Month: November 2018

Research highlights that one in five UK workers has about two unproductive hours every week caused by poor or inadequate office and work environments. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/poor-quality-offices-cost-uk-economy-4bn-a-year-in-lost-output/ News from FM World

Providing good indoor mobile coverage has simply not been on the radar of business owners, property owners/developers and architects, says a report by telecoms provider Vilicom. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/weak-mobile-coverage-in-corporate-buildings-is-bad-for-business/ News from FM World

The UK’s trade body for anaerobic digestion (AD) has joined a coalition of more than 40 trade bodies, campaign groups, businesses, and local authorities calling on government to fast-track the roll-out of separate food waste collections across England. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/ad-industry-joins-coalition-calling-for-food-waste-collections/ News from FM World

More than half of London charities (51 per cent) do not carry out regular risk assessments on their property, according to the findings of the first London Charity Property Matters Survey. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/51-of-capitals-charities-fail-to-perform-property-risk-checks/ News from FM World

Facilities management firm OCS UK has announced a plan to reduce single-use plastics across its business. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/ocs-vows-to-cut-single-use-plastics-across-uk-operations/ News from FM World

Retail, construction and refurbishment firm Lancer Scott has secured a three-year contract with Tesco to provide building maintenance repairs and project works. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/tesco-extends-long-standing-link-with-lancer-scott/ News from FM World

Demand for UK commercial property remains strong despite continued lack of clarity over Brexit. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/uk-commercial-property-market-is-upbeat-despite-brexit-doubts/ News from FM World

Mitchells & Butlers, which operates restaurants, pubs and bars in the UK, has engaged mechanical and electrical services specialist Mitton Group to carry out an M&E contract. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/mitchells-butlers-chooses-mitton-group-for-me-maintenance-works/ News from FM World

The new Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management formally introduced itself tonight, with a welcome video and a 10-point plan for becoming a modern professional body, only eight months after the BIFM first proposed to embrace workplace as a key differentiator for its members and…

Too many operatives in charge of building design and smart lighting do not put users first, a lighting engineer told the Lux Live show in London this week. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/fit-out-designers-neglect-the-human-side-of-smart-lighting/ News from FM World