Month: March 2019

There has been a 38 per cent increase in the number of companies involved in cleaning, waste, FM and landscaping services, rising from 45,970 to 63,490 between 2010 and 2018, according to research by the British Cleaning Council. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/british-cleaning-sector-has-contributed-499bn-to-economy-shows-study/ News from FM World

Wakefield-based facilities management firm B38 Group has reported contract wins worth £2 million for its cleaning services division during the first three months of operation since its launch last August. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/b38-group-wins-new-contracts-worth-2m-in-first-quarter/ News from FM World

Norse’s cleaning division has added £550,000 of new business in the first two months of 2019. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/norse-kicks-off-2019-with-new-300k-british-antarctic-survey-deal/ News from FM World

British caterer and restaurateur Searcys has been awarded a contract to provide catering at a historic venue in the City of London. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/searcys-appointed-as-new-caterer-at-historic-london-venue/ News from FM World

Building specialist J Tomlinson has secured first place on a facilities management framework covering the East and West Midlands. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/j-tomlinson-wins-first-place-on-eem-fm-framework/ News from FM World

Mitie has made two appointments to its engineering services and integrated facilities management (IFM) departments. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/mitie-expands-engineering-and-ifm-teams/ News from FM World

Interserve’s rivals have been showing interest in buying up its most profitable division its support services arm, according to unconfirmed news reports. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/rivals-rumoured-to-be-vying-to-buy-interserves-support-services-arm/ News from FM World

Support services company Serco has been selected by the Belgian Ministry of Defence to provide integrated FM services on two military bases. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/serco-selected-by-belgian-military-base/ News from FM World

When faced with two similar employment offers, 80 per cent of workers said they’d turn down the option that didn’t offer flexible working, according to a major workplace survey by the International Workplace Group. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/power-shift-for-workers-demanding-flexibility/ News from FM World

Interserve shareholders have this afternoon voted against the company’s deleveraging plan, meaning that it will now go into administration, but it will be bought out over the weekend with the lenders owning the company. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/interserve-shareholders-vote-down-deleveraging-plan/ News from FM World