Month: April 2019

Only about half of employees (45 per cent) feel that their manager would be able to spot if they were having problems with their mental health, research by Mind revealed this week. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/most-managers-would-not-spot-staff-with-mental-health-problems/ News from FM World

Take-up across the nine biggest office markets amounted to two million square feet of floor space during the first quarter of 2019 4 per cent below the 10-year average, according to data from Avison Young. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/office-take-up-in-uks-big-nine-cities-dips-4-below-10-year-average/ News from FM World

Wolverhampton Wanderers Football Club have appointed catering firm Levy UK to become food and hospitality provider at Molineux Stadium. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/wolves-appoint-levy-uk-as-caterer-at-molineux-stadium/ News from FM World

Sodexo’s workplace dining division the Good Eating Company has won a three-year contract as the new food service and front-of-house provider at GAM Investments, an independent global asset management company. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/good-eating-company-takes-three-year-deal-with-gam-investments/ News from FM World

Fines for food safety and hygiene offences and prosecutions of directors and senior managers have increased following the introduction of new sentencing guidelines in England and Wales. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/food-hygiene-and-safety-offences-double-since-new-guidelines/ News from FM World

A lack of awareness of mental health conditions among older people is leading a significant proportion of baby-boomers to neglect their well-being, according to research from healthcare group Bupa UK. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/baby-boomers-are-brushing-off-mental-health-issues/ News from FM World

Working from home is on the rise in the UK, with around 40 per cent of employees working remotely at least once a week, research by jobs site Monster has found. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/remote-working-on-the-rise-shows-research-by-monster/ News from FM World

Interserve Group’s security division, First Security, has agreed on a contract with the BBC to extend its existing security services deal for a further three years. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/interserve-group-extends-bbc-security-deal/ News from FM World

Mitie has announced its appointment as a named a supplier on the Crown Commercial Service (CCS) facilities management frameworks for security and defence. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/mitie-joins-ccs-framework-for-security-and-defence/ News from FM World

Incentive Tec has appointed Craig Lyon as operations director for projects. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/incentive-tec-hires-operations-director/ News from FM World