Year: 2018

MPs accused partners from PricewaterhouseCoopers of having milked the Carillion cow dry by charging the Official Receiver superhuman fees of £20.4 million in the first eight weeks of work after the firm’s demise. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/mps-slam-pwc-partners-for-milking-carillion-cow-dry-after-fall/ News from FM World

Over a third of workers are adversely affected by a lack of natural light in their offices. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/lack-of-natural-light-a-common-office-bugbear/ News from FM World

Interserve has issued a statement indicating that it has reached a major step in securing a firm financial platform to underpin the group’s future. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/interserve-secures-stability-with-refinancing-deal/ News from FM World

Mitie has won a two-year security contract at an NHS Trust in Shropshire, with an option to extend a further two years, worth £400,000 a year. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/mitie-awarded-security-deal-with-shropshire-nhs-trust/ News from FM World

The University Hospitals Leicester NHS Trust has announced that it will improve its estates, facilities and procurement services by setting up a new partnership to manage day-to-day running of these services. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/leicester-hospitals-form-partnership-to-revamp-cleaning-and-maintenance/ News from FM World

The government wants workplaces to support fathers who want to be more involved in care of their children, says a report by the Women and Equalities Committee. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/fathers-must-get-a-fairer-deal-on-parental-leave-say-mps/ News from FM World

Nearly two-thirds of companies (62 per cent) plan to increase their investment in real estate technology over the next three years, most of them in the next year. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/companies-increase-spending-on-new-real-estate-technologies/ News from FM World

Indigo has announced a three-year extension of its parking management and ancillary services contract with Govia Thameslink Railway (GTR). http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/indigo-parks-at-govia-thameslink-railway-for-three-more-years/ News from FM World

Nottinghamshire Police have awarded Mitie’s Care & Custody business a three-year contract to provide medical support services across two custody suites in the county. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/mitie-wins-medical-support-contract-with-nottinghamshire-police/ News from FM World

Technology facilities management provider Bellrock has been awarded a new contract with Jungheinrich UK to manage building services at its eight customer service centres nationally, and its head office in Milton Keynes. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/bellrock-wins-jungheinrich-uk-deal/ News from FM World