• Mitie named a member of The 5% Club

    Mitie named a member of The 5% Club
    Mitie has been appointed as a member of The 5% Club, as a result of its continuous commitment to apprenticeship programmes.
    The 5% Club comprises of a group of organisations devoted to achieving five per cent of their workforce in earn and learn positions, such as apprentices, graduates on training schemes, sponsored students, and interns.
    Bringing together a group of organisations devoted to apprenticeships and other “earn and learn” schemes, which enable people from all backgrounds
  • ABM secures cleaning contract with Winthrop Technologies  

    ABM secures cleaning contract with Winthrop Technologies  
    ABM, a leading provider of integrated facility services and solutions, has secured a significant contract with Winthrop Technologies, a cutting-edge technology company specialising in data centre solutions.
    Ian Anderson, Managing Director, All Ireland, ABM
    As part of the agreement, ABM will provide a team of critical solutions employees on-site to deliver world-class cleaning services tailored specifically for Winthrop Technologies data centre in Dublin.
    The contract was secured following a comp
  • Truvox unveils the new VTVe Compact tub vacuum

    Truvox unveils the new VTVe Compact tub vacuum
    Truvox International has introduced the new VTVe Compact tub vacuum, an entry-level vacuum cleaner that offers excellent performance and is ideal for daily vacuuming.
    Following the success of the VTVe tub vacuum, Truvox has responded to customers’ requirements for an entry level vacuum. By using the same hose and bag connection, customers can use their existing VTVe accessories.
    Truvox International UK National Sales Manager Paul Robinson said: “The new VTVe Compact is ideal for
  • ABM in Winthrop Technologies win

    ABM in Winthrop Technologies win
    Following a competitive open tendering process, integrated facility services and solutions provider, ABM, has won a significant contract with Winthrop Technologies, a cutting-edge technology company specialising in data centre solutions.
    Under the contract terms, ABM will provide a team of critical solutions employees on-site to deliver world-class cleaning services tailored specifically for Winthrop Technologies data centre in Dublin.
    ABM says it was awarded the contract due to its “signi
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  • Building a connection

    Building a connection
    8 Bishopsgate a 50-storey tower in the heart of the City of London offers a generous range of amenities, all of which can be navigated by occupants via a user-friendly digital app. Sara Bean visited to see what’s on offerThe commercial property sector has become more challenging and competitive in recent years. Tenants are all too aware that the talent pool is swayed by the office experience and demand premium workspaces that offer all the benefits of sustainable design and first-class am
  • Allied Telesis and Onnec Smart Buildings Solutions

    Allied Telesis and Onnec Smart Buildings Solutions
    IP network architecture, intelligent monitoring, network automation and data-driven insights from OT, IT and IoT sources reduce network cost, complexity and minimise environmental impact.
    Visitors to Onnec’s stand D30 at the Smart Buildings Show will be able to learn about Allied Telesis’ portfolio of products, technologies, and managed services for smart buildings. In addition, attendees can discover its customized, state-of-the-art IoT solutions at the edge, empowering innovation.
  • Board appointment at Wates Group

    Board appointment at Wates Group
    The family-owned building, development, and property maintenance company has appointed Liz Reilly to the Group Board as a Non-Executive Director.
    Reilly will chair the Wates Group’s Remuneration Committee.
    Reilly has over 30 years of executive experience in organisational design and development; talent management; reward and cultural transformation in large scale UK businesses including J Sainsbury plc, FCC Environment and, latterly, SEGRO plc, the FTSE 100 owner and developer of warehousi
  • Revising resources – The new CIBSE Guide M

    Revising resources – The new CIBSE Guide M
    Joanna Harris of Sodexo outlines some of the key changes in the newly amended maintenance guidance, CIBSE Guide M: Maintenance engineering and management which was launched on 28 September 2023The pace of change in the facilities management world is rapid. Driven by legislation, technology, rising energy prices and the need to ensure occupant safety in the response to the COVID-19 pandemic and the Grenfell Tower fire, reform is happening in almost every area.
    To help facilities managers adapt an
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  • Alliance in Partnership launches Kitcheneers

    Alliance in Partnership launches Kitcheneers
    Sodexo’s education catering specialist has launched Kitcheneers, its new approach to school meals, created in collaboration with secondary school pupils.
    Kitcheneers reimagines school food and dining rooms, creating a focal point for school communities.
    Alliance in Partnership (AiP) commissioned strategic design agency Without to reinvigorate its school meals brand. Collaborating with the children themselves to workshop and develop not only dishes that appeal to their tastes but a whole ne
  • BICSc reveals award winners

    BICSc reveals award winners
    The winners of this year’s BICSc Awards were announced recently at The Forest of Arden Hotel and Country Club.
  • Churchill hires transport subject matter expert

    Churchill hires transport subject matter expert
    Colin Marshall has been appointed as subject matter expert for Churchill’s transport division.
    Marshall has spent more than 25 years working in the heavy and light rail, bus, coach, and aviation sectors. Over this time, he has supported more than £50 million worth of soft services delivery to the TFL London Underground portfolio, delivered many solutions to train operating companies and provided operations support at international and regional airports across the UK.
    As subject matte
  • Walking to campaign against litter

    Christian Bouzols in France tells us about a dustman who’s raising litter awareness in a unique way.Ludovic Franceschet, a dustman already known for his posts on Tik Tok, has started out on a new adventure. Having walked around Paris in August last year to clean the streets, he’s set himself a new challenge consisting in walking to Marseilles and picking up all the litter he finds along the way. The kick-off for this 800 km journey took place on August 1st in front of Notre-Dame cath

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