The UK plumbing and hard facilities management contractors’ market, currently valued at over £27 billion, is forecast to grow steadily through 2029, reaching more than £32.4 billion, according to the latest market research report from Barbour ABI. Highlighting the sector’s ...

Small firms are being shut out of billions in public contracts as bids disappear into a “black hole” of unanswered feedback and red tape, warns the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB). In a new report Signed, Sealed, Delivered: How public ...

BM Caterers has partnered with Robertson Cooper to support the launch of the Good Day at Work Insights Report 2025, unveiled at a dedicated event in Manchester attended by local senior workplace leaders, HR professionals and industry stakeholders. The report, ...

The UK Green Building Council’s (UKGBC) Trends Report 2025, details major shifts that shaped the built environment this year along with key themes to look out for in 2026. Drawing on insights from sustainability and innovation experts across industry as ...

New research from the British Council for Offices (BCO) has revealed a stark regional imbalance in the proportion of highly sustainable office buildings across the UK, which threatens the economic growth of smaller regional cities and could undermine national net ...

NHS Property Services (NHSPS) has released a report outlining practical and cost-effective advice for local NHS providers to deliver many of the proposed Neighbourhood Health Centres (NHCs) across England, part of the Government’s NHS Neighbourhood Rebuild Programme. The paper, ‘Making ...

The Sustainable Facilities Management Index (SFMI) has released its findings of its 2025 assessments in a new report ‘FM Leaders Zero in on What Really Matters in Sustainability’. Last year’s results showed that FMs were starting to commercialise sustainability initiatives. ...

Cost efficiency, resilience and occupant wellbeing are top drivers for successful facilities operations, with total spending projected to surpass $3 trillion by 2026. However, JLL’s Global State of Facilities Management Report 2025, warns 84 per cent of FM leaders cite ...

The world’s major business districts have regained their global pulling power, according to the 2025 EY–Urban Land Institute (ULI) Global Business Districts Attractiveness Report, which finds that 63 per cent of stakeholders surveyed now view these districts as more attractive ...

OCS has published its UK & Ireland ESG Impact Report, building on the progress made in social value creation, environmental performance, and governance standards. The report highlights that in 2024, OCS supported 378 individuals into employment through its People into ...