Author: Simon Carter

Oxfordshire County Council has taken over services provided by Carillion including some school meals and cleaning, after the news that the support service provider has gone into liquidation. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/oxfordshire-council-takes-carillion-contract-works-back-in-house/ News from FM World

The following links are to the Carillion stories published by FM World over the past two years, tracking the company’s emerging problems. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/2016-to-2018-fm-world-stories-track-carillions-demise/ News from FM World

The Chartered Institute of Building Service Engineering (CIBSE) introduced its Knowledge Series document, KS21 Competency and competency management systems in facilities management, at an event last Thursday evening. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/cibse-introduces-fm-competency-document/ News from FM World

Dave Wilson, a former BIFM deputy chair and now non-executive director with consultancy Morphose, said that it was obvious for some time that Carillion’s business had become too diverse. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/carillions-business-had-grown-too-diverse-says-former-bifm-deputy-chair/ News from FM World

The British Institute of Facilities Management has announced the appointment of Chris Moriarty as director of insight. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/moriarty-returns-to-the-bifm-as-director-of-insight/ News from FM World

UK utilities companies risk losing business customers if they don’t make it easier to get in touch when things go wrong. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/utilities-providers-are-too-switched-off-say-customers/ News from FM World

Representatives of Carillion, one of the UK government’s biggest contractors, were today reported to be meeting with Cabinet Office officials and the Pensions Regulator to discuss the firm’s pension liabilities. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/cabinet-office-meets-to-discuss-carillion-woes/ News from FM World

Regent Samsic’s London cleaning business JPC has had its contract to provide cleaning services to White City’s former BBC Television Centre extended to include all common areas within the site’s new residential development. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/jpc-renews-cleaning-deal-at-bbc-tv-centre-redevelopment/ News from FM World

Wilson Vale has been awarded five-year contract extensions with two independent schools. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/wilson-vale-wins-new-terms-at-two-west-midlands-schools/ News from FM World

Thirty-four per cent of office workers believe that winter affects their productivity, according to the results of a survey by workplace consultant Peldon Rose. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/winter-blues-make-office-workers-less-productive-says-poll/ News from FM World