Author: Simon Carter

Canadian insurance firm Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited has agreed to acquire certain assets of Carillion Canada Holdings Incorporated. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/fairfax-picks-up-tranche-of-carillions-canadian-operations/ News from FM World

The former chairman of support services company Carillion, which collapsed last month, has told a panel of influential MPs that its debt level was partly due to a major acquisition the firm undertook in 2011. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/three-blows-took-down-carillion-bosses-tell-mps/ News from FM World

Services company Sodexo has won a three-year, £3.5 million-a-year contract with Richmond, The American International University in London, to manage and deliver all facilities services across its two campuses in south-west London. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/sodexo-wins-ifm-deal-with-richmond-university/ News from FM World

We take a deeper look into Carillion’s demise and hear from experts in the industry. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/news-analysis/seismic-fallout-from-carillion-collapse/ News from FM World

Clive Wilson, director of facilities and services at the University of Bradford, spoke to FM World about his MBE appointment. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/news-analysis/clive-wilson-discusses-mbe-appointment/ News from FM World

CIBSE has launched an FM compentency document http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/news-analysis/cibse-launches-fm-competency-document/ News from FM World

A new group is to be established to ensure that safety is prioritised when a building is occupied. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/news-analysis/working-groups-to-monitor-high-rise-living/ News from FM World

This month, we asked you what the biggest challenges for service providers were. Here are the findings. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/news-analysis/2018-the-hazards-ahead/ News from FM World

Facility services provider ISS has announced that it will combine current catering operations to create a new operating platform named ISS Food Services with an annual turnover of £250 million. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/iss-merges-its-catering-operations/ News from FM World

Transport for London (TfL) has awarded Engie a contract to install solar panels with associated battery storage and to implement energy conservation measures on TfL’s estate. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/engie-partners-with-tfl-to-expand-solar-pv-battery-energy-use/ News from FM World