Year: 2018

Infrastructure and highways company Amey, has secured a two-year contract extension with Kent County Council to maintain their highways portfolio. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/ameys-on-the-highway-to-kent/ News from FM World

Jaguar Building Services has secured a contract with Lloyd’s of London, an insurance market firm that provides specialist insurance services to businesses in over 200 countries. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/jaguar-building-services-secure-lloyds-deal/ News from FM World

Crown Worldwide has announced the acquisition of Premier Workplace Services. Combined group services will include: commercial relocations, space planning, design, interior refurbishment, fit-out, specialist IT, and sustainable furniture. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/crown-worldwides-premier-acquisition/ News from FM World

The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) has launched a new task group that will develop an industry-led definition for net zero carbon buildings. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/task-group-to-define-net-zero-carbon-buildings/ News from FM World

Real estate firm CBRE and support services firm ISS have been appointed to provide total facilities management in a five-year contract with telecommunications company BT. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/bt-faces-backlash-at-new-outsourcing-deal-with-cbre-and-iss/ News from FM World

Lane End Conference Centre in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, has appointed Ashby-based caterers Wilson Vale. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/wilson-vale-caters-to-conference-centre/ News from FM World

Energy and services group Engie has been appointed by West Yorkshire Combined Authority to provide a new network of at least 88 rapid electric vehicle charging points across the region. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/engie-drives-ev-charging-network-for-better-air-quality/ News from FM World

Three quarters of UK SMEs may be failing to embrace workplace technologies such as cloud, mobile working and BYOD, stifling their growth, productivity and employee engagement, according to research. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/slow-uptake-of-tech-stifles-uk-smes/ News from FM World

Independent caterer Graysons has secured the catering contract at Wakehurst, run by Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, with services set to commence on 4 January 2019. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/graysons-blossoms-with-kew-contract/ News from FM World

The office lease might not die, but it will be irrevocably changed by far-reaching social, economic and political trends, according to a study by built environment communications firm Magenta Associates. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/report-points-to-death-of-the-commercial-property-lease/ News from FM World