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• CIBSE Building Performance Award winners 2023

  02-03-2023 15:17 via fmj.co.uk
  
  The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) has announced the winners of the 2023 Building Performance Awards which recognise the people, practices and products that are pioneering a safer, more sustainable, and healthier built environment.
  According to CIBSE, this year’s Building Performance Awards demonstrate an inspiring range of solutions to the challenge of slowing climate change. Retrofitting existing homes to generate more power than they use; innovating to
  
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• GOSH cleaners confront hospital in ground-breaking court case over years of “institutional racism”

  02-03-2023 14:23 via chtmag.com
  
  Yesterday saw the start of a 10-day tribunal hearing where Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) faces a first of a kind group claim for indirect race discrimination brought by 80 Black, brown and migrant cleaners.
  For decades, the cleaners were outsourced on lesser terms and conditions than other directly employed GOSH workers, which led to a dispute between United Voices of the World (UVW) and GOSH in 2020 over the structural inequality the hospital workers have faced. In 2021, the GOSH cleaners
  
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• Robert Scott expands sustainable cleaning range

  02-03-2023 14:05 via chtmag.com
  
  Robert Scott has expanded its sustainable cleaning range with the addition of an air and surface purifier that uses UVC light to eliminate bacteria.
  The cleaning product manufacturer and distributor has added the BSG (formerly BioZone) AirCare range to its offering following overwhelming support for products that can help businesses reduce their environmental impact. 
  Earlier this year, Robert Scott revealed that four in five of its customers said sustainability would be more important to t
  
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• Churchill’s Portfolio business appoints new ops director

  02-03-2023 13:56 via chtmag.com
  
  Churchill Group’s high specification cleaning service provider, Portfolio, has announced the appointment of Robert Trewick as its new Operations Director.
  Trewick is highly experienced in the London cleaning market and bridging the gap between people, process, and technology to support business growth. Trewick, who joined from NG Bailey, also spent 14 months at Broadgate as well as six years at NJC across his career.
  He joins Portfolio as an Operations Director bringing plenty of experienc
  
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• Atalian and OCS merger to create new, leading international FM provider

  02-03-2023 13:14 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Atalian Global Services has announced that its UK, Ireland and Asia operations are to merge with OCS Group.
  Following the recent acquisition of OCS Group by Clayton Dubilier & Rice, Atalian confirmed in a company statement the sale of its operations in the United Kingdom, Ireland and Asia, along with its specialist automotive division Aktrion, to the private investment firm.
  The intention is that the businesses will be merged over the next 12 months, in a move that will create one of the wor
  
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• Director hire at Portfolio

  02-03-2023 10:59 via fmj.co.uk
  
  High specification cleaning service provider, Portfolio, has appointed Robert Trewick to the role of Operations Director.
  Trewick is highly experienced in the London cleaning market and bridging the gap between people, process, and technology to support business growth. Trewick, who joined the business from NG Bailey, also spent 14 months at Broadgate as well as six years at NJC across his career.
  Trewick brings a wealth of experience to his role at Portfolio London including a recent focus on s
  
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• Orbis Protect expands security solutions and service offering with acquisition

  02-03-2023 10:36 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Vacant property and vulnerable assets services provider, Orbis Protect has acquired specialist security solutions firm, Secure Site UK (SSUK).
  The acquisition is part of Orbis’ plans to grow its portfolio of security services and will expand the technology base for both Orbis and SSUK customers, bolstering their presence in key geographical areas and expanding their service delivery reach on individual sites and markets.
  Orbis Protect currently employs more than 600 staff across 25 UK loca
  
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• Adler and Allan partners with VINCI Facilities on Future Defence Infrastructure contract

  02-03-2023 10:06 via fmj.co.uk
  
  The environmental, energy and infrastructure maintenance services organisation has agreed a contract with VINCI Facilities to deliver services as part of the Defence Infrastructure Organisation’s (DIO) Future Defence Infrastructure (FDIS) contract in the South East.
  Under the contract terms, Adler and Allan will deliver planned preventative maintenance works across MoD fuel infrastructure, including mechanical and electrical PPM across bulk fuel storage and pipework. The work will also inc
  
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• Leading NHS campaigner joins Compass’ social value team

  02-03-2023 09:41 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Compass Group UK & Ireland has bolstered its social value expertise with the appointment of Neely Mozawala, the founder of the successful NHS ‘No Hungry Staff Campaign’.
  Mozawala is joining the social value team, as Social Value Lead and will be responsible for helping drive forward the company’s purpose agenda. As one of the UK’s largest employers, employing over 45,000 people and operating across 6,000 sites around the UK, Compass says it recognises the constructive
  
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• ISS awarded IFS deal with global pharma company

  02-03-2023 09:23 via fmj.co.uk
  
  ISS has secured a five-year deal to provide integrated facilities services (IFS) to a pharmaceutical company based in the United States with global reach.
  The services within that scope include facilities management, technical, workplace experience, catering, cleaning, and support services. ISS will provide these services across the client’s corporate office, clinical manufacturing and development, research and development, and commercial manufacturing assets.
  Sam Hockman, CEO of Global Ke
  
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• Kingdom and Bunzl plant trees for community woodland

  02-03-2023 08:00 via cleaningmag.com
  
  Kingdom Cleaning colleagues and partners have joined forces to plant 150 trees in a new community woodland in Bedford.
  
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