A new Protective Security Training Programme designed to enhance preparedness for terror-related incidents and promote safer public spaces has been launched by Bidvest Noonan. The initiative, began with comprehensive training for control room operators, trauma-trained medics, and security officers, focused on ...

Smart technology and surveillance specialist, North, has been appointed by Gateshead Council to deliver a £4.6 million programme upgrading door entry systems and video surveillance across 18 high-rise residential blocks in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear. The large-scale investment will improve ...

Brenig Moore, Technical Direct for Astutis offers advice on the safe storage of e-bikes in workplace premises Lithium-ion battery fires from e-bikes and e-scooters are escalating rapidly, placing communal and workplace environments at serious risk. Between 2022 and 2024, lithium-ion ...

Ringley Group, the operational real estate company specialising in residential and living management, has launched a new specialist Technical Property Management division. Responding to the increasing burden of red tape for real estate owners, from the Fire Safety Act 2021 ...

As the UK prepares for winter, a new survey commissioned by SafeSite Facilities has found that three-quarters of construction workers say they are concerned about the impact of climate change on site safety. The survey revealed a worrying picture of ...

Matthew Davies, Business Development Manager at MEMCO by AVIRE, and a member of the BSI lift safety committee, on how the PSTN switch-off could comprise lift safety As the UK’s telecommunications infrastructure undergoes a major transformation, facilities managers and lift ...

Rhino Workplace Innovation have launched a new online feature to make life easier for their customers. Managing Director, Jake Douglass, said: “We’ve always been able to offer our customers a bespoke, cut-to-size service, so that our cutting mats fit perfectly ...

United Infrastructure, a leading provider of solutions for the UK’s critical infrastructure, has been officially awarded Building a Safer Future (BSF) Champion status. The award recognises the company’s outstanding commitment to safety leadership and culture across the built environment. Following ...

One in 10 social rented homes in England continue to fall below the government’s Decent Homes Standard – the equivalent of nearly 430,000 properties, according to new analysis from property inspection software platform, Inventory Base. This comes as the social ...

Knight Frank’s facilities management subsidiary, Knight Frank Promise, has partnered with Kitt Medical, a pioneering UK health-tech company, first seen on Dragons’ Den, to transform the way emergency allergy care is delivered. Knight Frank Promise is rolling out Kitt Medical’s ...