Month: October 2019

IWFM Awards – Innovation category http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/iwfm-awards-2019-innovation-category/ News from FM World

Last night at the Grosvenor House Hotel in Mayfair, London, workplace and facilities management professionals from across the UK met for the first IWFM Awards ceremony. While the BIFM Awards started in 2001, this year marks the first under the institute’s new name. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/iwfm-awards-2019-people-category/ News…

Ecocleen has bought Regency Cleaning Services in a deal worth up to £2.5 million. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/ecocleen-acquires-regency-cleaning-services-for-25m/ News from FM World

NHS estates teams must learn and enact vital lessons about fire safety from the Grenfell Tower fire, delegates at the Healthcare Estates conference in Manchester were told. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/nhs-estates-teams-must-learn-from-grenfell-tragedy/ News from FM World

UK businesses stand to benefit from £34.1 billion in productivity gains if their workforces had better access to connectivity, according to research released by O2 Business. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/better-connectivity-could-boost-a-workers-productivity-by-18-days-a-year/ News from FM World

Working from home leads to loneliness and anxiety, suggests a survey by serviced workspace company Offices.co.uk. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/working-from-home-can-impair-your-mental-health/ News from FM World

UK waste and recycling broker UKWSL has won the waste and recycling contract for Birmingham Airport. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/ukwsl-taxies-into-waste-deal-with-birmingham-airport/ News from FM World

Catering and support services provider Chartwells has secured a new seven-year contract with Middlesex University, beginning this autumn. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/chartwells-retains-25-year-link-with-middlesex-university/ News from FM World

Sarah Johnson has been appointed as the chief executive of the shadow sponsor body organisation that will oversee the restoration and renewal of the Palace of Westminster. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/johnson-appointed-to-oversee-palace-of-westminster-restoration/ News from FM World

British employees are adopting unhealthy ways of working that are having a profound effect on their personal lives, suggests research by Microsoft UK. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/britons-struggling-to-keep-up-with-always-on-work-pressure/ News from FM World