Month: April 2019

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has begun an investigation into the audit by Grant Thornton UK LLP of the financial statements of Interserve plc for the years ended 31 December 2015, 2016 and 2017. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/audit-watchdog-opens-an-investigation-into-interserve-accounts/ News from FM World

Menopause is costing the UK economy 14 million working days every year, according to research by a menopause resource company. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/change-of-life-symptoms-cause-uk-women-to-miss-14m-workdays-a-year/ News from FM World

Waste management company Biffa has announced a three-year partnership with UK-based charity WasteAid, which will see the business support WasteAid financially and help communities in developing countries improve the management of waste. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/biffa-partners-with-wasteaid-to-tackle-global-waste-crisis/ News from FM World

JLL’s CEO for corporate solutions in the EMEA region is being promoted to the position of global CEO, corporate solutions. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/neil-murray-appointed-jlls-global-ceo-corporate-solutions/ News from FM World

Delta Security, a specialist in automated high-security solutions, has won a new contract with Gateway Housing to provide full maintenance and repairs to the CCTV, access control and gate systems installed at the housing association’s portfolio of 3,000 residential properties. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/delta-security-takes-maintenance-deal-with-gateway-housing/ News from FM World

Support services firm Sodexo has reported just over 3 per cent organic growth in its first-half fiscal 2019 results. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/sodexo-reports-solid-progress-in-first-half-financial-results/ News from FM World

The Crown Commercial Service (CCS) has appointed companies to new frameworks for housing and facilities management (FM) contracts to the Defence Infrastructure Organisation’s Future Defence Infrastructure Services (FDIS) programme. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/suppliers-announced-for-housing-and-fm-contract-framework/ News from FM World

The market of district energy (DE), including district heating and district cooling, is seeing large growth in many countries in Europe in the last five years, according to BSRIA’s research. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/big-growth-in-district-heating-markets-says-bsria-study/ News from FM World

Online takeaway company Just Eat has awarded Artic Building Services a hard FM services contract in London. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/artic-tucks-into-fm-deal-with-just-eat/ News from FM World

Global facilities management provider Atalian Servest has made two appointments to its UK board. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/atalian-servest-expands-its-uk-board/ News from FM World