Month: October 2019

The long-awaited public inquiry into the Grenfell Tower disaster that killed 72 people has published its final report and among its recommendations are stipulations that owners and managers of high-rise buildings must carry out regular checks on fire doors. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/grenfell-report-prescribes-building-fire-safety-checks-for-owners-and-managers/ News from FM World

CBRE will provide real estate services for Novartis International AG, a pharmaceutical company. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/cbre-to-provide-fm-for-pharmaceutical-company/ News from FM World

Remote working will continue to increase over the next three years, according to a new study. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/better-tech-would-improve-remote-working/ News from FM World

Eighty-five per cent of Britons would like hotels to replace plastic carrier bags and plastic bin bags with compostable and reusable carrier bags, suggests research from Taxi2Airport. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/hotels-should-reduce-use-of-plastic-say-british-travellers/ News from FM World

The government must focus new heritage funding on future-proofing buildings, according to building controls manufacturer Priva UK. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/priva-uk-calls-on-government-to-future-proof-englands-built-heritage/ News from FM World

Energy services company Engie has partnered with Edinburgh St James, a 1.7 million square foot retail-led, mixed-use destination development, to develop and operate a new low-carbon decentralised energy scheme worth £90 million. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/engie-partners-edinburgh-st-james-scheme-to-aid-citys-zero-carbon-target/ News from FM World

Joint research by Gensler and the British Council of Offices (BCO) on the rise of flexible workspace in the UK’s corporate sector has found that 40 per cent of flexible space users would rather work from a conventional office. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/40-of-co-working-space-users-would-prefer-to-use-a-conventional-office/ News from FM World

Tevin Tobun, CEO and founder of GV Group (Gate Ventures), has joined Raheem Sterling and Meghan Markle on a list of the top 100 most influential black Britons in the UK. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/tobun-named-as-one-of-the-uks-most-influential-black-britons/ News from FM World

Mace Macro (Macro) has been appointed to deliver facilities management services to Superdry its first such contract for a major high street retailer. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/mace-macro-proves-superfly-for-retailer-superdry/ News from FM World

Our selection of workplace and facilities management announcements made this week. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/news-round-up-25-10-19/ News from FM World