Month: February 2018

The University of Oxford has won the coveted Building Performance Champion title and Facilities Management Team of the Year at the 2018 CIBSE Building Performance Awards. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/oxford-universitys-ambitious-carbon-saving-scheme-takes-cibse-awards/ News from FM World

Wates Smartspace’s facilities management business has been appointed by healthcare provider Horder Healthcare to deliver a three-year hard services contract across two of its medical centres and three outreach clinics in the south-east of England. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/wates-wins-three-year-hard-fm-deal-with-horder-healthcare/ News from FM World

Mitie has appointed Andrew Smart as group head of corporate real estate. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/mitie-makes-smart-choice-for-corporate-real-estate-head/ News from FM World

Canadian insurance firm Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited has agreed to acquire certain assets of Carillion Canada Holdings Incorporated. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/fairfax-picks-up-tranche-of-carillions-canadian-operations/ News from FM World

The former chairman of support services company Carillion, which collapsed last month, has told a panel of influential MPs that its debt level was partly due to a major acquisition the firm undertook in 2011. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/three-blows-took-down-carillion-bosses-tell-mps/ News from FM World

Services company Sodexo has won a three-year, £3.5 million-a-year contract with Richmond, The American International University in London, to manage and deliver all facilities services across its two campuses in south-west London. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/sodexo-wins-ifm-deal-with-richmond-university/ News from FM World

We take a deeper look into Carillion’s demise and hear from experts in the industry. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/news-analysis/seismic-fallout-from-carillion-collapse/ News from FM World

Clive Wilson, director of facilities and services at the University of Bradford, spoke to FM World about his MBE appointment. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/news-analysis/clive-wilson-discusses-mbe-appointment/ News from FM World

CIBSE has launched an FM compentency document http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/news-analysis/cibse-launches-fm-competency-document/ News from FM World

A new group is to be established to ensure that safety is prioritised when a building is occupied. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/news-analysis/working-groups-to-monitor-high-rise-living/ News from FM World