Corporate services provider, NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) has launched three new soft facilities management (FM) procurement solutions designed to enhance operational efficiency, save costs and ensure high quality environments for NHS patients, staff and visitors. Together, the new ...

The Nurture Group has acquired Tivoli Group Ltd, in a deal which was completed last week. The purchase of Tivoli, which was the fourth largest player in the grounds maintenance and landscaping sector with an annual turnover in excess of ...

In the latest expansion of its range of outdoor power equipment, Makita has launched the UB004C 36V Battery Backpack Blower. Easy and comfortable to use, the new blower delivers outstanding levels of air volume and blowing force and is powered ...

Mitie has landed a new five-year grounds maintenance contract at Scotland’s busiest airport, which sees over 14 million passengers jetting off to 152 destinations each year. The new deal will see Mitie deliver essential landscaping services across Edinburgh Airport’s airfield ...

The Nurture Group has acquired Telford-based Spacecare Ltd, which supplies core grounds maintenance, winter maintenance and arboricultural services. It is the Group’s 48th acquisition since its inception in 2008, and the third in this year alone as the Group consolidates ...

Andy Hodgson has been appointed as the new Head of Grounds at soft-services provider Chequers, part of the Churchill Group. In his new role, Hodgson will be the senior internal contact for all grounds and landscaping queries, as well as ...

Karl Cundill, Joint Managing Director at LitmusFM, looks at proactive maintenance plans that can be implemented to reduce the risk of grounds flooding The UK is experiencing increased rainfall, with the past 18 months being the wettest England has seen ...

Airwaves Facilities Management has won a new contract with West Midlands Police following a competitive tender process. The contract will see the Berkswell-based firm providing grounds maintenance works throughout the force’s estate in Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Coventry, Walsall, Sandwell, Dudley and Solihull, ...

Specialist grounds maintenance service provider, Tivoli Group, has secured Yorkshire Housing’s Grounds Maintenance & Associated Services contract across its whole estate. The contract, which will run for an initial period of 24 months from 1 April 2024 with a possible ...

Nurture Group has bolstered its operations in Scotland having acquired green services business, Roy Cowie Ltd. Founded by Roy and Heather Cowie in 1994, the Aberdeen-based company operates across the northeast of Scotland, and provides a comprehensive range of services ...