Year: 2019

FM company Q3 has been awarded a three-year cleaning contract with optical and audiology care firm Specsavers. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/q3-goes-to-specsavers-for-three-year-cleaning-deal/ News from FM World

Facebook’s London headquarters was recognised as London best corporate workplace at the British Council for Offices Annual Regional Awards this week. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/londons-best-workplaces-honoured-at-bcos-regional-awards/ News from FM World

Organisations are not innovating as quickly as the cyber criminals who plan to attack them, according to a poll by security conference organiser Infosecurity Europe 2019. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/threat-intelligence-is-the-crucial-skill-for-security-professionals/ News from FM World

Islington Council is to write social value obligations into its workspace procurement contracts. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/islington-council-adds-social-value-clause-to-procurement-deals/ News from FM World

Avison Young (formerly GVA) awarded TC Security Services a guarding and mobile patrol services contract in January 2019. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/tc-security-services-safeguards-avison-young/ News from FM World

Efficient buildings and low-carbon heating are a few of the foundations upon which the UK can deliver a net-zero economy, according to the Committee on Climate Change (CCC). http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/uk-can-deliver-net-zero-economy-says-ccc/ News from FM World

Facilities management and professional services company Mitie has selected Pod Point as its sole chargepoint supplier as a part of its plans to electrify 20 per cent of its fleet of smaller vehicles by 2020. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/pod-point-partners-with-mitie-for-electric-fleet-transition/ News from FM World

Technology firm Bellrock has acquired property and facilities management consultancy Fasset Holdings Ltd. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/bellrock-acquires-fasset-holdings/ News from FM World

Only about half of employees (45 per cent) feel that their manager would be able to spot if they were having problems with their mental health, research by Mind revealed this week. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/most-managers-would-not-spot-staff-with-mental-health-problems/ News from FM World

Take-up across the nine biggest office markets amounted to two million square feet of floor space during the first quarter of 2019 4 per cent below the 10-year average, according to data from Avison Young. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/office-take-up-in-uks-big-nine-cities-dips-4-below-10-year-average/ News from FM World