Category: News

London is only the 70th stressful city in the world, according to a study commissioned by dry cleaning firm Zipjet. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/dont-sweat-it-london-is-not-worlds-most-stressed-city/ News from FM World

Carillion plc has announced that group finance director Zafar Khan has left the company with immediate effect. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/carillion-culls-staff-in-latest-of-long-line-of-upheavals/ News from FM World

Churchill London wins multi-million pound cleaning contract with London South Bank University http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/churchill-wins-multi-million-pound-london-university-cleaning-deal/ News from FM World

More than half of UK students (60 per cent) expect vegan or vegetarian food to be available at their university catering or retail outlets. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/global-report-shows-students-want-healthier-foods-at-uk-universities/ News from FM World

The BIFM is urging the government to ensure that any future migration policy is evidence-based and meets the skills of the British economy and its industries. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/bifm-calls-for-a-post-brexit-evidence-based-migration-policy/ News from FM World

Facilities services provider ABM has completed its acquisition of GCA Services Group for US$1.25 billion. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/abm-industries-buys-gca-services-group/ News from FM World

Apleona has launched a division to deliver a holistic food service experience to customers across the UK and Ireland. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/apleona-starts-up-specialist-food-service-division/ News from FM World

South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust (SWFT) has named ISS Healthcare as its new soft services provider in a contract worth almost £45 million over its initial five years. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/iss-healthcare-wins-45m-deal-with-south-warwickshire-nhs-trust/ News from FM World

Business minister Margot James has urged the UK’s largest companies to increase transparency about the diversity of their workforce ahead of the first meeting of the new Business Diversity and Inclusion Group. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/minister-presses-large-firms-to-come-clean-over-workplace-diversity/ News from FM World

The third annual Business Confidence Monitor Middle East, conducted by BIFM in partnership with i-FM.net and FM EXPO, shows a consistently positive outlook and steady growth within the FM industry, with some key challenges ahead. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/broadly-positive-outlook-for-fm-industry-in-middle-east/ News from FM World