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• Metcor Environmental shortlisted for Contractor of the Year

  07-11-2023 15:15 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Often regarded as the ‘fourth utility service’, Metcor Environmental, formerly Metro Mechanical Services, has been shortlisted as a finalist for the UK National Contractor of the Year in the National Drainage Awards.
  Daniel Bradley, Business Development Director for the Metcor Group, says: ‘This award, judged by peers in the industry, gives much warranted recognition for the great job that our staff do every day for our customers, often in emergency situations. To reach the fin
  
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• WeWork files for bankruptcy in the United States

  07-11-2023 14:56 via fmj.co.uk
  
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  Global flexible workspace provider, WeWork, and certain of its entities have filed for protection under Chapter 11 of the US Bankruptcy Code, and intend to file recognition proceedings in Canada under Part IV of the Companies’ Creditors Arrangement Act, as it battles with empty offices and huge debts as a result of changing work behaviours brought on by the pandemic.The proceedings do not affect WeWork’s locations outside of the United States or Ca
  
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• Kimberly-Clark Professional reinforces the importance of handwashing during cold and flu season

  07-11-2023 13:36 via chtmag.com
  
  Kimberly-Clark Professional is marking the start of cold and flu season by reinforcing the importance of handwashing and offering tips on how to wash your hands properly to avoid transmitting germs.
  According to research, handwashing can reduce community illnesses such as colds by 21 per cent and reduce the number of people who get sick with diarrhoea by 31 per cent.
  At a time when more people have adopted everyday health habits since the COVID-19 pandemic, Kimberly-Clark Professional is keen to
  
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• Enhancing supply chain compliance with a dynamic risk-based assessment

  07-11-2023 13:21 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Today’s complex supply chains rely heavily on onsite contractors, each playing a pivotal role in your business. The effective management of these contractors is vital, however the challenge lies in how to source and manage them without compromising on safety, sustainability, or ethics.
  Despite health and safety being a legal obligation and at the forefront of most contractor management processes, there is an alarming rise in workplace injuries and fatalities. The HSE statistics for 2021/20
  
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• Fluorescent phase-outs: Lessons from the past

  07-11-2023 12:32 via fmj.co.uk
  
  As of September 2023, T5 and T8 fluorescent light bulbs will no longer be manufactured. Business Development Manager Christine Johns of Ceetech, an RSK Group company, argues that while the ability to purchase and use these tubes will not be immediately affected, the best and most economical action is to switch all tubes to LED light fittings immediately, rather than prolonging the change.
  Fluorescent tubes are now on the way out. It’s the first of a series of steps designed to phase out fl
  
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• BCIS rolls out free online carbon database

  07-11-2023 12:11 via fmj.co.uk
  
  The Building Cost Information Service (BCIS) has launched a free-to-access embodied carbon database designed to help drive down carbon emissions by enabling users to both submit data to, and download data from it, to facilitate consistent carbon estimating and benchmarking. 
  The first data repository of its kind, the Built Environment Carbon Database (BECD)has been funded and developed by BCIS in collaboration with a range of leading organisations and professional bodies from across the bui
  
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• Edwin James Group sees revenues increase by 22%

  07-11-2023 11:52 via fmj.co.uk
  
  The engineering services provider has reported a robust set of results for the year ending February 2023.
  Edwin James Group stated turnover increased to £175m from £145m in 2022, and EBITDA increased by 16% year-on-year despite the challenging economic environment.
  The group has a clear strategy to harness the synergies of its three brands to offer a complete range of infrastructure, process and digital engineering services, covering the full life cycle of assets. The Group says a si
  
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• K-C P reinforces the importance of handwashing during cold and flu season

  07-11-2023 11:45 via cleaningmag.com
  
  Kimberly-Clark Professional is marking the start of cold and flu season by reinforcing the importance of handwashing and offering tips on how to wash your hands properly to avoid transmitting germs.
  
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• A clean game

  07-11-2023 10:47 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Ricky Majer, Chief Technology Officer at SBFM asks, in an industry reliant on its frontline workforce, are field-based employees getting the recognition they deserve? Could tech and gamification technology be a way to engage and empower cleaning staff?
  It’s no secret that the FM sector grapples with a multitude of challenges when it comes to its frontline teams. Recruitment difficulties, high employee turnover, and communication barriers are just a few of the issues faced by the industry.
  
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• The Mears Foundation launches Green Spaces project

  07-11-2023 10:28 via fmj.co.uk
  
  The Mears Foundation, the independent, charitable arm of Mears Group, has launched its Green Spaces project by donating £60,000 to support the development of green spaces in local communities.
  This initiative aims to create or regenerate at least 60 green spaces nationally, for the benefit of each of the communities in which the company operates.
  As part of the project, dozens of local communities across the UK have been offered up to £1,000 from the Mears Foundation to create and re
  
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• New era of senior leadership at Stadium Support Services

  07-11-2023 10:11 via fmj.co.uk
  
  The national provider of facilities management, commercial cleaning and rope access services has appointed Scott Hudson as its new Managing Director, to accelerate the next phase of company growth.
  Stadium Support Services is entering its 20th year of operations and sees the change as an opportunity to fuel further growth and diversification across its portfolio. Scott Hudson has been a central part of the company’s senior management team since 2015, where he has served as Operations Direc
  
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• Designing intercoms’ graphical interface can help address the ‘flight to quality’ trend in real estate

  07-11-2023 09:35 via fmj.co.uk
  
  One of the most important trends in commercial real estate is the ‘flight to quality’, with businesses who are trying to encourage employees back to the office and appeal to the best talent prioritising top-tier office buildings.
  Based on CBRE research in the US, effective rents have risen for top-tier office buildings and fallen for lower-quality properties since 2021, and, CBRE predicts, “top-tier office buildings should continue to outperform lower-quality ones over the near
  
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• The work trouser and kneepad system to fit your job

  07-11-2023 09:17 via fmj.co.uk
  
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  It’s said that hard-working craftsmen and women put more pressure on their knees than many top athletes. That’s why the risk of knee injuries is far higher among trade professionals and manual workers than other occupations.
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