Month: October 2018

Technology workplace solutions company Bellrock has announced the acquisition of FME Property Solutions Ltd. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/acquisition-for-bellrock/ News from FM World

Supply chain firm Saint-Gobain UK has appointed phs Group to provide hygiene services for 1,200 sites within its Building Distribution Businesses in the UK. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/saint-gobain-uk-cleans-up-with-phs-group/ News from FM World

UK organisations risk falling behind oversees competition due to a lack of AI strategy, according to a new report by Microsoft UK. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/uk-lacks-ai/ News from FM World

There are 1.4 million working people suffering from work-related ill health in Great Britain, according to statistics from the government’s Health & Safety Executive published this week. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/work-makes-14m-people-ill/ News from FM World

International advisory and brokerage service business Morphose has separated its brokerage division from the consulting division, which specialises in bid management and tender advice, following a substantial period of growth and development. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/serco-spreads-its-wings/morphosedemerger-leads-to-new-business-name/ News from FM World

Serco has been awarded a one-year extension to its contract to provide a range of support services at Ministry of Defence (MOD) St Athan in the Vale of Glamorgan in South Wales. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/serco-spreads-its-wings/ News from FM World

Despite the third quarter being quieter during the summer months, the commercial property market in Northern Ireland is set to finish the year in a strong position, according to research by CBRE. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/commercial-property-market-in-strong-position-in-ni/ News from FM World

Big businesses in England and Wales are squandering £10 billion a year on under-used office space, a new study suggests. The report by flexible workplace firm Abintra draws together data from its work with more than 100 corporations worldwide with government and property industry figures.…

Mitie’s professional services business has launched a new risk consultancy. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/mitie-mitigates-threats-with-new-service/ News from FM World

An initiative to encourage the government to deliver all of the recommendations contained within Dame Judith Hackitt’s Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety has been launched. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/100-hackitt-demands-industry-change/ News from FM World