Month: July 2018

NHS Property Services has appointed two new non-executive directors Jane Kennedy, former COO and HR director of Just Group and Partnership Assurance Services, and David Godden, ex-COO at LandSecuritiesTrillum and group client director at Telereal Trillium. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/nhs-property-services-elects-two-new-non-executive-directors/ News from FM World

Sixty per cent of professionals said that they would be embarrassed disclosing information about the state of their mental health to their employer, according to a survey by an employment website. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/more-than-half-of-workers-are-embarrassed-to-talk-about-mental-health/ News from FM World

The Environment Audit Committee has warned that the United Kingdom is totally unprepared for regular heatwaves of the kind currently being experienced. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/uk-buildings-not-prepared-for-high-temperatures/ News from FM World

Automated transport and logistics technology at UK airports could be adopted on a wide scale in the future, says a report commissioned by Aberdeen Standard Investment’s AIPUT fund. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/automated-facilities-could-soon-appear-on-a-wide-scale-at-uk-airports/ News from FM World

FM provider Engie has won a multimillion-pound, five-year global integrated facilities management and production maintenance services frame contract with rail technology firm Bombardier Transportation. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/engie-takes-ifm-deal-worth-over-222m-with-bombardier/ News from FM World

The average rate of fatal injury in construction is four times as high as the average rate across all industries, according to latest figures from the Health & Safety Executive. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/hse-figures-show-slight-rise-in-deaths-in-the-workplace/ News from FM World

A Midlands-based facilities management business has launched a specialist fire and security maintenance firm. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/diamond-starts-up-sanctuary-fire-security-division/ News from FM World

Kingdom Service Group cleans up at Maple Sunscreening http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/kingdom-service-group-cleans-up-at-maple-sunscreening/ News from FM World

MJF Facilities Management has acquired a Leeds-based contract cleaning business. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/mjf-facilities-management-buys-swift-fm/ News from FM World

Stockport Council has selected Robertson Facilities Management as the new supplier to provide management of the facilities within its property portfolio. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/robertson-fm-takes-over-carillion-deal-with-stockport-council/ News from FM World