Day: March 1, 2018

Emma Mercer, Carillion’s former finance director, had identified some issues in the company’s accounts with which she was not comfortable, according to minutes of meetings published by the parliamentary committees conducting an inquiry into the firm’s collapse. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/whistle-blower-warned-carillion-about-flaws-in-accounts/ News from FM World

Current and former BIFM office holders have been among the FM professionals to welcome yesterday’s announcement that members are to vote on changing the organisation’s name to the Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/former-bifm-chairmen-welcome-manifesto-for-change/ News from FM World

Skanska UK intends to bring together its facilities services and M&E engineering businesses into a single building services organisation with Adam McDonald, currently MD of Skanska’s facilities services organisation, becoming managing director of the unified business. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/skanska-uk-proposes-changes-to-facilities-business/ News from FM World

One in three UK employees cite on-site hydration areas as essential for a happy and healthy workforce particularly as more than half of office workers drink less than the recommended two litres of water a day. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/hydration-is-essential-for-happy-healthy-workers/ News from FM World