Year: 2017

Cordant Technical has been awarded a five-year contract to provide a wide variety of services for global law firm Clyde & Co, in a deal worth £5 million. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/cordant-technical-wins-contract-with-global-law-firm/ News from FM World

Poor mental health costs employers between £33 billion and £42 billion a year, with an annual cost to the UK economy of between £74 billion and £99 billion, according to a review commissioned by Theresa May. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/mental-health-costs-employers-33-billion-to-42-billion-a-year/ News from FM World

Five trends will dominate the food and drinks market in 2018 including scientifically engineered products, according to a new report. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/five-trends-to-dominate-food-and-drink-market-in-2018/ News from FM World

Investment firm Blackstone has awarded Ultimate Security Services a three-year contract extension at Chiswick Park, worth over £1m a year. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/ultimate-wins-contract-extension-at-chiswick-park/ News from FM World

Robertson Facilities Management has been awarded a five-year contract by Northumbrian Water Group (NWG) http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/robertson-wins-five-year-contract-with-northumbrian-water-group/ News from FM World

Arcus has won a regional contract to provide reactive maintenance services for home, garden and leisure retailer The Range. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/arcus-is-home-on-the-range-with-bespoke-fm-deal/ News from FM World

Lettings to the Government Property Unit (GPU) in UK cities outside of London have helped to drive office occupation activity across the UK’s largest nine cities to their highest quarterly total on record, says real estate advisory business GVA. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/government-property-unit-demand-boosts-office-market/ News from FM World

Carillion chairman Philip Green has said that Andrew Davies, who is to join the company as its new chief executive officer from the beginning of April next year, will bring with him his experience and people-focused personal style (which) are an ideal combination for our…

Serco has been awarded an eight-year extension to its contract with simulation technology specialist CAE to deliver helicopter pilot training and carry out FM services for the Medium Support Helicopter Aircrew Training Facility (MSHATF) at RAF Benson. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/serco-renews-helicopter-pilot-training-contract-at-raf-benson/ News from FM World

BIFM’s Procurement Special Interest Group (SIG) has published a Guidance Note to help facilities management professionals involved in supply chain management understand statutory compliance across procurement projects. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/bifm-publishes-new-statutory-compliance-guidance-note-for-procurement/ News from FM World