Author: Simon Carter

Office rents in the capital’s high-rise office blocks are still the most expensive in Europe. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/londons-skyscrapers-command-premium-rents-despite-brexit/ News from FM World

ABM UK has strengthened its museum portfolio with a four-year contract at the Museum of London’s London Wall, Docklands and Hackney-based sites. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/abm-uk-wins-historic-24m-deal-with-the-museum-of-london/ News from FM World

The number of landlords and developers facing unlimited fines because of a lack of awareness of the regulations covering heat networks could number in the tens of thousands, warns a compliance expert. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/thousands-of-landlords-are-risking-heat-network-fines/ News from FM World

Multi-service FM provider NIC Services Group has been awarded a new contract to deliver services to Yorkshire Water buildings. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/nic-wins-contract-with-yorkshire-water/ News from FM World

Norse Commercial Services has appointed Justin Galiford to the newly created role of group director of operations for development and strategy. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/norse-appoints-galiford-to-new-development-and-strategy-role/ News from FM World

Further public pay restraint would take pay to historically low levels relative to the private sector, according to a report by the Institute of Fiscal Studies. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/public-sector-pay-cap-could-damage-services-says-think-tank/ News from FM World

The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH) is pleased to announce that Steve Watts has been confirmed to become the organisation’s next chairman. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/watts-takes-chair-of-tall-buildings-and-urban-habitat-group/ News from FM World

South West London and St George’s Mental Health NHS Trust has appointed Sodexo as its new soft services provider. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/sodexo-wins-deal-with-south-west-london-and-st-georges-mental-health-nhs-trust/ News from FM World

Being too busy at work is seen as the biggest barrier to being more active, according to research commissioned by not-for-profit health body Ukactive ahead of National Fitness Day on 27th September. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/all-work-and-no-play-is-causing-uk-health-crisis-says-ukactive/ News from FM World

Serco Leisure has secured a five-year extension to its contract with Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council to manage three major leisure sites in the borough in partnership with Basingstoke and Deane Community Leisure Trust. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/serco-leisure-goes-for-the-burn-at-three-centres-in-basingstoke/ News from FM World