ISS Healthcare has been awarded a contract to provide retail and patient catering for Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT). http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/iss-wins-catering-deal-with-kent-and-medway-nhs-trust/ News from FM World
Year: 2018
Businesses in trades sector risk penalties for GDPR breaches
Despite General Data Packet Regulation (GDPR) legislation having come into effect over four months ago, the majority of UK businesses in the trades sector are now risking penalties by failing to adhere to some of the rules, according to a survey. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/businesses-in-trades-sector-risk-penalties-for-gdpr-breaches/ News from FM…
Polyteck secures prestigious Royal Exchange contract
Construction and facilities management business Polyteck Group has won a new mechanical and engineering contract at the Royal Exchange in the City of London. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/polyteck-secures-prestigious-royal-exchange-contract/ News from FM World
Noise in open-plan offices is the 'real enemy' of productivity
Open-plan studies place too much emphasis on collaboration and do not focus enough on the real cause of worker inefficiency noise, according to the latest data from Unispace. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/noise-in-open-plan-offices-is-the-real-enemy-of-productivity/ News from FM World
UK's schools estate 'not fit for purpose in a modern economy'
Problems with the education estate across the country are fewer since the 1990s, but there is still dilapidated infrastructure in many schools that is not fit for purpose, former minister David Laws told the Education Estates conference in Manchester last week. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/uks-schools-estate-not-fit-for-purpose-in-a-modern-economy/ News from FM…
Single-use plastic items to be banned from EU market from 2021
Single-use plastic items such as plates, cutlery, straws, balloon sticks or cotton buds, will be banned in the EU under plans adopted on Wednesday. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/single-use-plastic-items-to-be-banned-from-eu-market-from-2021/ News from FM World
ABM lands at Stansted Airport for Ryanair deal
Facilities operator ABM has been selected by Ryanair to enhance its managed ground handling staffing solution at London Stansted Airport from 1 February next year. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/abm-lands-at-stansted-airport-for-ryanair-deal/ News from FM World
London real estate lures overseas clients despite Brexit 'no deal' fears
A JLL annual central London offices seminar has highlighted the strength of the capital’s office market amid political and economic uncertainty, underlining its continued pull to both investors and occupiers. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/london-real-estate-lures-overseas-clients-despite-brexit-no-deal-fears/ News from FM World
Office take-up in GVA's 'Big Nine' cities hits new high
The scale of transactions in the ‘Big Nine’ office markets reached a new level in Q3 as Barclays agreed the largest ever deal 470,000 square feet at Buchanan Wharf in Glasgow, according to property consultant GVA. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/office-take-up-in-gvas-big-nine-cities-hits-new-high/ News from FM World
Aura North East to manage life sciences hub at Newcastle Helix
Property and facilities management services Aura North East will deliver building consultancy to Newcastle’s Newcastle Helix, a £350 million urban development scheme. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/aura-north-east-to-manage-life-sciences-hub-at-newcastle-helix/ News from FM World