Year: 2017

The Building Research Establishment (BRE) has completed the latest in the government’s series of fire safety tests of cladding and insulation combinations. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/fm-industry-news/latest-cladding-fire-safety-test-results-published/ News from FM World

Norse has signed three new schools catering contracts worth more than £1 million. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/norse-signs-new-catering-and-cleaning-contracts/ News from FM World

NWH Group has appointed John McCormick as its chairman. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/new-chairman-for-nwh-group/ News from FM World

Regional office space take-up in the UK reached 2.8 million square feet in the first half of this year, reflecting continued demand, according to property firm CBRE. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/regional-office-markets-prove-resilient-so-far-this-year/ News from FM World

Support services group Mears Group PLC has said that its interim profit for 2017 remained flat from the prior year, but reduced its full-year revenue and margin expectations for its core Housing division due to expected order delays in the wake of the Grenfell Tower…

Support services company ISS has reported a total revenue increase of 2 per cent, according to its financial results for the first half of 2017. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/iss-lowers-sights-on-organic-revenue-growth-for-full-year/ News from FM World

Simpler rules regulating how councils buy goods and services after Brexit could boost local growth and create jobs, according to the Local Government Association. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/government-must-use-brexit-as-cue-to-cut-red-tape-for-councils/ News from FM World

European and North American office leasing markets are generally performing well as they undergo an important shift in dynamics influenced by trends transforming both occupier demand and the supply of new product. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/office-sector-sees-shift-as-demand-and-supply-dynamics-change/ News from FM World

OneAIM, a joint venture between Amec Foster Wheeler and Interserve, has won a key framework contract to support reprocessing plants and facilities at the Sellafield nuclear site in Cumbria. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/interserve-and-amec-foster-wheeler-secure-160m-sellafield-framework/ News from FM World

Vertas Group has bought Colchester-based Oakpark Security Systems Ltd to expand and strengthen its current security service offering. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/vertas-bolsters-security-offer-with-oakpark-acquisition/ News from FM World