Month: August 2018

The High Court has given the Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB) permission to get a judicial review of the Central Arbitration Committee’s (CAC) refusal to hear application for trade union recognition with the University of London. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/high-court-allows-iwgb-to-pursue-a-judicial-review-on-union-recognition/ News from FM World

FM companies are increasingly being asked by clients to deliver social value as part of their contractual performance, according to a BIFM report about social value and procurement. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/bifm-fm-firms-say-social-value-is-increasingly-important-to-clients/ News from FM World

Engineering, IT and facilities services group NG Bailey has reported a 14 per cent increase in operating profits over the past year and seen its order book break the £1 billion milestone. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/ng-bailey-shows-strong-financial-performance-for-2017-18/ News from FM World

CFO Paul Woolf discusses Mitie’s results and the broader FM market. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/business-analysis/mitie-doubles-down-on-helix/ News from FM World

Searcys has been appointed caterer for the Design Museum at Kensington in London. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/searcys-dishes-up-at-the-design-museum/ News from FM World

The government launched the Road to Zero Strategy in July, which includes ambitions for “at least half of new cars to be ultra-low emission by 2030. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/news-analysis/road-to-zero-strategy-revs-up/ News from FM World

The new FM market agreement helps SMEs bid for public sector deals, reports Herpreet Kaur Grewal. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/news-analysis/new-fm-marketplace-agreement-helps-smes-bid-for-public-deals/ News from FM World

The government must be more transparent with the outsourcing contract process, say MPs. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/news-analysis/government-must-be-more-transparent-with-contract-process-say-mps/ News from FM World

All procurements will have to explicitly evaluate social value from now on, said the government in June. In a speech to the Reform think tank, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster David Lidington (pictured), said the government would extend the requirement of the Social…

BIFM members have voted in favour of the ‘workplace’ name change and Martin Read explains what this means for FM. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/news-analysis/bifm-members-vote-for-workplace-name-change/ News from FM World