Month: July 2019

Construction and facilities management business, Polyteck Group has secured a contract to deliver hard services at the £250m Manhattan Loft Gardens development in Stratford, E20. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/polyteck-signs-fm-deal-with-the-stratford-at-manhattan-loft-gardens/ News from FM World

Horticulture services company phs Greenleaf has become the horticultural supply partner to OCS, the international facility services group. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/phs-greenleaf-becomes-horticultural-partner-to-ocs/ News from FM World

Mitie has secured a five-year contract with Fife College in Scotland, with the option to extend for a further two years. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/mitie-boosts-new-fife-college-contract-with-sustainability-credentials/ News from FM World

Pareto FM has been awarded a hard FM contract by the Royal College of Pathologists at its new headquarters in Alie Street, East London. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/pareto-fm-wins-hard-fm-contract-at-royal-college-of-pathologists/ News from FM World

What is physically needed to make a workplace fit for all five generations? Is it an issue of accessibility, flexibility or having interchangeable or integrated solutions? And what are you currently doing to meet this challenge? http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/think-tank-to-thrive-with-five-how-are-you-preparing-for-five-generations-in-the-workplace/ News from FM World

Northern Irish FM and construction company Dowds Group is expanding its operations by creating 68 jobs. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/ni-dowds-group-set-to-expand/ News from FM World

Mitie has been awarded a five-year multi-service facilities management contract with SIG plc, a European supplier of specialist building materials. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/mitie-wins-five-year-multi-service-fm-contract-with-sig/ News from FM World

The number of people doing gig economy work has doubled in the past three years, according to research supported by TUC and pan-European think tank the Foundation for European Progressive Studies (FEPS). http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/gig-economy-sector-doubles-in-size-over-three-years/ News from FM World

A select committee’s report into energy efficient buildings highlights the “inadequacies of government policy in addressing carbon emissions”, according to the UK Green Building Council (UKGBC). http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/ukgbc-responds-to-beis-report-into-energy-efficiency/ News from FM World

UK employees feel that they are most creative at 11:05am, shows the latest research by R&D Tax Credit adviser MPA Group. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/uk-employees-are-most-creative-during-the-morning/ News from FM World