Year: 2018

The total cost over a data centre’s lifetime is 20 per cent Capex and 80 per cent Opex, with the latter comprising 70 per cent energy and 10 per cent facilities management. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/efmc-fm-accounts-for-less-than-10-of-data-centre-tco/ News from FM World

Real estate advisor CBRE has appointed Josh Beer as head of CBRE 360 for EMEA. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/josh-beer-joins-cbre/ News from FM World

Venue and stadium cleaning provider CleanEvent Services has secured the cleaning services contract at Ascot Racecourse. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/cleanevent-is-first-past-the-post-at-ascot/ News from FM World

Facilities management company Mitie has seen its operating profit go down 6 per cent at £77.1 million in line with guidance reflecting investment in the business, according to its full-year results for the period ended 31 March 2018. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/mitie-sees-revenue-growth-but-operating-profit-is-down/ News from FM World

Imtech Inviron has been appointed by US-based telecommunications company CenturyLink to deliver technical services management at its portfolio of 156 sites across the UK and Ireland. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/imtech-inviron-wins-new-business-critical-contract/ News from FM World

The BIFM’s Board of directors argue for the institute’s Manifesto for Change and the introduction of ‘workplace’ into the organisation’s identity. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/news-analysis/working-up-a-theme/ News from FM World

Katy Dowding, executive vice-president at Skanska, discusses the union of the group’s facilities services and M&E engineering businesses. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/business-analysis/building-on-solid-foundations/ News from FM World

International support services and construction group, Interserve, has been appointed as the single principal supply chain partner for the West Yorkshire Police’s Forcewide Security Works framework. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/interserve-wins-west-yorkshire-police-force-wide-security-framework/ News from FM World

Christian Huber, director of studies & research at Austrian higher education Institute, Fachhochschule Kufstein Tirol, has spoken of the need for facilities managers to consider the human element of data management. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/efmc-human-sensors-key-to-fms-future/ News from FM World

Sodexo has won an eight-year, £11.2 million contract with Tyne Coast College Group to supply a combination of catering and student accommodation services on six sites in North and South Shields. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/sodexo-wins-112m-deal-with-tyne-coast-college-group/ News from FM World