Category: News

The noise and distraction of open-plan workplaces are preventing employees from focusing on individual tasks requiring high levels of concentration and minimum disruption. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/open-plan-offices-damage-workers-ability-to-concentrate/ News from FM World

Churchill Contract Services has been awarded a three-year cleaning contract by Northern Powergrid. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/churchill-secures-cleaning-deal-with-northern-powergrid/ News from FM World

Mitie Group plc has been awarded the facilities management services contract at Heathrow Terminal 5 following a competitive tender arising from the liquidation of Carillion. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/mitie-lands-heathrow-terminal-5-contract/ News from FM World

The potential for growth in facilities management outsourcing within the healthcare and education sectors has been limited, largely because of political and economic uncertainty, cuts in public sector budgets and closure of a number of facilities. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/public-spending-cuts-set-to-hobble-growth-in-fm-outsourcing/ News from FM World

International facilities management provider Servest has acquired the Aktrion Group, a specialist provider of bespoke manufacturing support services. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/servest-acquires-aktrion-group/ News from FM World

Property maintenance provider Horbury Property Services has been awarded a three-year contract for repair and refurbishment work for Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/horbury-property-services-wins-deal-with-gloucestershire-nhs-trust/ News from FM World

Global service provider Servest has won the contract to support the Scottish Canals in managing the country’s inland waterways. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/servest-takes-to-the-water-for-scottish-canals-deal/ News from FM World

Brookfield Global Integrated Solutions (BGIS), a Canadian global real estate and facilities management services provider, says it has entered into an agreement with the special manager for the official receiver to buy a large portfolio of Carillion FM contracts in the UK. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/canadas-bgis-in-talks-to-buy-carillion-fm-deals-in-uk/ News from…

Serco has negotiated a price that will save it just over £20m on its acquisition of a portfolio of selected UK health facilities management contracts from Carillion plc which it had previously agreed to pay £50.1 million for. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/serco-secures-a-big-discount-on-deal-to-buy-carillion-healthcare-contracts/ News from FM World

Nearly half of London’s property guardians have no idea how long they will be allowed to stay in their property. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/londons-property-guardians-need-better-legal-protection-says-report/ News from FM World