Maintenance costs, as measured by the BCIS All-in Maintenance Cost Indices, are set to rise 15 per cent by 2Q2030, according to the latest forecast data from the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS). Cleaning costs, mainly driven by labour costs, ...

A number of UK universities are set to face an estimated £1.4 billion government funding cut, as reported by UUK, for the academic year 2025-2026. Universities UK has reported that 117 of 270 higher education institutions registered with the Office ...

Cardo, a provider of building maintenance services to social housing providers and public bodies, has secured a place on Notting Hill Genesis’s (NHG) £1.5 billion Repairs and Maintenance Works Framework. The partnership, which will span up to 15 years, supports the ...

Islington Council has appointed Polyteck to deliver essential general building repairs and maintenance services for approximately 35,000 council tenants and leaseholders. Under the potential four-year contract, Polyteck will work alongside the council’s in-house teams to deliver a range of maintenance ...

GRAHAM has commenced a repairs and maintenance contract with Sandwell Property Care (part of Corporate Landlord), across the Borough’s non-housing properties, including office accommodation, schools, museums, libraries, leisure centres, industrial premises, community centres and schools. The contract will see GRAHAM ...

Slough Borough Council has extended its contract with Cardo (South) until March 2027, following strong performance across its repairs and maintenance services. The extension will see Cardo (South), a division of building maintenance and retrofit services firm for social housing ...

Jason Smithies, an expert on social housing repairs and maintenance has been appointed as Head of Operations for Scotland and the Northeast at Novus Property Solutions. Smithies brings to the national maintenance and decarbonisation contractor more than two decades of ...

Mears Group has been reappointed as Dover District Council’s (DDC) repairs and maintenance contractor. Commencing on 1 April 2025, the new five-year contract will see Mears Group continue to deliver responsive repairs and maintenance works for the 4,863 council properties ...

Mears Group, a leading provider of services to the housing sector, has been reappointed by Folkestone & Hythe District Council (F&HDC) as its repairs and maintenance contractor for the next 10 years with an opportunity to extend for a further ...

Maintenance costs, as measured by the BCIS All-in Maintenance Cost Indices, are set to rise 17 per cent by 4Q 2029, according to the latest forecast data from the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS). Cleaning costs, mainly driven by labour ...