Month: February 2019

Revenue for support services group Serco has declined by 5.6 per cent in the first half of the financial year, but grew 2.5 per cent in the second half, resulting in a decline for the full year of 1.7 per cent, according to the group’s…

Facilities management firm Assist Group has launched its new property maintenance business, Dargo. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/assist-group-launches-a-property-maintenance-division/ News from FM World

Churchill has secured a 10-year extension to its cleaning contract with Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT) in Glasgow and its surrounding areas. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/churchill-group-stays-on-board-with-strathclyde-partnership-for-transport/ News from FM World

Vital Energi has entered into a 15-year partnership with Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust to provide it with a full and comprehensive energy solution to guarantee savings of £2.5 million a year over the contract term. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/vital-energi-in-25m-energy-saving-deal-with-leeds-hospitals/ News from FM World

idverde has acquired grounds maintenance provider KJT Group in south-west England. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/idverde-purchases-kjt-group/ News from FM World

Corporate Facilities Services (CFS) has been awarded contracts at three new retail and leisure centres in southern England and Wales. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/cfs-secures-deals-at-three-retail-and-leisure-destinations/ News from FM World

Graham Facilities Management has secured a hard FM contract with the Office for Students (OfS) in Bristol. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/graham-fm-picks-up-deal-with-the-office-for-students-in-bristol/ News from FM World

Infrastructure and rail company Amey has appointed Andy Joy as sector director for its rail business. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/joy-named-sector-director-for-amey-rail/ News from FM World

Positive work-based commitment and improved work performance can also be achieved even when physical presence is not available, according to a Dutch study. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/virtual-working-can-boost-work-performance-reveals-study/ News from FM World

The UK’s anaerobic digestion (AD) industry has welcomed a new government consultation published this week in which ministers have committed to funding local authorities to introduce weekly food waste collections for all households in England. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/government-funding-for-weekly-food-waste-collections-is-huge-environmental-win/ News from FM World