Year: 2018

Serco has negotiated a price that will save it just over £20m on its acquisition of a portfolio of selected UK health facilities management contracts from Carillion plc which it had previously agreed to pay £50.1 million for. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/serco-secures-a-big-discount-on-deal-to-buy-carillion-healthcare-contracts/ News from FM World

Ward Security has been appointed to provide specialist services for British Arab Commercial Bank’s premises in London. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/ward-security-gets-locked-into-london-bank-deal/ News from FM World

Nearly half of London’s property guardians have no idea how long they will be allowed to stay in their property. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/londons-property-guardians-need-better-legal-protection-says-report/ News from FM World

Workplaces are set to become more flexible, agile and responsive, with AI-powered ‘managers’ spotting the best talent and allocating work. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/ai-and-automation-will-have-a-positive-impact-on-workforces/ News from FM World

Last month the UK’s spending watchdog, the National Audit Office (NAO), published a report highlighting just how little evidence there is that Private Finance Initiatives (PFIs) offer value for money for taxpayers. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/think-tank-provision-of-fm-in-pfis-is-it-sustainable-any-more/ News from FM World

The official receiver has announced that 4,418 facilities management jobs on former Carillion contracts will be saved. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/former-carillion-fm-workers-hold-on-to-prison-and-defence-roles/ News from FM World

Using specific colours in discrete ‘zones’ around the workplace can increase productivity. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/colour-zones-key-to-boosting-performance-at-work-say-experts/ News from FM World

Facilities management staff at the Royal Liverpool Hospital left uncertain of their future after the collapse of Carillion will be transferred to a new company to be set up by the hospital. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/unite-calls-on-hospital-boss-to-take-ex-carillion-workers-in-house/ News from FM World

Salisbury Group, the facilities management and maintenance company, has secured a contract with Aylesbury Vale District Council (AVDC) in Buckinghamshire. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/salisbury-group-enters-local-government-market-with-aylesbury-deal/ News from FM World

A third (33 per cent) of UK workers believe that their bosses should pay them for keeping healthy, reveals research. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/living-a-healthy-lifestyle-should-earn-you-more-say-employees/ News from FM World