• Apleona and Gegenbauer Group complete merger

    Apleona and Gegenbauer Group complete merger
    Apleona Group, one of Europe’s leading companies for integrated facility management based near Frankfurt (Main) and Berlin-based Gegenbauer Group have successfully closed their merger as of 3 July 2023.
    Following approval by all relevant authorities, the operational merger of the two facility and real estate service companies to create a European industry leader with 40,000 employees and revenue of EUR 3.5 billion will now be implemented.
    Moving forward, the Group will operate under the Ap
  • G4S partners with Briggs and Forrester on community regeneration projects

    G4S partners with Briggs and Forrester on community regeneration projects
    The G4S Fire and Security team has joined forces with building services contractor, Briggs & Forrester, on three large, high-profile real estate projects across the UK.
    The Cocoa Works in York, 135 Park Street in London and Phoenix in Leeds will provide a mix of residential, office and retail space, and are being undertaken with sustainability and urban regeneration at the core. Operating in full support of these objectives, G4S has been appointed as the systems provider to supply and instal
  • Essity Group wins another EcoVadis award for its sustainable development performance

    Essity Group wins another EcoVadis award for its sustainable development performance
    Essity Group, a leader in hygiene and health, has been awarded the platinum medal for the third time by EcoVadis, the world leader in evaluating and improving companies’ CSR performance.
    This result places Essity in the top one per cent of companies assessed by EcoVadis for their sustainable development performance.
    To help the Group achieve its performance targets, Tork, its professional hygiene brand, supports and assists professionals with its innovative, environmentally-friendly hygien
  • Largest increase in London office market supply since 2020

    Largest increase in London office market supply since 2020
    Flexible office marketplace, Rubberdesk, has released its latest Market Report highlighting the largest increase in supply in the London office market since 2020. Q2 saw available space increase by 26 per cent while the number of offices increased by 17 per cent to 3,929 offices. The surge in supply is attributed to the addition of over 10 new offices and the expansion of existing operators in London.
    The combined effect of this expanded supply and the prevailing softer market conditions ha
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  • Grundon introduces new electric waste collection vehicles powered by customer waste 

    Grundon introduces new electric waste collection vehicles powered by customer waste 
    As part of an ongoing annual £5 million investment programme in a greener, cleaner collection fleet, waste and recycling specialist, Grundon Waste Management, has unveiled the first two electric vehicles to join its fleet – including one powered directly by electricity generated from the customer waste it collects.
    The introduction of the new vehicles are part of Grundon’s commitment to helping businesses achieve net zero.
    The first of the vehicles is now operating from Grundon
  • Compass partnership redistributes one million meals

    Compass partnership redistributes one million meals
    FareShare and Compass Group UK & Ireland, alongside its procurement business, Foodbuy, have worked together to redistribute the equivalent of one million meals to FareShare’s network of 8,500 charities and community groups.
    Working with FareShare since 2014, Compass and Foodbuy have now supported an estimated 3,214 charities all over the UK. These charities provide vital services to people facing food insecurity as well as wraparound services such as debt advice, mental health sup
  • Mitie extends 10-year partnership with Network Rail

    Mitie extends 10-year partnership with Network Rail
    Following a competitive tender process Mitie has secured a new £280 million contract with Network Rail.
    The contract, which builds on the decade-long partnership between the two organisations, has been let from the Crown Commercial Services Management and Workplace Services Framework (RM6232) for a term of four years with the option to extend for up to three further years and sees four previous contracts brought together under one integrated facilities management (IFM) service.
    Under the c
  • GOJO’s journey to green

    GOJO’s journey to green
    GOJO, THE INVENTORS OF PURELL strengthens its commitment to sustainability with SMART green goals
    Skin and surface hygiene specialist, GOJO Industries-Europe is proud to launch ‘Journey to Green’. This manifesto sets out specific, measurable, achievable, relevant, and time-bound (SMART) objectives aimed at saving the planet, by creating real sustainable value, underpinned by four core principles and their respective pledges: plastics and circularity, clean chemistry, resilience and c
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  • Flight Club reaches new heights with hygiene partnership

    Flight Club reaches new heights with hygiene partnership
    Flight Club and its cleaning and hygiene partner, Sybron, celebrated their first year of partnership in March 2023. As Flight Club’s parent company, Red Engine, renews its contract with Sybron, significant benefits have been identified from their collaboration including 15% cost savings, zero stress, and 100% confidence!
  • Sodexo publishes 2023 Social Impact Report

    Sodexo has published its 2023 Social Impact Report, which highlights progress and outcomes delivered against the commitments laid out in its Social Impact Pledge.Each of the commitments was pledged in 2021, as part of a three-year social value strategy to deliver change which improves quality of life for Sodexo's people and in the communities where they live and work.The report, published annually, provides a comprehensive overview of how Sodexo is making a positive difference across the UK and

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