Category: News

Almost half of workers (49 per cent) want a yoga and meditation room and exercise facilities (50 per cent) to help tackle workplace stress, shows a survey published this week to highlight International Stress Awareness Week (5-9 November). http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/two-thirds-of-workers-suffer-poor-or-diminished-mental-well-being/ News from FM World

Airline and airport assistance services provider OminiServ has appointed Jim Niblock operations director. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/omniserv-flies-high-with-new-operations-director/ News from FM World

Over seven in 10 employees want their employers to do more to motivate them, states a new study from a global employee engagement company. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/workers-want-motivation-from-bosses/ News from FM World

A new report by the Capgemini Research Institute shows businesses are missing a huge opportunity in automation by focusing on operational benefits over top-line growth. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/businesses-missing-huge-long-term-opportunity-in-automation/ News from FM World

Scrapping the private finance initiative (PFI) as announced in the Budget this week was the right decision, but the government needs to think of new ways to fund new public facilities, said an FM consultant. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/pfi-is-out-but-where-will-government-find-funding/ News from FM World

Supply chain firm Saint-Gobain UK has appointed phs Group to provide hygiene services for 1,200 sites within its Building Distribution Businesses in the UK. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/saint-gobain-uk-cleans-up-with-phs-group/ News from FM World

Technology workplace solutions company Bellrock has announced the acquisition of FME Property Solutions Ltd. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/acquisition-for-bellrock/ News from FM World

There are 1.4 million working people suffering from work-related ill health in Great Britain, according to statistics from the government’s Health & Safety Executive published this week. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/work-makes-14m-people-ill/ News from FM World

UK organisations risk falling behind oversees competition due to a lack of AI strategy, according to a new report by Microsoft UK. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/uk-lacks-ai/ News from FM World

Serco has been awarded a one-year extension to its contract to provide a range of support services at Ministry of Defence (MOD) St Athan in the Vale of Glamorgan in South Wales. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/serco-spreads-its-wings/ News from FM World