Month: May 2018

South London-based Beaver Pest Control has been awarded the pest control contract for the City of London Corporation. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/beavers-on-parade-at-city-of-london-corporation/ News from FM World

CH&Co Group has been awarded the catering and hospitality contract at the University of Northampton. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/university-of-northampton-appoints-chco-as-catering-partner/ News from FM World

Facilities management provider Emcor UK has been awarded a multi-service contract with the Defence Electronics & Components Agency (DECA). http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/emcor-uk-secures-tfm-deal-with-mod-agency/ News from FM World

Finding a free meeting room tops the list of office bugbears for UK workers. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/booking-meeting-rooms-is-biggest-office-bugbear/ News from FM World

Catering group Compass has reported that its operating profit decreased by 2.7 per cent, according to interim results for the year ended 31 March 2018. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/compass-looks-beyond-fall-in-first-half-profit-to-growth-opportunities/ News from FM World

Facilities management company ISS has announced that its total revenue decreased by 0.4 per cent in the first three months of Q4 in their interim financial report. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/iss-reports-encouraging-growth-in-q1-despite-fall-in-revenue/ News from FM World

Two-thirds of workers (64 per cent) are satisfied with their job overall, with just one in five (18 per cent) dissatisfied, according to the UK Working Lives survey by the CIPD. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/30-of-workers-find-their-workload-too-heavy/ News from FM World

Two support services businesses, Nationwide Window Cleaning (NWC) and High Access Maintenance, have merged. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/high-access-and-nwc-announce-merger/ News from FM World

Amey has taken over the facilities management of 11 secondary schools in Barnsley that were previously run by Carillion. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/amey-replaces-carillion-as-schools-fm-provider-in-barnsley/ News from FM World

The Royal Institute of British Architects has raised concerns that the Hackitt Review will not deliver sufficient changes to building regulations and fire safety. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/news-analysis/rewrite-high-rise-building-safety-rules-urges-riba/ News from FM World