Year: 2019

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

The window cleaning arm of Incentive FM Group has expanded its portfolio to the Midlands, having won a contract to provide a range of services at “iconic” and “compelling” building, The Cube in Birmingham. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/swc-wins-contract-at-iconic-landmark-in-birmingham/ News from FM World

In a survey of 1,000 UK-based office workers, 65 per cent reported that noise in the workplace impacted on their ability to complete work in an accurate and timely manner. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/noise-at-work-is-impacting-health-and-productivity-new-survey-reveals/ News from FM World

Chancellor Philip Hammond has announced measures in the Spring Statement to help smaller businesses reduce their energy bills and boost the uptake of apprentices. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/chancellor-announces-measures-to-help-businesses-with-apprenticeships/ News from FM World

CleanEvent Services, the venue cleaning and support services specialist, has secured a three-year cleaning services agreement with Queens Park Rangers FC. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/cleanevent-services-scores-for-qpr/ News from FM World

Soft services and contract cleaning specialist Facilicom UK has secured the contract to service multiple Affinity Water sites across the Home Counties. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/affinity-water-appoints-facilicom-uk-to-home-counties-contract/ News from FM World