Month: April 2018

Engineering, IT and facilities services business NG Bailey has completed the acquisition of facilities and power engineering services outfit Freedom Group. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/ng-bailey-buys-freedom-group-to-widen-its-engineering-capabilities/ News from FM World

European workers would welcome artificial intelligence if it helped to cut down the amount of time they spend on repetitive tasks. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/workers-would-be-happy-to-hand-repetitive-tasks-to-ai/ News from FM World

Martyn Freeman has joined the Active Workspace Management team as non-executive chairman. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/freeman-signs-up-with-active-workspace-management/ News from FM World

Oxford Direct Services, the commercial division of Oxford City Council, has set up two wholly owned local authority trading companies that begin operating this week. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/oxford-councils-trading-division-endeavours-to-boost-city-services/ News from FM World

The Government Property Agency (GPA) has launched as an executive agency of the Cabinet Office. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/cabinet-office-creates-a-cross-government-real-estate-agency/ News from FM World

The vacancy rate in the government central estate has fallen by 40 per cent in five years, according to the The State of the Estate 2016/17 report. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/government-report-shows-leaner-and-meaner-estate-management/ News from FM World

The official receiver has announced that more than half (54 per cent) of Carillion’s pre-liquidation workforce close to 10,000 employees have now been found secure ongoing employment so far. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/half-of-former-carillion-employees-have-secured-jobs/ News from FM World