Cardo (South), a division of building maintenance and retrofit services firm for social housing ...

Jason Smithies, an expert on social housing repairs and maintenance has been appointed as Head of Operations for Scotland and the Northeast at Novus Property Solutions. Smithies brings to the national maintenance and decarbonisation contractor more than two decades of ...

Novus Property Solutions has mobilised a new contract with Anchor in the North West of England, closely following commencing work for another contract with Anchor in the South West. Last year, the national maintenance contractor was awarded two lots on ...

T2 Fire & TECS has been awarded a contract to upgrade and maintain the wardencall and door entry systems on eleven of Cornwall Housing’s schemes. The three-year service and maintenance contract, which has the option for a two-year extension, was ...