Category: News

Facilities management firm Assist Group has launched its new property maintenance business, Dargo. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/assist-group-launches-a-property-maintenance-division/ News from FM World

Vital Energi has entered into a 15-year partnership with Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust to provide it with a full and comprehensive energy solution to guarantee savings of £2.5 million a year over the contract term. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/vital-energi-in-25m-energy-saving-deal-with-leeds-hospitals/ News from FM World

idverde has acquired grounds maintenance provider KJT Group in south-west England. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/idverde-purchases-kjt-group/ News from FM World

Corporate Facilities Services (CFS) has been awarded contracts at three new retail and leisure centres in southern England and Wales. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/cfs-secures-deals-at-three-retail-and-leisure-destinations/ News from FM World

Graham Facilities Management has secured a hard FM contract with the Office for Students (OfS) in Bristol. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/graham-fm-picks-up-deal-with-the-office-for-students-in-bristol/ News from FM World

Infrastructure and rail company Amey has appointed Andy Joy as sector director for its rail business. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/joy-named-sector-director-for-amey-rail/ News from FM World

Positive work-based commitment and improved work performance can also be achieved even when physical presence is not available, according to a Dutch study. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/virtual-working-can-boost-work-performance-reveals-study/ News from FM World

The UK’s anaerobic digestion (AD) industry has welcomed a new government consultation published this week in which ministers have committed to funding local authorities to introduce weekly food waste collections for all households in England. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/government-funding-for-weekly-food-waste-collections-is-huge-environmental-win/ News from FM World

Spectrum Services have won a cleaning contract with a whisky distillery in Scotland. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/spectrum-takes-cleaning-deal-at-starlaw-distillery/ News from FM World

Martin Mere Wetland Centre in Lancashire is to work with carbon-neutral B&M Waste Services to manage its waste to reduce carbon impacts. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/bm-waste-services-cut-carbon-impact-at-martin-mere-wetland-centre/ News from FM World