Over the past month, the promise of thousands of former Carillion jobs being salvaged was dashed when Canadian company Brookfield Global Integrated Solutions (BGIS) exited a deal to buy a large swathe of contracts from the collapsed support services and construction firm. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/news-analysis/carillion-picking-up-the-pieces/ News from…
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Freeman signs up with Active Workspace Management
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
Workers would be happy to hand repetitive tasks to AI
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
NG Bailey buys Freedom Group to widen its engineering capabilities
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
Gender pay gap reporting: 'What gets measured gets changed'
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
Oxford council's trading division endeavours to boost city services
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
Government report shows leaner and meaner estate management
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
Cabinet Office creates a cross-government real estate agency
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
Half of former Carillion employees have secured jobs
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
Vertas cleans up with £2.9m Skanska contract
Vertas Group has agreed a contract to deliver an integrated soft facilities management services solution to five Essex schools built and operated by Skanska, until 31st December 2021. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/vertas-cleans-up-with-29m-skanska-contract/ News from FM World