Month: April 2019

Interserve Group has announced that chief financial officer Mark Whiteling has resigned to pursue his non-executive career. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/interserve-cfo-mark-whiteling-resigns/ News from FM World

More than 30 per cent of facilities managers attending the Institute of Workplace and Facilities Managers conference this week believe that being ‘customer-centric’ is the priority culture goal for the organisation they serve. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/iwfm-conference-live-poll-customer-centric-approach-is-the-goal-for-most-fms/ News from FM World

The parallels between facilities management and hostage negotiation may not be immediately apparent. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/iwfm-conference-fm-can-learn-from-hostage-negotiation/ News from FM World

The Independent Workers Union of Great Britain (IWGB) has applied to appeal its case for joint employment rights for outsourced workers in its dispute with support services firm Cordant. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/union%20appeals%20against%20high%20court%20decision%20in%20employment%20rights%20case/ News from FM World

London property maintenance company Wright Maintenance has secured a service contract with rental housing firm Greystar. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/wright-maintenance-wins-contract-with-greystar/ News from FM World

IWFM has launched its 2019 IWFM Market Outlook Survey. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/iwfm-conducts-market-outlook-survey/ News from FM World

The Association of University Directors of Estates (AUDE) has appointed Craig Nowell as chair for 2019/20. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/aude-appoints-new-chair-for-2019-20/ News from FM World

Nearly a million British workers never take a lunch break, with a further 1.6 million having just 10 minutes off during the day despite all employees having the right to one uninterrupted break of 20 minutes if they work for over six hours day, according…

Preston-based Eric Wright Facilities Management (EWFM) has appointed George Lilley as managing director. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/eric-wright-fm-appoints-new-md/ News from FM World

Interserve, the international support services, construction and equipment services group, has been awarded a place on the £200 million National Health Service Shared Business Services framework agreement. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/interserve-wins-place-on-nhs-care-services-delivery-framework/ News from FM World