Year: 2019

Facilities service provider Mitie has been announced as the IWFM’s insight partner for its conference next month. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/iwfm-national-conference-mitie-announced-as-insight-partner/ News from FM World

British workers would prefer more appreciation from their bosses than a salary rise, according to research from workplace consultant Peldon Rose. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/appreciation-is-more-important-than-salary-to-employees-happiness/ News from FM World

Vacherin has announced that in its second full year under a new management structure, turnover increased by 33 per cent to £26.2 million far exceeding the predicted 20 per cent. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/vacherins-turnover-rises-by-33-with-slew-of-contract-wins/ News from FM World

Oliver Dowden, Parliamentary Secretary at the Cabinet Office, has told Parliament that nothing in Interserve’s refinancing will affect the delivery of public services” and “no staff have lost jobs and no pensions have been affected”. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/dowden-tells-mps-that-service-delivery-remains-unchanged-despite-interserve-refinancing/ News from FM World

Mitie’s Document Management business has been awarded a five-year document management and logistics services contract with The Law Society. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/mitie-takes-instruction-on-logistics-contract-from-the-law-society/ News from FM World

There has been a 38 per cent increase in the number of companies involved in cleaning, waste, FM and landscaping services, rising from 45,970 to 63,490 between 2010 and 2018, according to research by the British Cleaning Council. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/british-cleaning-sector-has-contributed-499bn-to-economy-shows-study/ News from FM World

Wakefield-based facilities management firm B38 Group has reported contract wins worth £2 million for its cleaning services division during the first three months of operation since its launch last August. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/b38-group-wins-new-contracts-worth-2m-in-first-quarter/ News from FM World

Norse’s cleaning division has added £550,000 of new business in the first two months of 2019. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/norse-kicks-off-2019-with-new-300k-british-antarctic-survey-deal/ News from FM World

British caterer and restaurateur Searcys has been awarded a contract to provide catering at a historic venue in the City of London. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/searcys-appointed-as-new-caterer-at-historic-london-venue/ News from FM World

Building specialist J Tomlinson has secured first place on a facilities management framework covering the East and West Midlands. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/j-tomlinson-wins-first-place-on-eem-fm-framework/ News from FM World