Author: Simon Carter

Organisations can keep employees aligned and engaged by investing in the development of soft skills, according to a World Economic Forum economist. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/developing-soft-skills-will-keep-employees-in-the-loop/ News from FM World

Latest data from the Recruitment & Employment Confederation (REC) shows that employers’ confidence in the UK economy remains low. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/uk-bosses-express-concern-over-scarcity-of-skilled-workers/ News from FM World

Seventy-five per cent of workers feel empowered to make decisions, according to research from collaboration hub company Slack and market research firm GlobalWebIndex. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/unaligned-workers-feel-detached-from-the-company-shows-report/ News from FM World

Legal & General Investment Management has appointed Bellrock to deliver a new FM integrator (FMI) model across its UK investment portfolio, covering over 100 properties including 40 multi-let offices, 400 occupiers and over £60 million of managed supply chain service. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/bellrock-wins-fm-integrator-deal-with-legal-general/ News from FM World

Petroleum and biofuels distributor Harvest Energy has chosen Urgent’s facilities and asset management platform to support its UK maintenance operation across almost 90 company-owned service stations. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/harvest-energy-makes-urgent-selection/ News from FM World

Demand for office space remains strong in the UK despite economic uncertainty, according to a report by real estate adviser Avison Young. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/demand-for-uk-office-space-bucks-the-gloomy-economic-trend/ News from FM World

Social enterprise Mytime Active has appointed B38 Group to provide a range of facilities management services at its 26 sites over the next three years. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/b38-group-wins-three-year-deal-with-wellbeing-provider-mytime-active/ News from FM World

Wates FM has been appointed to deliver two major contracts for investment management firm Brooks Macdonald and law firm Harbottle & Lewis LLP. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/wates-fm-lands-deals-with-two-high-profile-clients/ News from FM World

Interserve the international support services, construction and equipment group has announced that Ken Hanna is to join the board as a non-executive director and chairman of equipment services business RMD Kwikform from 2 September. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/interserve-appoints-ken-hanna-to-board/ News from FM World

Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has said it will delay setting up a wholly owned subsidiary company (WOS) for its estates, facilities and clinical engineering services. http://www.facilitatemagazine.com/news/bradford-nhs-trust-postpones-setting-up-its-own-fm-company/ News from FM World