Kier has been appointed by Cambridgeshire County Council to provide building, mechanical and electrical maintenance services to its portfolio of 160 corporate buildings across its county-wide estate. The contract, which runs to 2027 with the option of two one-year extensions ...

Ensure the work you are responsible for is compliant and contributes to a safe, healthy, and efficient indoor environment. TR19® Air Specification for Internal Cleanliness and Hygiene Management of Ventilation Systems requirements have changed. So, it’s important for you and ...

With wet and windy weeks ahead, it is important to regularly service your automatic entrance system to ensure it continues working at optimum efficiency, whatever the weather throws at it. With a nationwide team of in-house trained engineers, TORMAX can ...

86% of FM professionals have agreed that the latest ‘smart’ software to launch in their industry this month will greatly benefit their organisation, according to the latest data from the software’s pre-launch webinar. SFG20, the industry standard for building maintenance, ...

Only one in five UK businesses (20 per cent) are ‘wholeheartedly’ embracing digital-led building maintenance, according to a recent poll by SFG20, the industry standard for building maintenance specifications. The poll also revealed that from the remaining businesses, almost half of ...

The role buildings play in supporting local communities and wider society can often be forgotten when there is so much pressure to cut costs and environmental impact, but maintenance plans should never ignore the “human factor”, says Paul Bullard. At a ...

At a time when building maintenance budgets are under intense pressure, facilities managers could do worse than refer clients to the ongoing scandal over reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC). Hundreds of schools have had to close buildings and thousands of ...

With maintenance costs on the rise, Jill Wood, Managing Director at Signum FM, explains why neglecting maintenance tasks to save money in the short-term isn’t the solution It seems every day brings with it another new headline about rising costs ...

It’s been well documented that a whole life asset management approach to a building’s maintenance and management can build value, reduce liabilities, and reduce costs. What initiatives and innovations can the built environment take to support a more strategic approach ...

Dave Peacock, Technical Director of TÜV SÜD Building Advisory Service on modernising building façade inspection with the use of drones and artificial intelligence (AI) Following key proposals made by Dame Judith Hackitt after the Grenfell Tower disaster, the UK’s Building ...