Month: February 2018

ISS UK has agreed to sell its landscaping business to Tivoli Group, backed by Sullivan Street Partners, although the deal is pending approval. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/iss-poised-to-sell-its-landscaping-business/ News from FM World

A survey of 1,000 office workers across the UK suggests an average employee spends 10 hours and 42 minutes each week preparing for and attending 4.4 meetings, with 2.6 of those deemed unnecessary, costing the UK’s 5.4 million businesses about £191 billion a year. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/unnecessary-meetings-cost-191bn-a-year/…

Vital Energi has been awarded a contract with Keele University to install an expansion of its district heating network to the new Central Science Laboratories (CSL) building. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/vital-energi-takes-heating-contract-with-keele-university/ News from FM World

Churchill Contract Services is set to begin a three-year cleaning contract on 1 March with St George’s, University of London, after the agreement was secured through the not-for-profit London Universities Purchasing Consortium (LUPC) framework. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/churchill-deal-adds-polish-to-st-georges-university-of-london/ News from FM World

CBRE has been awarded a five-year integrated facilities management (IFM) contract with The Quadram Institute in Norwich. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/cbre-awarded-ifm-deal-by-quadram-institute/ News from FM World

The government does not have reliable estimate of overpayments to Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) participants, warns its spending watchdog. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/government-has-no-clear-tally-of-rhi-scheme-overpayments/ News from FM World

Spie UK has been awarded a contract at Arlington’s Gloucester Business Park to design and install incoming building services. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/spie-uk-takes-design-deal-at-arlingtons-gloucester-business-park/ News from FM World

Roger Yates joins Mitie Group as a non-executive director from March. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/mitie-appoints-yates-as-non-executive-director/ News from FM World

British employees will sit through a mind-numbing 9,776 meetings in their working lifetimes and they deem at least half of these to be completely pointless, shows research by Deliveroo for Business. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/half-of-uk-employees-brand-work-meetings-a-waste-of-time/ News from FM World

A survey from non-profit-making Considerate Constructors Scheme reveals that 84 per cent of respondents regard air pollution in the construction industry as a problem. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/construction-industry-to-tackle-air-pollution/ News from FM World