DATES FOR THE
FM DIARY
18-20 JUNE 2019
www.facilitiesshow.com
15 MAY 2019
World FM Day
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13 JUNE 2019
IOSH National Safety and Health
Conference
Crowne Plaza Royal Victoria, She ield
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12-15 JUNE 2019
EFMC 2019
Aviva Stadium, Dublin, Ireland
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01 JULY 2019
RICS Integrated Property Services
Conference
Hilton Deansgate, Manchester
Cavendish Conference Centre, London
rics.org/propertyservices
01-02 JULY 2019
Facilities Management Forum
Hilton Deansgate, Manchester
www.facilitiesmanagementforum.co.uk
11-12 SEPTEMBER 2019
RWM Exhibition
NEC, Birmingham
www.rwmexhibition.com
17-19 SEPTEMBER 2019
FM Expo
Dubai World Trade Centre, UAE
www.fm-expo.com
08-10 OCTOBER 2019
UK Construction Week 2019
NEC, Birmingham
www.ukconstructionweek.com
16-18 OCTOBER 2019
World Workplace 2019 Conference
Phoenix Convention Center, Arizona, USA
www.worldworkplace.ifma.org
MAY 2019 7
ENGIE ACQUIRES ALL SHARES
IN COFELY BESIX FM
ENGIE, which already owns a 50 per cent share of Cofely
BESIX Facilities Management (CBFM) has acquired the
remaining 50 per cent of shares from its partner, Belgian
construction group, BESIX.
ENGIE now becomes the
only shareholder of CBFM,
which will be rebranded
to ENGIE Cofely.
Established in 2008 as
a partnership between
ENGIE and BESIX, CBFM
is a major client solutions
and energy services provider, with 2,000 employees
operating in the UAE, in Qatar (with its partner Mannai) and
in Oman (with its partner Daud) on many landmark sites
such as the Dubai Mall, Abu Dhabi’s Zayed University and
the Qatar Foundation.
The acquisition is the result of ENGIE’s strategic ambition
to become the world leader in zero-carbon transition,
developing energy-e icient assets, putting in practice
a unique integrated approach and accelerating the
company’s growth across a broad spectrum of services.
IWFM schools project
to inspire next
generation on World
FM Day
To mark World FM Day taking
place on 15 May 2019, the IWFM
has unveiled a schools project,
which will see workplace and FM
professionals delivering activitybased
workshops in schools
across the UK to inspire the next
generation to consider a career
within the sector.
The schools project is the pilot
phase of an IWFM ‘career of choice’
campaign being developed with
input from leading service providers
to address the profession’s growing
skills gap.
In future, the campaign will
target diff erent audience groups,
including graduates in relatable
disciplines and others such as
military personnel, aiming to attract
the brightest and best people into
the industry. The aim is to establish
a resource hub via the IWFM website
accessible to anyone interested in
pursuing a career in workplace and
facilities management.
Created in partnership with
student engagement consultancy
Class of Your Own, the schools
workshop programme was unveiled
in April to a group of member
volunteers.
The scheme forms part of the
IWFM’s ten-point plan announced
at the Institute’s launch last
November where CEO Linda
Hausmanis vowed to help make
a career in the profession one of
“choice not of chance”.
Interserve CFO resigns
Mark Whiteling, CFO at Interserve
Group Limited has resigned to
pursue his non-executive career.
Whiteling joined Interserve in
October 2017 from Premier Farnell.
Debbie White, Chief Executive
of Interserve Group Limited
said: “Mark’s contribution and
dedication to the company since
his appointment in 2017 has been
outstanding. He played a key role
in the deleveraging plan and the
wider transformation of the Group
including the ‘Fit for Growth’
programme. We wish him well for
the future.”
Whiteling is a non-executive
director at Connect Group PLC.
SODEXO PURCHASES
THE GOOD CARE GROUP
Sodexo has expanded its UK home care business with
the acquisition of The Good Care Group, a leading
player in the live-in care market in the UK.
Founded in 2009, The Good Care Group provides tailored
live-in care services to consumers, in their homes, who
require assistance to live independently, or, have complex
care needs. It is one of the few businesses of its type to
be rated ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission in
the UK.
The acquisition enables Sodexo, present in the UK home
care market through Prestige Nursing + Care, to expand its
o er, while meeting the needs and preferences of consumers
by providing high quality live-in care services, with the
expertise to tailor the care for those individuals living with
dementia or other specialist conditions.
As the growing ageing population seeks more personalised
and more personable care solutions, that o en means
staying in the home. With this acquisition, Sodexo will be
ranked second nationally in the live-in care market and
among the top five in the private-paid care market.
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