The UK Government is missing a trick with £243bn worth of public sector spending, claims a new report launched by former MP and author of the Public Services (Social Value) Act 2012 Chris White, and Social Enterprise UK. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/government-missing-a-trick-with-243bn-public-sector-spending-by-not-addressing-procurement/ News from FM World
Month: November 2017
Lack of understanding of human behaviour in workplace 'exacerbates mental ill health'
A lack of understanding of human behaviour in the workplace can create or exacerbate mental health conditions, according to a new report from the British Psychological Society. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/lack-of-understanding-of-human-behaviour-in-workplace-exacerbates-mental-ill-health/ News from FM World
Sodexo Energy & Resources scoops £4m worth of new contracts
Sodexo has announced two new contracts worth a combined value of £4 million. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/sodexo-energy-resources-scoops-4m-worth-of-new-contracts/ News from FM World
Axis Security strengthens relationship with Broadgate Estates
Axis Security has won a contract with Broadgate Estates to provide security services to a trophy building in its portfolio in the City of London, Ropemaker Place. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/axis-security-strengthens-relationship-with-broadgate-estates/ News from FM World
Interserve wins place on major civil engineering frameworks
Interserve has won a place on major highway and infrastructure frameworks in Manchester and across the Yorkshire and Humber Region. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/interserve-wins-place-on-major-civil-engineering-frameworks/ News from FM World
Brexit makes construction industry 'nervous' but commercial sector has opportunities
The Brexit negotiation process has sparked a return of nervousness in the construction industry although the commercial sector is presenting more opportunities than any other sector, according to market research by global property and construction consultancy Gleeds. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/brexit-makes-construction-industry-nervous-but-commercial-sector-has-opportunities/ News from FM World
CIBSE announces Building Performance shortlist
A survey on employee engagement reveals that 30 per cent of employees find their company too complex and hard to navigate for them to genuinely engage with it hitting the bottom line of many companies across the globe. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/cibse-announces-building-performance-shortlist/ News from FM World
Call for post-Brexit tightening of F gas rules
The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA), which manages Refcom, the UK’s largest register for safe refrigerant handling, has called for F gas emissions rules to be tightened in the wake of Brexit. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/call-for-post-brexit-tightening-of-f-gas-rules/ News from FM World
MPs draft bill to end 'gig economy' exploitation
MPs on the Work and Pensions and Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committees published a joint report and draft bill this week aimed at closing the loopholes allowing companies to use bogus self-employment status to exploit cheap labour and avoid tax. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/mps-draft-bill-to-end-gig-economy-exploitation/ News from FM…
Only one in five employees is 'truly engaged' with their workplace
A survey on employee engagement reveals that 30 per cent of employees find their company too complex and hard to navigate for them to genuinely engage with it hitting the bottom line of many companies across the globe. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/only-one-in-five-employees-is-truly-engaged-with-their-workplace/ News from FM World