Category: News

A mid-year global office report by Avison Young released this week shows that the overall vacancy in the 5.3 billion-square feet US office market has increased. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/solid-labour-markets-boost-demand-for-office-space-in-top-global-economies/ News from FM World

Petroleum and biofuels distributor Harvest Energy has chosen Urgent’s facilities and asset management platform to support its UK maintenance operation across almost 90 company-owned service stations. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/harvest-energy-makes-urgent-selection/ News from FM World

Legal & General Investment Management has appointed Bellrock to deliver a new FM integrator (FMI) model across its UK investment portfolio, covering over 100 properties including 40 multi-let offices, 400 occupiers and over £60 million of managed supply chain service. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/bellrock-wins-fm-integrator-deal-with-legal-general/ News from FM World

Seventy-five per cent of workers feel empowered to make decisions, according to research from collaboration hub company Slack and market research firm GlobalWebIndex. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/unaligned-workers-feel-detached-from-the-company-shows-report/ News from FM World

Latest data from the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) shows that employers’ confidence in the UK economy remains low. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/uk-bosses-express-concern-over-scarcity-of-skilled-workers/ News from FM World

Interserve the international support services, construction and equipment group has announced that Ken Hanna is to join the board as a non-executive director and chairman of equipment services business RMD Kwikform from 2 September. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/interserve-appoints-ken-hanna-to-board/ News from FM World

Wates FM has been appointed to deliver two major contracts for investment management firm Brooks Macdonald and law firm Harbottle & Lewis LLP. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/wates-fm-lands-deals-with-two-high-profile-clients/ News from FM World

Social enterprise Mytime Active has appointed B38 Group to provide a range of facilities management services at its 26 sites over the next three years. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/b38-group-wins-three-year-deal-with-wellbeing-provider-mytime-active/ News from FM World

Demand for office space remains strong in the UK despite economic uncertainty, according to a report by real estate adviser Avison Young. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/demand-for-uk-office-space-bucks-the-gloomy-economic-trend/ News from FM World

More than half (65 per cent) of office workers who don’t currently have options for flexible working claim that they would be more motivated and productive in their jobs if given the option to choose their working hours, according to a poll. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/uk-office-workers-want-flexible-hours-for-better-work-life-balance/ News from…