Author: Simon Carter

Stan Mitchell discusses the recent approval of ISO 41001 Management Systems Standards (MMS) for Facility Management. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/news-analysis/fm-standard-gets-green-light/ News from FM World

BIFM seeking chartered status has called into question what this shift will mean for the industry and the FMs working in it. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/news-analysis/arguments-for-bifms-name-change-part-three/ News from FM World

As tonight’s Gender Pay Gap declaration deadline approached, Carolyn Fairbairn of the Confederation of Business Industries described the reporting as an opportunity for businesses to drive change in their workplaces. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/gender-pay-gap-reporting-what-gets-measured-gets-changed/ News from FM World

Engineering, IT and facilities services business NG Bailey has completed the acquisition of facilities and power engineering services outfit Freedom Group. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/ng-bailey-buys-freedom-group-to-widen-its-engineering-capabilities/ News from FM World

European workers would welcome artificial intelligence if it helped to cut down the amount of time they spend on repetitive tasks. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/workers-would-be-happy-to-hand-repetitive-tasks-to-ai/ News from FM World

Martyn Freeman has joined the Active Workspace Management team as non-executive chairman. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/freeman-signs-up-with-active-workspace-management/ News from FM World

Oxford Direct Services, the commercial division of Oxford City Council, has set up two wholly owned local authority trading companies that begin operating this week. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/oxford-councils-trading-division-endeavours-to-boost-city-services/ News from FM World

The Government Property Agency (GPA) has launched as an executive agency of the Cabinet Office. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/cabinet-office-creates-a-cross-government-real-estate-agency/ News from FM World

The vacancy rate in the government central estate has fallen by 40 per cent in five years, according to the The State of the Estate 2016/17 report. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/government-report-shows-leaner-and-meaner-estate-management/ News from FM World

The official receiver has announced that more than half (54 per cent) of Carillion’s pre-liquidation workforce close to 10,000 employees have now been found secure ongoing employment so far. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/half-of-former-carillion-employees-have-secured-jobs/ News from FM World