Month: September 2018

The UK Parliament has announced the introduction of a new range of compostable products across its estate to replace existing single-use plastic items. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/uk-parliament-to-cut-plastic-waste-using-new-compostable-products/ News from FM World

Kier has reported a 9 per cent jump in underlying profits in its results for the year ended 30 June 2018, published today. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/kier-groups-full-year-profits-rise-on-strong-order-book/ News from FM World

Processing and distributing physical mail has always been a slow, labour-intensive process prone to error. But as offices and the people working in them adapt to new technologies, the back-end operations of big companies such as office mailrooms are ripe for disruption. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/think-tank-what-is-the-future-of-mailroom-management/ News from…

Midland Metro has awarded Cordant Cleaning a three-year contract to provide a range of services across its tram network in Birmingham. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/business-news/cordant-on-track-for-multimillion-pound-deal-at-midland-metro/ News from FM World

The security services arm of Incentive FM Group, Incentive Lynx, has extended its services at Plantation Place in the City of London, following a successful three-year partnership. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/incentive-lynx-renews-plantation-place-security-deal/ News from FM World

BSI, the business standards company, has published BS ISO/IEC 20000-1: 2018 Information technology service management part 1: service management system requirements. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/international-standard-for-it-service-management-revised/ News from FM World

The government must harness the power of social enterprise to make the nation competitive and inclusive, according to research by Social Enterprise UK. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/social-enterprise-offers-uk-a-revolutionary-key-to-prosperity/ News from FM World

Sodexo has won a five-year, £2.8 million catering contract extension with Quaerere Academy Trust in Sandwell, West Midlands. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/sodexo-wins-28m-academy-catering-contract/ News from FM World

Rotherham-based property maintenance provider Horbury Property Services has won a contract with Chesterfield Royal Hospital in Derbyshire to provide planned maintenance and refurbishment services. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/horbury-wins-maintenance-deal-with-derbyshire-hospital/ News from FM World

Electric vehicle-charging provider Pod Point has won a three-year supplier agreement with Kier. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/kier-strikes-three-year-supply-deal-with-pod-point/ News from FM World