NorthEdge Capital has invested for a significant majority stake in facilities management company Orbis Protect, backing an MBO with the existing management team led by CEO Guy Other and COO Ben Howard. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/northedge-backs-mbo-of-orbis-protect/ News from FM World
Year: 2018
ISS takes a four-year FM contract with BEIS
The government’s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) has awarded ISS a four-year contract with the option to extend to a total of six years. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/iss-takes-a-four-year-fm-contract-with-beis/ News from FM World
AM Services Group extends soft FM deal with Johnson Matthey
AM Services Group has been awarded a contract to provide another two years of security and cleaning services to Johnson Matthey in Clitheroe, Lancashire. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/am-services-group-extends-soft-fm-deal-with-johnson-matthey/ News from FM World
PwC tells new staff they can choose what hours to work
Multinational professional services firm PwC is giving people the opportunity to work for the firm without being tied into a full-time contract and standard working hours. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/pwc-tells-new-staff-they-can-choose-what-hours-to-work/ News from FM World
Workers at small businesses are least likely to experience stress
A study has found that the level of occupational stress workers feel directly correlates to the size of the company they work for. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/workers-at-small-businesses-are-least-likely-to-experience-stress/ News from FM World
Gen Z and millennials are snubbing key job opportunities with SMEs
Just a third (35 per cent) of young people leaving education in 2018 want to work for an SME (small and medium-sized business), according to a survey by banking institution Santander UK. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/gen-z-and-millennials-are-snubbing-key-job-opportunities-with-smes/ News from FM World
Amey acquires MOD's housing contracts
Public service provider Amey has acquired the Ministry of Defences’ (MOD) regional prime and national housing prime contracts. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/amey-acquires-mods-housing-contracts/ News from FM World
Central Square Holdings buys Concourse FM
Integrated property support services group Central Square Holdings Ltd (CSHL) has acquired facilities management provider Concourse FM. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/central-square-holdings-buys-concourse-fm/ News from FM World
Retirement is a new taboo in the workplace
Research shows little evidence that organisations have begun to work through the implications of an ageing workforce, according to a Economic and Social Research Council study. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/retirement-is-a-new-taboo-in-the-workplace/ News from FM World
Unite calls for Carillion public inquiry
UK union, Unite, has called for a public inquiry into the collapse of Carillion http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/unite-calls-for-carillion-public-inquiry/ News from FM World