Year: 2018

Construction and support services company Interserve has reported significant operating profit improvement compared to the second half of 2017, with profit up £11.5 million to £40.1 million. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/interserve-is-now-on-firmer-financial-footing-says-ceo/ News from FM World

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…