Month: May 2018

More than half of charities say their property is preventing them from achieving their charitable objectives, according to a survey. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/property-issues-prevent-charities-from-achieving-their-objectives-survey-suggests/ News from FM World

GVA has been appointed by Brighton & Hove City Council to provide strategic estate management advice and support for the Council’s property portfolio, comprising more than 650 assets and an annual rent roll of £7.85 million. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/gva-to-provide-estates-advise-to-brighton-hove-city-council/ News from FM World

Additional holidays or sabbaticals and flexible working hours ranked as the biggest priority when it comes to company benefits, according to a survey with UK employees. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/flexible-working-amongst-biggest-priority-for-uk-workers-states-survey/ News from FM World

Meetings are the biggest waste of UK workers’ time, according to research conducted of more than 4,000 people in full time employment in a number of industries across the UK and US. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/meetings-biggest-waste-of-worker-time-suggests-uk-employee-survey/ News from FM World

CH&CO Group has launched a simplified group structure that will operate across the UK under the name CH&CO with a new brand identity which it says defines the marketplaces in which it operates. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/chcointroduces-new-group-structureandbrand-identity/ News from FM World

European Union Member States have approved a set of measures to improve EU waste legislation as part of its wider circular economy policy. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/new-measures-to-tighten-eu-waste-management-and-recycling-rules-given-thumbs-up/ News from FM World

The Official Receiver has reported that, over the past week, one former Carillion employee has transferred to a new supplier and 29, who mostly worked in central functions, have been made redundant. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/official-receiver-files-update-on-carillion-staff-changes/ News from FM World

Real estate is a key lever to capture demand in the war for patients in the USA, according to a report by international real estate provider JLL. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/jll-predicts-the-end-of-hospital-centric-healthcare-in-the-us/ News from FM World

The FM division of infrastructure company Robertson has won a three-year, £1 million deal to clean the new £140 million Macallan whisky distillery and visitor centre in Speyside. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/robertson-toasts-1m-speyside-contract/ News from FM World

UK businesses say they are more committed to taking action on sustainability than ever before, with most planning to go well beyond compliance in key areas such as sustainable packaging, low-carbon infrastructure and fleet electrification. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/most-uk-firms-are-accepting-mission-possible-on-sustainability-says-study/ News from FM World