Category: News

The Prime Minister Theresa May has announced a new drive to improve workplace equality calling on more companies to report their gender pay gap and take action to close it. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/prime-minister-urges-companies-to-step-up-workplace-equality/ News from FM World

Cambridgeshire Constabulary has selected Lanes Group plc to maintain the drainage systems at all its police stations. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/lanes-wins-drainage-contract-with-cambridgeshire-police/ News from FM World

A white paper has been published setting out the legal and safety obligations for guardians and property owners. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/providers-cooperate-to-raise-standards-in-property-guardianship/ News from FM World

Sodexo has won a 10-year patient dining and retail services deal with Doncaster and Bassetlaw Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and extended its contract with Chesterfield Royal Hospital by seven years. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/sodexo-takes-meal-deal-with-doncaster-and-bassetlaw-hospitals-trust/ News from FM World

Churchill has been awarded a two-year extension to its cleaning contract with Middlesbrough College, the largest college on Teesside. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/churchill-extends-cleaning-deal-at-middlesbrough-college/ News from FM World

Support services group ISS has seen its organic revenue grow by 2 per cent in the first nine months of the year, according to its interim report for January to September 2017. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/iss-sees-2-upswing-in-total-revenue-so-far-this-year/ News from FM World

FM and HR aspire to a similar goal. Both are required to meet the aims of the organisations they serve, supporting activities from both operational and legislative perspective. Opportunities for crossover and common cause between the two departments seem countless. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/think-tank-the-future-workplace-how-should-hr-and-fm-work-together/ News from FM World

The latest annual injury and ill-health statistics from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) show 1.3 million workers were suffering from work-related ill health and there were 609,000 workplace injuries in 2016/17. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/annual-workplace-injury-and-sickness-stats-still-too-high/ News from FM World

Swiss Post Solutions (SPS) UK, an outsourcing provider for business process solutions and innovative services in document management, has been awarded a contract to provide UK sports retailer JD Sports with mail management and courier management services. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/swiss-post-solutions-boosts-jd-sports-mailroom-performance/ News from FM World

UK-based Bibby Marine Services Ltd has awarded Sodexo a two-year contract to provide catering, housekeeping and laundry services for the new custom-designed Bibby Wavemaster 1 vessel, with the option to extend this to other vessels after a year. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/sodexo-casts-off-for-two-year-bibby-marine-services-deal/ News from FM World