Month: June 2018

Gary Chandler has been named chief executive of the FourFront Group, a business operating through three design and fit-out divisions. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/chandler-to-lead-workplace-design-group-fourfront/ News from FM World

B&M Waste Services has secured an extension to its sustainable waste management contract with Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU). http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/ljmu-extends-sustainable-waste-management-deal-with-bm-waste/ News from FM World

Will FM service outsourcing be increasingly focused on specialist services while cleaning and other more directly client-facing activities are brought in-house? http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/think-tank-what-is-prospect-for-a-wider-fm-service-mixed-economy/ News from FM World

Many organisations spanning the construction and fire sectors have come together to form a steering group to take forward key recommendations in Dame Judith Hackitt’s Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/steering-group-takes-forward-hackitt-recommendations-on-competence/ News from FM World

Companies are increasingly recruiting more flexible workers, says a report by International Workplace Group (IWG). http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/business-finds-flexible-workers-more-productive-reveals-survey/ News from FM World

The total cost over a data centre’s lifetime is 20 per cent Capex and 80 per cent Opex, with the latter comprising 70 per cent energy and 10 per cent facilities management. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/efmc-fm-accounts-for-less-than-10-of-data-centre-tco/ News from FM World

Real estate advisor CBRE has appointed Josh Beer as head of CBRE 360 for EMEA. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/josh-beer-joins-cbre/ News from FM World

Venue and stadium cleaning provider CleanEvent Services has secured the cleaning services contract at Ascot Racecourse. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/cleanevent-is-first-past-the-post-at-ascot/ News from FM World

Facilities management company Mitie has seen its operating profit go down 6 per cent at £77.1 million in line with guidance reflecting investment in the business, according to its full-year results for the period ended 31 March 2018. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/mitie-sees-revenue-growth-but-operating-profit-is-down/ News from FM World

Imtech Inviron has been appointed by US-based telecommunications company CenturyLink to deliver technical services management at its portfolio of 156 sites across the UK and Ireland. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/imtech-inviron-wins-new-business-critical-contract/ News from FM World