Sustainability

Global engineering and consultancy company, Ramboll and facilities management provider, Wates Facilities Management (FM) have signed a new long-term contract for Total Facilities Management services in the UK. The agreement, which begins on 1 September, will cover services such as security, ...

With businesses looking for ways to improve their sustainability, workwear and laundry services provider, Elis UK, explains how its circular economy approach can help. Elis was the first company in its sector to announce its target of net zero emissions ...

The Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) has announced the formation of a new Strategic Expert Group on the Climate Emergency to oversee and guide its work in this area. The Institution has also launched its Net Zero Roadmap, which ...

EJ Parker Technical Services has been named as a supplier on the Crown Commercial Service’s (CCS) Facilities Management and Workplace Services Framework. The framework gives all government departments and public sector organisations access to facilities management and workplace services across ...

New research by water dispenser brand, BRITA VIVREAU, uncovers the ways corporate businesses can reduce their energy consumption by targeting sources of invisible waste, as 92 per cent of decision makers say they are concerned about rising energy costs. The ...

New research from waste management firm, Biffa, has found that whilst SMEs are keen to be more sustainable some are struggling to make changes like recycling. The survey of over 1,000 small to medium-sized businesses in the UK revealed 59 ...

OPLM has appointed JLL as sole managing agent to its portfolio of office and mixed-use assets in Central London to manage key customer relationships across the private property company’s  portfolio, covering 13 assets, in excess of 1m sq ft, with ...

Kimberly-Clark Professional’s RightCycle™ Programme meets sustainability goals Harrods, the world’s leading luxury department store, has ambitious plans to create a more sustainable future. Harrods Path to a Sustainable Future sustainability initiative details its plan to “operate as efficiently as we ...

Ecoserv Group is launching a managed service to help customers meet their waste and recycling commitments. The multi-discipline facilities management company has partnered with GPT Waste, a leading independent provider of waste management solutions across the UK to deliver a highly ...

Jonathan Hitch, Estimator Purchasing and Sustainability Lead for Widd Signs explains the many reasons why FMs need to ensure signage suppliers are operating in as green a way as possible No matter what set of figures you examine or direction ...