Category: News

ABB, the Swedish-Swiss multinational technology company, has entered into a five-year contract with Apleona for the delivery of facility management services in the UK and Ireland. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/apleona-to-manage-tech-firm-abbs-estate-across-british-isles/ News from FM World

Southampton City Council is close to establishing a Local Authority Trading Company (LATCo) a wholly owned trading arm that generates surplus to reinvest in services. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/southampton-cc-poised-to-create-new-trading-arm/ News from FM World

Manned guarding business Axis Security has been awarded a further three-year contract term by MJ Mapp at Stockley Park in the London Borough of Hillingdon. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/axis-security-takes-new-three-year-contract-at-stockley-park/ News from FM World

Support services group Mitie has been informed by the Financial Conduct Authority that it will be investigated. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/mitie-faces-probe-by-the-fca/ News from FM World

The independent review into building regulations and fire safety will seek to root out any potential systemic failures in existing arrangements to ensure that a tragedy like the Grenfell Tower fire could not happen again. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/building-regulations-review-to-learn-lessons-of-grenfell-tragedy/ News from FM World

Imtech Inviron has won a competitive tender to provide technical services for Whitbread, the UK’s largest operator of hotels, restaurants and coffee shops. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/imtech-inviron-celebrates-premier-whitbread-win/ News from FM World

Incentive FM has been awarded a two-year contract extension with international business law firm Addleshaw Goddard. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/incentive-fm-extends-deal-with-law-firm-addleshaw-goddard/ News from FM World

Catering by Churchill has won a £4 million catering contract at Capital City College Group. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/churchill-takes-4m-deal-with-london-colleges/ News from FM World

NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) launches Hard Facilities Management framework to save public sector organisations an average of 5%, whilst providing a legally-compliant route to market for a range of essential products and services. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/new-estates-and-facilities-supplier-framework-aims-to-save-public-sector-more-than-5-million-over-next-four-years/ News from FM World

FM firm Spectrum Services Solutions has won two contracts with clients at Scotland’s prime chemicals site in Grangemouth. http://www.fm-world.co.uk/news/spectrum-gets-chemistry-right-with-contract-wins/ News from FM World