Churchill Services Group is partnering with Surfers Against Sewage (SAS), a UK-based marine charity established in 1990 to keep oceans, beaches, riverways and coastal shorelines free from sewage and plastic pollution. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/churchill-to-clean-up-waterways/ News from FM World
Year: 2018
Most property professionals 'unfazed by the prospect of Brexit'
Almost three quarters (72 per cent) of property professionals see residential development of former retail premises as the route to giving the UK High Street a new lease of life, according to a report by property technology firm MRI. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/most-property-professionals-unfazed-by-the-prospect-of-brexit/ News from FM World
Wates Principles to improve corporate governance standards among private companies
A new code for the corporate governance of large private companies has been launched by the Financial Reporting Council. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/wates-principles-to-improve-corporate-governance-standards-among-private-companies/ News from FM World
Drive to employ ex-offenders attracts over 120 businesses
More than 120 further businesses have registered to work with prisons and set offenders on a path to employment, Justice Secretary David Gauke said this week. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/drive-to-employ-ex-offenders-attracts-over-120-businesses/ News from FM World
FM market set for £2 billion boost in 2019
A new report on the UK facilities management outsourcing market from MTW Research suggests outsourcing will grow by £2 billion in 2019, with the FM market forecast to rise by more than £10 billion by 2022. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/fm-market-set-for-2-billion-boost-in-2019/ News from FM World
High C02 levels in UK offices kills productivity
Worker performance declines when CO2 levels are high and temperatures are too warm or cold, according to a new study. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/high-c02levels-in-uk-offices-kills-productivity/ News from FM World
Pareto FM makes a 'big bang' with Institute of Physics contract
The Institute of Physics (IOP) has announced that Pareto FM has been chosen to provide workplace services at its newly built headquarters in Caledonian Road in North London. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/pareto-fm-makes-a-big-bang-with-institute-of-physics-contract/ News from FM World
Imtech Inviron reports orders in excess of £120m
Imtech Inviron has continued to grow with a further £120 million added to its order book in the second half of 2018, according to a financial statement from the group. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/imtech-inviron-reports-orders-in-excess-of-120m/ News from FM World
IPM Facilities wins national grounds maintenance & cleaning deal
IPM Facilities has been awarded and already begun a three-year contract to deliver cleaning, grounds maintenance services and civil engineering works nationally for property management agent Edgerley Simpson Howe (ESH). http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/ipm-facilities-wins-national-grounds-maintenance-cleaning-deal/ News from FM World
Apprenticeships are plummeting owing to Apprenticeship Levy, says FMB
Apprenticeship starts are falling because of the Apprenticeship Levy, which needs to be made more flexible, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB). http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/apprenticeships-are-plummeting-owing-to-apprenticeship-levy-says-fmb/ News from FM World