Month: August 2017

Support services group Mears Group PLC has said that its interim profit for 2017 remained flat from the prior year, but reduced its full-year revenue and margin expectations for its core Housing division due to expected order delays in the wake of the Grenfell Tower…

Support services company ISS has reported a total revenue increase of 2 per cent, according to its financial results for the first half of 2017. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/iss-lowers-sights-on-organic-revenue-growth-for-full-year/ News from FM World

Simpler rules regulating how councils buy goods and services after Brexit could boost local growth and create jobs, according to the Local Government Association. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/government-must-use-brexit-as-cue-to-cut-red-tape-for-councils/ News from FM World

European and North American office leasing markets are generally performing well as they undergo an important shift in dynamics influenced by trends transforming both occupier demand and the supply of new product. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/office-sector-sees-shift-as-demand-and-supply-dynamics-change/ News from FM World

OneAIM, a joint venture between Amec Foster Wheeler and Interserve, has won a key framework contract to support reprocessing plants and facilities at the Sellafield nuclear site in Cumbria. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/interserve-and-amec-foster-wheeler-secure-160m-sellafield-framework/ News from FM World

Vertas Group has bought Colchester-based Oakpark Security Systems Ltd to expand and strengthen its current security service offering. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/vertas-bolsters-security-offer-with-oakpark-acquisition/ News from FM World

Facility services company ISS has agreed with Barclays to extend its global agreement with the bank for a further five years until 2022. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/iss-extends-global-ifs-deal-with-barclays/ News from FM World

BIFM has released dates for its first wave of training courses to be delivered by the BIFM Academy following the end of its long-standing training agreement with Quadrilect in 2017. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/bifm-announces-first-bifm-academy-training-courses/ News from FM World

Several recent studies have suggested that the design of offices is instrumental to how well those who work in them feel. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/fm-industry-news/think-tank-how-much-say-does-fm-have-in-providing-healthier-workplaces/ News from FM World

BaxterStorey has won a catering contract with Winchester Cathedral. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/baxterstorey-takes-deal-with-winchester-cathedral/ News from FM World