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• Katy Dowding takes over as President and CEO of Skanska UK

  02-05-2023 14:43 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Katy Dowding takes up her new role as President and CEO of Skanska UK effective from Tuesday, 2 May.
  Over her 20-year career with Skanska, Dowding has held a diverse range of commercial, operational and strategic leadership roles, including Managing Director of Skanska UK’s facilities management operation for five years.
  Since 2017, she has held the role of Executive Vice President with responsibility for Skanska UK’s building and building services businesses. She is also a member of
  
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• Northwood directors shortlisted for top Entrepreneur Award

  02-05-2023 14:22 via chtmag.com
  
  Paul, Adam, and Marc Fecher – Directors of Northwood – have been named as Midlands and South West regional finalists in the EY Entrepreneur of the Year UK programme.
  It is the first time that senior figures from Northwood – a leading manufacturer and supplier of away-from-home (AfH) and consumer paper hygiene and wiping products – have been entered into the awards, which honour the achievements of the UK’s top entrepreneurs and family enterprises across many sectors
  
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• Wolf Laundry’s ops director featured in Influential Businesswoman Awards

  02-05-2023 14:04 via chtmag.com
  
  Operations Director at Barnsley-based Wolf Laundry, Emma Toas, has received the Most Influential Commercial Laundry Businesswoman 2023 (UK) Award in Acquisition International’s Influential Businesswoman Awards.
  The Influential Businesswoman Awards aim to showcase the most outstanding and inspiring businesswomen from around the world and Toas’ award win is a true reflection of her hard work and driven determination.
  Acquisition International’s independent judging panel
  
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• BCO honours North’s best workplaces

  02-05-2023 12:44 via fmj.co.uk
  
  The North’s most outstanding workplaces have been announced, with prestigious British Council for Offices (BCO) Awards going to six landmark office buildings across the region.
  Held on 27 April at Manchester’s Kimpton Clocktower, the BCO’s annual Northern Awards recognise projects that demonstrate best practice in office design, fit-out, operation and sustainability, setting the standard for excellence across the sector.
  The BCO Regional Award winners for the North were:Univers
  
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• Acquisition sees Mitie expand its security systems offering

  02-05-2023 12:03 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Mitie Group is building on its position as a UK leading intelligence and technology-led security provider, following its acquisition of R H Irving Industrials Ltd, a specialist in security services, for a total consideration of £19.1 million.
  R H Irving Industrials has approximately 25 years of experience delivering a broad range of complex and sophisticated security services, including the design, installation, and maintenance of electronic security systems, perimeter security fencing, ga
  
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• Collective action

  02-05-2023 11:29 via fmj.co.uk
  
  With the majority of emissions coming from existing, inefficient buildings, the built environment needs a change in behaviours to help meet net zero targets, says Mark Bruno, a Partner with Ampers and Partners and Chief Ambassador for the CUBE Competition
  The year on everyone’s mind is 2030 and there is arguably nowhere that this is more keenly felt than in the real estate sector. Not only is it the year set by many corporates for their near-term net zero targets, it also requires signific
  
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• What do employees value the most?

  02-05-2023 11:09 via fmj.co.uk
  
  The unprecedented challenges of the last three years have led many to scrutinise their work-life balance. Consequently, businesses are having to work harder than ever to attract and retain talent, and the employee experience is a big priority. For organisations re-evaluating how they support their workforce, David McCormack, CEO of HIVE360 shares insights on what today’s workforce value the most.
  The last few years have caused many of us to sit back and reflect on how we spend our time. Wh
  
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• Carlisle Support Services appoints new MD in the South

  02-05-2023 10:48 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Carlisle Support Services has appointed Simon Pratt as Managing Director in the South to lead the company’s security and events division.
  The appointment follows the internal promotion of Adrian White to the role of Chief Operating Officer.
  Pratt spent the first part of his career in the international luxury hotel market, culminating in the opening of The Grand Hyatt Dubai. In 2012 he joined Portico Corporate Reception Management as Managing Director where he organically grew the business
  
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• Compass redistributes 257,000 meals worth of surplus food

  02-05-2023 10:31 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Compass Group UK & Ireland has announced that over the past year it has diverted 109 tonnes of food, which is the equivalent of around 257,000 meals worth of surplus food, to organisations including FareShare, Olio, Too Good To Go and local charities.
  Working with FareShare since 2014, Compass has saved an estimated 977,884 meals (as of March 2023) with much of the food donated being surplus and end of range. FareShare reallocates food from the food industry, turning it into meals for charit
  
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• A workplace of choice

  02-05-2023 10:16 via fmj.co.uk
  
  The overriding theme of the Workplace Trends Research Summit was the challenge of creating workspaces where people can both collaborate and concentrate, work together but have the choice of being apart
  Introducing the Workplace Trends Research Summit which took place in April at the Cavendish Conference Centre, London and online, Nigel Oseland, co-curator and morning moderator reminded delegates that all the content is peer reviewed and it showed in the quality and depth of the presentations.
  We
  
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• FM market optimism down and economic dangers up, research finds

  02-05-2023 10:07 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Research into the performance of the workplace and facilities management sector has revealed a dampened outlook for 2023, with higher costs, squeezed cash flows, and a stuttering economy being among the challenges causing the proportion of the sector expecting worse market conditions to double, compared to 2022 (31 per cent in 2023, up from 15 per cent in 2022).
  The findings come from the Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM) Market Outlook Survey, which the Institute issues ev
  
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• Team Refrigeration to open new depot in Milton Keynes in May 2023

  02-05-2023 09:31 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Leading mobile refrigeration specialist, Team Refrigeration, is pleased to announce the opening of its new depot in Milton Keynes at the beginning of May 2023. The company supports a wide range of customers with their emergency and planned refrigeration needs. This new depot will enhance the company’s existing UK-wide coverage and provide improved support to customers in the London, Home Counties, Birmingham and East Anglia region.
  5 Star Google rated Team Refrigeration has invested in a f
  
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• New Master installed at WCEC

  02-05-2023 09:30 via cleaningmag.com
  
  Jim Melvin has been installed as the Worshipful Company of Environmental Cleaners’ new Master.
  
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