Mechanical and electrical services specialist J S Wright has won a one-year rolling maintenance contract. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/j-s-wright-wins-first-maintenance-deal/ News from FM World
Year: 2018
Outsourcing practices 'need to change'
Outsourcing is not broken, but the practices surrounding it need to change. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/outsourcing-practices-need-to-change/ News from FM World
IFMA to set up UK chapter
The International Facility Management Association is opening a United Kingdom chapter, making the UK the latest of more than a hundred countries to run such chapters across the world. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/ifma-to-set-up-uk-chapter/ News from FM World
ThinkFM: Productivity gap is key to UK economic growth
Vicky Pryce, the economist and former joint head of the United Kingdom’s Government Economic Service, opened yesterday’s ThinkFM conference in London by highlighting the issue of low productivity growth in the UK. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/thinkfm-productivity-gap-is-key-to-uk-economic-growth/ News from FM World
Sodexo takes FM and school food deal with 7 Swindon schools
Sodexo has won a five-year, £10 million integrated facilities management contract with seven schools in Swindon, Wiltshire, to provide hard and soft FM services and catering. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/sodexo-takes-fm-and-school-food-deal-with-7-swindon-schools/ News from FM World
Give buildings a green makeover to boost productivity
A World Green Building Council report is urging businesses to make green improvements by highlighting the economic benefits of green building and showcasing improved occupant satisfaction when health, well-being and productivity features are implemented in existing green structures. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/give-buildings-a-green-makeover-to-boost-productivity/ News from FM World
More than 150 social high-rise blocks still have Grenfell-type cladding
Government figures released reveal that there are currently 297 tower blocks over 18 metres high using similar cladding to that at Grenfell Tower, which suffered a horrific fire last June. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/more-than-150-social-high-rise-blocks-still-have-grenfell-type-cladding/ News from FM World
Stress is a key reason for absence from work, reveals GRiD
Stress and stress-inducing situations are the main causes of short-term absence (i.e. up to 26 weeks), according to research by Group Risk Development (GRiD), the industry body for the group protection sector. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/stress-is-a-key-reason-for-absence-from-work-reveals-grid/ News from FM World
More ex-Carillion workers transfer to new employers
Another 357 former Carillion workers have found secure employment, according to the official receiver. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/more-ex-carillion-workers-transfer-to-new-employers/ News from FM World
Employees should be invited to help shape workplace culture
Companies must give employees more of a voice when shaping the culture of the workplace, according to support services firm Sodexo’s 2018 Global Workplace Trends report. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/employees-should-be-invited-to-help-shape-workplace-culture/ News from FM World