Author: Simon Carter

Sodexo has appointed Mike Stephens as its director of business analysis within its defence & government services integrator team. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/stephens-joins-sodexos-defence-integrator-team/ News from FM World

The UK FTSE support services sector issued 42 profit warnings the most of any sector in 2017, according to EY’s latest Profit Warnings report. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/ftse-support-services-post-most-profit-warnings-in-2017/ News from FM World

Office leasing activity in central London reached 13.84 million square feet last year, vastly outperforming 2016 by over 2 million sq ft, according to the latest research by global property adviser Knight Frank. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/london-office-market-shows-resilience-in-face-of-brexit/ News from FM World

Spie UK has been awarded a contract to decommission existing central battery units (CBUs), and supply, install and commission new emergency lighting central battery systems at Heathrow Airport’s Terminal 5. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/spie-uk-lights-the-way-at-heathrows-terminal-5/ News from FM World

Property, residential, construction and services group Kier has been appointed by The Office Group (TOG), a provider of shared workspaces, to deliver technical services to 30 of its buildings in a two-year contract worth £1 million. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/kier-takes-1m-deal-with-co-working-operator-tog/ News from FM World

Millions of flexible workers will receive new rights under major government reforms in response to the Taylor Review, says the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy (BEIS). http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/government-promises-gig-economy-workers-more-rights-and-protections/ News from FM World

Almost half of UK workers (47 per cent) spend most of their time feeling overwhelmed by their workloads, while 85 per cent say that work is causing them stress, according to research by employee experience company Qualtrics. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/overwhelming-workloads-tip-the-scales-on-work-life-balance/ News from FM World

The University of Oxford has won the coveted Building Performance Champion title and Facilities Management Team of the Year at the 2018 CIBSE Building Performance Awards. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/oxford-universitys-ambitious-carbon-saving-scheme-takes-cibse-awards/ News from FM World

Wates Smartspace’s facilities management business has been appointed by healthcare provider Horder Healthcare to deliver a three-year hard services contract across two of its medical centres and three outreach clinics in the south-east of England. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/wates-wins-three-year-hard-fm-deal-with-horder-healthcare/ News from FM World

Mitie has appointed Andrew Smart as group head of corporate real estate. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/mitie-makes-smart-choice-for-corporate-real-estate-head/ News from FM World