Category: News

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Building Research Establishment (BRE) said it has withdrawn the safety test results for the insulation used on Grenfell Tower after the maker identified anomalies in the design-testing process. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/bre-rescinds-safety-test-for-grenfell-insulation/ News from FM World