Year: 2018

The role of outsourcing has been overshadowed by recent high-profile failings, including the collapse of Carillion, according to a report by a think tank. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/rising-demand-calls-for-fundamental-rethink-on-outsourcing/ News from FM World

Five trends are set to define the student’s experience of higher education, according to Sodexo’s university trends report. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/sodexo-unveils-top-trends-poised-to-disrupt-the-education-space/ News from FM World

APCOA Parking has been awarded a four-year contract with Calderdale Council in West Yorkshire to provide on and off-street parking enforcement services. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/fm-industry-news/apcoa-to-run-parking-for-calderdale-council/ News from FM World

Bloomberg’s European headquarters, reputed to be the world’s most sustainable office building, has won the 2018 RIBA Stirling Prize. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/bloombergs-1bn-hq-in-london-wins-stirling-prize-for-architecture/ News from FM World

Measures to tackle ethnic disparities in the workplace has been announced by Prime Minister Theresa May a year after the government published the findings of a world-first Race Disparity Audit on how people of different ethnic backgrounds are treated across society. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/pm-launches-plan-to-eliminate-the-ethnic-pay-gap/ News from FM…

East of England contract cleaning company Monthind has secured a multi-service line contract at the new Quadram Institute (QI) medical facility in Norwich. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/business-news/monthind-wins-cleaning-deal-at-norfolks-quadram-institute/ News from FM World

Indigo has been awarded a five-year parking contract with Gloucester City Council. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/indigo-parks-up-at-gloucester-city-council/ News from FM World

Cordant Security has been awarded a contract to provide a wide range of security services at Shakespeare’s Globe, the reconstructed Elizabethan playhouse complex at Bankside, London. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/cordant-security-takes-centre-stage-at-shakespeares-globe/ News from FM World

AUDE (The Association of University Directors of Estates) has published its annual Estates Management Report (EMR), developed in collaboration with global real estate adviser CBRE. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/universities-invest-over-3bn-in-new-buildings-as-performance-peaks/ News from FM World

OCS has been selected by Community Health Partnerships (CHP) to deliver comprehensive cleaning support under a three-year contract worth £50 million. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/ocs-wins-three-year-50m-deal-with-community-health-partnerships/ News from FM World