Month: September 2017

Carillion Group has added to the £845 million provision for loss-making construction contracts that it announced in July with a further £200m provision in respect of 23 of its support services contracts. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/carillion-in-200m-write-down-for-support-service-contracts/ News from FM World

Building support services provider Regent Samsic is providing facilities services to fashion retailer Ralph Lauren. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/contract-gains-boost-regent-samsic-performance/ News from FM World

The European Commission has launched the pilot phase of ‘Level(s)’, a new EU framework for sustainable buildings to help to transform the sector. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/european-commission-pilots-tool-to-track-sustainable-building-performance/ News from FM World

Office rents in the capital’s high-rise office blocks are still the most expensive in Europe. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/londons-skyscrapers-command-premium-rents-despite-brexit/ News from FM World

ABM UK has strengthened its museum portfolio with a four-year contract at the Museum of London’s London Wall, Docklands and Hackney-based sites. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/abm-uk-wins-historic-24m-deal-with-the-museum-of-london/ News from FM World

The number of landlords and developers facing unlimited fines because of a lack of awareness of the regulations covering heat networks could number in the tens of thousands, warns a compliance expert. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/thousands-of-landlords-are-risking-heat-network-fines/ News from FM World

Multi-service FM provider NIC Services Group has been awarded a new contract to deliver services to Yorkshire Water buildings. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/nic-wins-contract-with-yorkshire-water/ News from FM World

Norse Commercial Services has appointed Justin Galiford to the newly created role of group director of operations for development and strategy. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/norse-appoints-galiford-to-new-development-and-strategy-role/ News from FM World

Further public pay restraint would take pay to historically low levels relative to the private sector, according to a report by the Institute of Fiscal Studies. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/public-sector-pay-cap-could-damage-services-says-think-tank/ News from FM World

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) is pleased to announce that Steve Watts has been confirmed to become the organisation’s next chairman. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/watts-takes-chair-of-tall-buildings-and-urban-habitat-group/ News from FM World