This month’s FMJ features a visit to Farnborough Airport to see how Peartree’s cleaning team meet the high standards of the premier aviation hub. Our cleaning and hygiene focus reveals why a more strategic approach to cleaning requires FM departments ...
Read More »Shaping the future
Paul Cottam, Managing Director, VINCI Facilities on the importance of apprenticeships for the future of the sector, how they shaped him and why they’re the foundation of how he leads and develops others My passion for apprenticeships started long before ...
Read More »BCC urges sector not to miss out on apprenticeship opportunities
The British Cleaning Council (BCC) is marking National Apprenticeship Week by celebrating staff who have passed the cleaning industry’s Level 2 apprenticeship and also encouraging more sector businesses to take the opportunity to participate in the scheme. Two years on ...
Read More »From coordination to confidence: what helps an FM apprenticeship succeed
Former facilities management apprentice Keighley Luff, who trained while working at Chelsea Football Club, reflects on her apprenticeship journey, and shares top tips on what employers and future apprentices can do to set themselves up for success Her positive experience ...
Read More »NG Bailey opens 2026 apprenticeship scheme
The independent engineering and services business is to create more than 70 new jobs through its award-winning apprenticeship programme. Applications are open to join NG Bailey and become an apprentice in one of the group’s market-leading divisions based throughout the ...
Read More »VIVO Defence launches data and AI apprenticeships with Multiverse
VIVO Defence Services has partnered with upskilling platform Multiverse to provide its employees data and AI apprenticeships. The facilities management company is seeking to improve the skills of its employees in data analytics, AI, and predictive modelling to help future ...
Read More »Sustaining the apprenticeship pipeline for future leaders in FM
The government is promising more training for 16 to 21-year-olds in a bid to ‘refocus the skills landscape towards young, domestic talent’. However, it has also confirmed plans to scrap funding for postgraduate apprenticeships. What kind of impact could this ...
Read More »Compass ranks 35th in Top 100 Apprenticeship Employer list
Compass Group UK & Ireland has been named as a Top 100 Apprenticeship Employer 2025. Compiled by the Department for Education and RateMyApprenticeship, the 2025 rankings recognise and celebrate England’s leading apprenticeship employers for their overall commitment to employing apprentices, the ...
Read More »ISS UK reaches £1 million apprenticeship levy gifting milestone
ISS Facility Services UK has gifted more than £1 million of its apprenticeship levy in 2025 to support apprenticeships across England. Since the start of the year, ISS funds have supported 236 apprenticeships across 86 diverse organisations, with a particular ...
Read More »Mitie moves up 36 places in Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers 2025
For the fourth consecutive year, Mitie has been named a Top 100 Apprenticeship Employers 2025 by the Department for Education (DFE), in partnership with RateMyApprenticeship. This year, Mitie has climbed 36 places to secure the number 16 spot with this ...
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