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• Corps Security in ExxonMobil win

  10-05-2023 15:01 via fmj.co.uk
  
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  Corps Security has won a five-year contract to provide essential security provisions for the ExxonMobil Fawley Refinery and Chemical Plant. 
  The contract was awarded following ExxonMobil’s stringent procurement process, which saw the Corp’s team visit the Fawley site to understand the complex nature of the security provisions. The site is designated part of the critical national infrastructure, responsible for supply of 20 per cent of the UK&r
  
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• Landmarc secures £560m contract to manage MoD training estate

  10-05-2023 14:38 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Landmarc Support Services has been awarded a £560 million contract to manage the UK land on which thousands of Armed Forces personnel train by the Defence infrastructure Organisation (DIO).
  Delivering facilities management, rural estate management and operational services across the 156,000 hectares which make up the UK Defence Training Estate, around 1,300 UK jobs will be sustained by the replacement contract, delivering on the Prime Minister’s priority to grow the economy and suppo
  
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• Principle creates Employee Ownership Trust

  10-05-2023 14:03 via chtmag.com
  
  Principle Cleaning Services has announced it is transferring the majority of its shares to its 2,300 employees through the creation of an Employee Ownership Trust.
  The company, which was founded by Douglas Cooke in 1989, has secured its long term future, enabling it to continue building its legacy, whilst creating an effective platform for growth and retaining its position as one of the industry’s leading independent businesses.
  All of its employees, whether full or part-time, are included
  
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• Condé Nast cleaners secure 11% pay rise after strike threat

  10-05-2023 13:46 via chtmag.com
  
  A group of United Voices of the World (UVW) members from Latin America who clean the offices of global media company Condé Nast in the Adelphi Building in Covent Garden have won a swift pay rise of over 11 per cent following threats of strike action, backdated to 1 April 2023.
  The workers are part of a wider movement of simultaneous UVW-coordinated disputes involving cleaners, carers and concierge workers in nine workplaces in and around London. These include Amazon warehouses, Mercedes-B
  
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• £4m facility secured by Oxfordshire cleaning company

  10-05-2023 13:34 via chtmag.com
  
  Leonard Curtis’ funding division has helped an Oxfordshire based facilities management group secure a £4 million Invoice Discounting facility in challenging financial circumstances, to help secure the future of the business following a distressed business and assets acquisition.
  Ecoserv – based in Wallingford – is a leader in sustainable cleaning and facilities management, having supported private and public sector customers in education, healthcare, retail and TV product
  
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• IWFM Impact Award winners win again at Global FM Awards of Excellence 2023

  10-05-2023 12:59 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Two winners from the IWFM Impact Awards 2022 have won yet again – this time at the Global FM Awards of Excellence 2023!
  The awards programme celebrates organisations for their commitment and success in promoting and enhancing FM practice.
  Global FM, which judged nominated entries from its members, awarded Gold to National Library of Scotland for its ‘Enhancing environmental control and energy reduction management in the heritage sector’ project, while 14forty’s ‘Put
  
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• ‘Making a real difference’ World FM Day 2023

  10-05-2023 12:28 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Today (10 May) marks World FM Day 2023, a day of celebration and recognition for facility managers and the entire FM profession.
  This year’s theme ‘Making a real difference’ celebrates the behind-the-scenes heroes of the built environment and shares well-deserved thanks for keeping facilities across the globe healthy, safe and productive.
  Below a number of FM professionals share their comments on this vital profession:
  Bianca Angelico, Director and chief DayMaker at On Verve
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• Is AI the future of FM?

  10-05-2023 11:47 via fmj.co.uk
  
  With the rapid growth of ChatGPT, it’s time to look at how facilities management can benefit from AI integration says Tom Shrive CEO of AskPorter, who explains the benefits artificial intelligence tools could bring to the sector
  Everyone seems to be talking about ChatGPT, a natural language processing tool using AI technology to enable human-like conversations. This sophisticated chatbot can answer questions and help users write text or code. But since it came on the scene at the tail end
  
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• Q3 lifts off with new IFM deal

  10-05-2023 11:14 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Boutique FM company, Q3 Services, has been awarded a first-generation, integrated FM contract with Satellite Applications Catapult, one of a network of nine Catapult technology and innovation centres established by Innovate UK to deliver impact across the UK economy.
  The three-year contract mobilised in April, across all Satellite Applications Catapult locations in the UK and will be coordinated through a centralised helpdesk and Facilio CAFM software technology.
  Commenting on the contract award
  
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• New partner for Servo Group

  10-05-2023 10:38 via fmj.co.uk
  
  The national, multi-service provider is taking on a new partner to help propel its growth, after increasing its turnover by a third.Nina Brooks joined Servo as Group Sales Director in November 2022, after holding senior leadership positions at Techbuyer, Moorepay, Yell Group and BT over the past decade. She has received a host of accolades during her career due to her emphasis on a collaborative approach to attaining business goals, and her passion for coaching and developing talent.
  As a partne
  
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• Principle transfers to employee ownership

  10-05-2023 10:16 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Principle Cleaning Services is transferring the majority of its shares to its 2,300 employees through the creation of an Employee Ownership Trust.
  Founded in 1989 by Douglas Cooke, the company has secured its long term future, enabling it to continue building its legacy, whilst creating an effective platform for growth and retaining its position as one of the industry’s leading independent businesses.
  All of Principle’s employees, whether full or part-time, are included in the t
  
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• Co-branded Tork and Dettol sanitiser and disinfection products enter the professional hygiene market

  10-05-2023 09:53 via fmj.co.uk
  
  A new range consisting of three products – the result of a collaboration between Tork manufacturer Essity and Dettol manufacturer Reckitt – is now available in the UK and Ireland professional hygiene market.
  Tork Dettol Antibacterial Multipurpose Cleaner Spray, Dettol Tork Antimicrobial Foam Soap and Dettol Tork Hand Sanitiser Gel are all suitable to meet elevated hygiene demands in hospitality venues and offices.
  The co-branded disinfection products offer a raft of benefits for the
  
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• Tennant donates to children's hospice

  10-05-2023 09:30 via cleaningmag.com
  
  Tennant UK has chosen to support Derian House Children’s Hospice as its ‘local’ charity for the company’s North West-based office in Bolton following a vote from all staff.
  
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• How did we clean during the Covid-19 pandemic?

  10-05-2023 01:00
  This was the key question tackled by a European ESF project called ‘PandemicClean - Safe and Effective Cleaning in Pandemic Situations', which was co-funded by Erasmus+.The aim of the research was to identify what kind of cleaning instructions were given in different countries during the pandemic.Throughout the spring and summer of 2022 information was collected from Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Norway, Romania, Switzerland
  
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