BSI, the business standards company, has published BS ISO/IEC 20000-1: 2018 Information technology service management part 1: service management system requirements. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/international-standard-for-it-service-management-revised/ News from FM World
Year: 2018
Social enterprise offers UK a revolutionary key to prosperity
The government must harness the power of social enterprise to make the nation competitive and inclusive, according to research by Social Enterprise UK. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/social-enterprise-offers-uk-a-revolutionary-key-to-prosperity/ News from FM World
Sodexo wins £2.8m academy catering contract
Sodexo has won a five-year, £2.8 million catering contract extension with Quaerere Academy Trust in Sandwell, West Midlands. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/sodexo-wins-28m-academy-catering-contract/ News from FM World
Horbury wins maintenance deal with Derbyshire hospital
Rotherham-based property maintenance provider Horbury Property Services has won a contract with Chesterfield Royal Hospital in Derbyshire to provide planned maintenance and refurbishment services. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/horbury-wins-maintenance-deal-with-derbyshire-hospital/ News from FM World
Kier strikes three-year supply deal with Pod Point
Electric vehicle-charging provider Pod Point has won a three-year supplier agreement with Kier. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/kier-strikes-three-year-supply-deal-with-pod-point/ News from FM World
UK must bring its asbestos safety rules into line with rest of Europe
The UK’s asbestos safety regulations and preventative measures remain weaker than in other countries with less of an asbestos problem, according to a report by risk management firm Lucion Services. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/uk-must-bring-its-asbestos-safety-rules-into-line-with-rest-of-europe/ News from FM World
Government must 'do the right thing' with universal food waste collections
The chief executive of the UK’s Anaerobic Digestion & Bioresources Association (ADBA) is calling on the government to commit to universal separate food waste collections in England in its forthcoming Resources & Waste Strategy. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/government-must-do-the-right-thing-with-universal-food-waste-collections/ News from FM World
A third of UK workers would take 20% pay cut to work a four-day week
According to a global survey, nearly half (45 per cent) of full-time workers say it should take less than five hours each day to do their job if they worked uninterrupted, while three out of four employees (72 per cent) would work four days or…
Duke of Cambridge launches new well-being gateway
This week Heads Together, a campaign to fight the stigma surrounding mental illness, and mental health charity Mind launched #MentalHealthAtWork a new online gateway to resources and information developed to help workplaces improve staff well-being. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/duke-of-cambridge-launches-new-well-being-gateway/ News from FM World
Spectrum presents the art of cleaning at V&A Dundee
Spectrum Service Solutions, a Scottish company specialising in contract cleaning and FM, has won the cleaning deal at the V&A’s new state-of-the-art Dundee museum, which opens this weekend. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/spectrum-presents-the-art-of-cleaning-at-va-dundee/ News from FM World