Author: Simon Carter

Mitie has won a five-year contract to provide engineering services to NHS Blood & Transplant (NHSBT) following a competitive retender. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/mitie-to-deliver-engineering-lifeline-to-nhs-blood-and-transplant/ News from FM World

Corps Security has been awarded a three-year contract to provide security services to Registers of Scotland at Meadowbank House in Edinburgh. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/corps-security-wins-deal-to-secure-registers-of-scotland/ News from FM World

ISS has made two new senior appointments in both its public sector and food service businesses. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/iss-assigns-new-directors-to-public-sector-and-food-service-divisions/ News from FM World

Only about a third of workers confirm that their desk is cleaned daily, according to survey results from cleaning company GCC facilities management. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/a-third-of-workers-cite-misgivings-over-workplace-cleanliness/ News from FM World

Mace has announced changes to its group board and wider leadership teams to take effect in January 2020, in line with the company’s 2022 business strategy to promote strong and sustainable growth. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/mace-pursues-growth-strategy-with-four-new-divisions/ News from FM World

Engineering and maintenance provider Bilfinger UK has won a seven-year partnership with ExxonMobil Chemical Limited (ExxonMobil) to provide preventative maintenance at its Fife Ethylene Plant (FEP). http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/bilfinger-uk-wins-fife-ethylene-plant-maintenance-contract/ News from FM World

Derwent FM has been awarded a contract extension until the end of August 2022 at HMT St Hugh’s Hospital in Grimsby to carry out pre-planned maintenance (PPM) and reactive services. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/st-hughs-hospital-extends-contract-with-derwent-fm/ News from FM World

Unless the government steps up efforts to manage the transition to automation, entire regions of the UK face being left behind and British businesses could find themselves being uncompetitive, says the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committee. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/uk-must-ramp-up-efforts-to-manage-transition-to-automation/ News from FM World

Significant problems facing the Nigerian facilities management industry include a poor facility management culture”, according to a report by the Nigeria Region IWFM group. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/nigerian-fm-has-poor-fm-culture/ News from FM World

Our selection of workplace and facilities management announcements made this week. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/the-friday-catch-up-27-09-2019/ News from FM World