Facilities management provider Emcor UK has been awarded a multi-service contract with the Defence Electronics & Components Agency (DECA). http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/emcor-uk-secures-tfm-deal-with-mod-agency/ News from FM World
Year: 2018
Booking meeting rooms is 'biggest office bugbear'
Finding a free meeting room tops the list of office bugbears for UK workers. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/booking-meeting-rooms-is-biggest-office-bugbear/ News from FM World
Compass looks beyond fall in first-half profit to growth opportunities
Catering group Compass has reported that its operating profit decreased by 2.7 per cent, according to interim results for the year ended 31 March 2018. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/compass-looks-beyond-fall-in-first-half-profit-to-growth-opportunities/ News from FM World
ISS reports 'encouraging' growth in Q1 despite fall in revenue
Facilities management company ISS has announced that its total revenue decreased by 0.4 per cent in the first three months of Q4 in their interim financial report. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/iss-reports-encouraging-growth-in-q1-despite-fall-in-revenue/ News from FM World
30% of workers find their workload too heavy
Two-thirds of workers (64 per cent) are satisfied with their job overall, with just one in five (18 per cent) dissatisfied, according to the UK Working Lives survey by the CIPD. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/30-of-workers-find-their-workload-too-heavy/ News from FM World
High Access and NWC announce merger
Two support services businesses, Nationwide Window Cleaning (NWC) and High Access Maintenance, have merged. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/high-access-and-nwc-announce-merger/ News from FM World
Amey replaces Carillion as schools FM provider in Barnsley
Amey has taken over the facilities management of 11 secondary schools in Barnsley that were previously run by Carillion. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/amey-replaces-carillion-as-schools-fm-provider-in-barnsley/ News from FM World
Rewrite high-rise building safety rules, urges RIBA
The Royal Institute of British Architects has raised concerns that the Hackitt Review will not deliver sufficient changes to building regulations and fire safety. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/news-analysis/rewrite-high-rise-building-safety-rules-urges-riba/ News from FM World
Demand for retail space at lowest level since 2009
The demand for retail space is at its lowest level since 2009, explains Herpreet Kaur Grewal. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/news-analysis/demand-for-retail-space-at-lowest-level-since-2009/ News from FM World
Oxford aspires to social good
Simon Howick, managing director at Oxford Direct Services, discusses Oxford City Council setting up two new companies. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/business-analysis/oxford-aspires-to-social-good/ News from FM World