The utilities sector is facing rapid and fundamental change, according to a white paper by skills provider Develop Training. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/utilities-sector-must-train-to-adapt-to-rapid-and-fundamental-change/ News from FM World
Month: January 2019
Principle wins a deal with BNP's Crown Estate buildings
Principle Cleaning Services, the London-based cleaning specialist, has been awarded a three-year contract with BNP Paribas Real Estate. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/business-news/principle-wins-a-deal-with-bnps-crown-estate-buildings/ News from FM World
Norse Group records £16m growth in new contracts
Norse Group has announced that it saw more than £16 million growth in new business for the nine months ending 31st December. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/norse-group-records-16m-growth-in-new-contracts/ News from FM World
CBRE appointed to provide services to John Lewis
CBRE Global Workplace Solutions (GWS), a provider of facilities management, has been appointed to provide total facilities management in a five-year contract for the John Lewis Partnership. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/cbre-appointed-to-provide-services-to-john-lewis/ News from FM World
2018 rounds off with 3.3m sq ft of London office space under offer
Last year ended with 3.3 million square feet of central London office space under offer, the highest year-end total in nearly two decades (since 1999), according to global real estate adviser CBRE. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/2018-rounds-off-with-33m-sq-ft-of-london-office-space-under-offer/ News from FM World
IWFM announces new category as it launches its 2019 Awards
The 2019 IWFM Awards have opened for entries including newly created categories in the workplace and facilities management profession’s most prestigious event the first since the Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management was launched last November. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/iwfm-announces-new-category-as-it-launches-its-2019-awards/ News from FM World
Wilson James mobilises on expanded INEOS deal in Scotland
Security solutions provider Wilson James has expanded its service provision with INEOS, a supplier of chemical and oil products. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/wilson-james-mobilises-on-expanded-ineos-deal-in-scotland/ News from FM World
CMA orders sale of customer contracts in washroom suppliers' merger
Rentokil Initial must sell several large supply contracts to satisfy Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) concerns about its merger with Cannon Hygiene. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/cma-orders-sale-of-customer-contracts-in-washroom-suppliers-merger/ News from FM World
Jaguar in hard services deal with multi-use London building
FM specialist Jaguar Building Services has secured a new two-year agreement to provide mechanical, electrical, and building fabric maintenance services at One Bishops Square in London. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/jaguar-in-hard-services-deal-with-multi-use-london-building/ News from FM World
School leavers are unprepared for the workplace, says Microsoft
Students in the UK face leaving school without future transferable skills, reveals a study by Microsoft UK. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/school-leavers-are-unprepared-for-the-workplace-says-microsoft/ News from FM World