Month: March 2018

BSI, the business standards company, has published the first global standard for occupational health and safety management. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/global-iso-launched-for-occupational-health-and-safety-management/ News from FM World

Spectrum, the contract cleaning, FM, specialist and event cleaning company, has been appointed to look after Micron Technology’s facilities in East Kilbride, one of its two locations in the UK. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/spectrum-covers-microns-cleaning-needs-in-east-kilbride/ News from FM World

Support services group G4S has reported growth in each one of its core businesses, according to its financial results for the full year ending 2017. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/g4s-reports-strong-uptick-in-all-core-sectors-for-2017/ News from FM World

The official receiver has announced that a further 305 employees who work on facilities management, defence and construction contracts have found secure ongoing employment with new suppliers. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/more-carillion-jobs-saved-and-lost/ News from FM World

The quality of managerial support and levels of job control can be better indicators of performance in the workplace than more traditional workplace metrics, according to representatives of consultancy AECOM. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/managerial-support-is-key-to-workplace-performance/ News from FM World

Greater Manchester’s leaders are urging the government to provide immediate funding to carry out urgent fire safety work to protect hard-pressed residents. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/manchester-mayors-call-on-government-to-protect-high-rise-residents/ News from FM World

Canadian company Brookfield Global Integrated Solutions (BGIS) has exited a deal to buy a large swathe of contracts from collapsed support services and construction firm Carillion, leaving 2,500 FM jobs in limbo. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/canadian-firm-bgis-pulls-out-of-carillion-deals/ News from FM World

Tenon FM a subsidiary of Mortice Limited, the AIM listed security and facilities management company has confirmed that Colin King became its chief executive officer on 6 March. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/business-news/colin-king-appointed-as-ceo-of-tenon-fm/ News from FM World

Sodexo has won a three-year contract with Wellspring Academy Trust to deliver catering and hospitality services to 12 schools initially in the Yorkshire and Humber region. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/sodexo-brings-food-for-thought-to-wellspring-academy-trust/ News from FM World

Julius Rutherfoord & Co has won two three-year contracts to care for contemporary office spaces in London. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/julius-rutherfoord-takes-two-capital-cleaning-deals/ News from FM World