Month: June 2018

The BIFM’s Board of directors argue for the institute’s Manifesto for Change and the introduction of ‘workplace’ into the organisation’s identity. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/news-analysis/working-up-a-theme/ News from FM World

Katy Dowding, executive vice-president at Skanska, discusses the union of the group’s facilities services and M&E engineering businesses. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/business-analysis/building-on-solid-foundations/ News from FM World

International support services and construction group, Interserve, has been appointed as the single principal supply chain partner for the West Yorkshire Police’s Forcewide Security Works framework. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/interserve-wins-west-yorkshire-police-force-wide-security-framework/ News from FM World

Christian Huber, director of studies & research at Austrian higher education Institute, Fachhochschule Kufstein Tirol, has spoken of the need for facilities managers to consider the human element of data management. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/efmc-human-sensors-key-to-fms-future/ News from FM World

Sodexo has won an eight-year, £11.2 million contract with Tyne Coast College Group to supply a combination of catering and student accommodation services on six sites in North and South Shields. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/sodexo-wins-112m-deal-with-tyne-coast-college-group/ News from FM World

Horbury Property Services, part of the Horbury Group, has won a place on the Northern Housing Consortium Framework. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/horbury-gains-spot-as-supplier-on-northern-housing-consortium-framework/ News from FM World

Transport for London (TfL) has instructed Lanes Rail to carry out the reactive and planned premises maintenance for the underground section of the new Elizabeth line through central London. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/lanes-rail-selected-to-deliver-elizabeth-line-maintenance/ News from FM World

Specialist facilities services provider Total Solutions has announced that it has become the majority shareholder in specialist abseiling company TechServe Solutions. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/total-solutions-gives-abseiling-specialist-a-lift/ News from FM World

Mitie has renewed its landscaping contract with Whitbread Plc with a new three-year contract. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/mitie-extends-its-landscaping-scope-with-whitbread/ News from FM World

Landlords and building managers will be held accountable by a new ‘joint competent authority’ that will oversee safety within multi-occupancy higher-risk residential buildings, reports Herpreet Kaur Grewal. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/news-analysis/hackitt-landlords-and-managers-to-be-liable-for-building-fire-safety/ News from FM World