Year: 2018

The University of Oxford won two awards at the CIBSE Building Performance ceremony in February, Herpreet Kaur Grewal reports. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/news-analysis/oxford-wins-two/ News from FM World

This month, we asked for your views on the sustainability of the PFI model. We present our findings below. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/news-analysis/has-carillion-fall-tainted-pfi-model/ News from FM World

Bill Heath, non-executive director at Polyteck, discusses the future of the FM market and how it has evolved over the past 10 years. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/business-analysis/fm-deserves-a-royal-charter/ News from FM World

Independent workplace caterer Olive Catering Services has been awarded a trio of new contracts by commercial TV network ITV. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/olive-picks-up-trio-of-itv-contract-wins/ News from FM World

Emma Mercer, Carillion’s former finance director, had identified some issues in the company’s accounts with which she was not comfortable, according to minutes of meetings published by the parliamentary committees conducting an inquiry into the firm’s collapse. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/whistle-blower-warned-carillion-about-flaws-in-accounts/ News from FM World

Current and former BIFM office holders have been among the FM professionals to welcome yesterday’s announcement that members are to vote on changing the organisation’s name to the Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/former-bifm-chairmen-welcome-manifesto-for-change/ News from FM World

Skanska UK intends to bring together its facilities services and M&E engineering businesses into a single building services organisation with Adam McDonald, currently MD of Skanska’s facilities services organisation, becoming managing director of the unified business. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/skanska-uk-proposes-changes-to-facilities-business/ News from FM World

One in three UK employees cite on-site hydration areas as essential for a happy and healthy workforce particularly as more than half of office workers drink less than the recommended two litres of water a day. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/hydration-is-essential-for-happy-healthy-workers/ News from FM World

One Facility has secured a three-year, fixed-term contract to provide facilities services for supermarket chain Tesco. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/one-facility-takes-1064-store-refrigeration-maintenance-deal-with-tesco/ News from FM World

Facilities management is a profession that has a problem with its status and identity, is very operational and feels that it is being ‘done to’ , according to research by consultancy 3edges. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/fm-has-a-problem-with-its-status-and-identity/ News from FM World