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• Sodexo report recommends key changes to Armed Forces Lived Experience

  07-07-2025 14:40 via fmj.co.uk
  
  The new paper reveals how the lives of defence personnel in the UK can be improved into the 2030s according to a group of Serving Personnel, veterans, academics and industry partners convened by Sodexo.
  Research by food and facilities management services provider, Sodexo, has sought to address growing concerns regarding the Lived Experience of members of the Armed Forces based in the UK. The report, titled ‘The Future Lived Experience: Supporting the UK’s Armed Forces in the 2030s&rs
  
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• NIC Local takes commercial cleaning deal at The Piece Hall, Halifax

  07-07-2025 13:28 via chtmag.com
  
  NIC Local has secured a commercial cleaning contract win at one of Yorkshire’s most iconic heritage sites, The Piece Hall in Halifax.
  The partnership further demonstrates NIC Local’s growing reputation as a trusted provider of high-quality cleaning services across a wide range of sectors.
  Situated in the heart of Halifax, The Piece Hall is a Grade I listed building with a rich history dating back to 1779. Once a bustling centre for the textile trade, today it stands as a vibrant cult
  
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• Peartree Cleaning Services achieves Ecovadis Gold

  07-07-2025 13:17 via chtmag.com
  
  Peartree Cleaning Services has achieved a Gold rating from EcoVadis, underlining Peartree’s commitment to Sustainability and responsible business practices. Peartree’s  Gold rating places it among the top five per cent of all companies assessed globally and reflects its comprehensive approach to Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) performance.
  EcoVadis is the global standard for resilient, sustainable supply chains, helping organisations to manage ESG risk and compliance
  
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• Ecovadis Gold for Peartree Cleaning Services

  07-07-2025 13:08 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Peartree Cleaning Services has achieved a Gold rating from EcoVadis, underlining its commitment to sustainability and responsible business practices. The rating places the business among the top five per cent of all companies assessed globally and reflects its comprehensive approach to Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) performance.
  EcoVadis is the global standard for resilient, sustainable supply chains, helping organisations to manage ESG risk and compliance, meet corporate sustainabi
  
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• AI in recruitment

  07-07-2025 12:19 via fmj.co.uk
  
  FMJ brought recruitment experts from Indeed Flex together with a group of talent, procurement and tech thought leaders from the FM sector to discuss AI and people: the top tech led solutions to help address a recruitment crisis PARTICIPANTS• Sara Bean, Editor FMJ• Alison Fitzer, Business Development Director, Indeed Flex• Lauren Gilflin, Senior National Business Development Manager, Indeed Flex• Kelly Dolphin, Chief People & Culture Officer, SBFM• John Hamilton, CPO,
  
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• MARCH expands critical engineering services offering with acquisition

  07-07-2025 12:01 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Critical engineering specialist, MARCH, has acquired Quantum Controls Limited (QC) and Q Electrical Industrial Services Limited (QE), collectively known as Quantum. The move strengthens MARCH’s ability to deliver critical asset care and maintenance services with a focus on energy efficiency and sustainability.
  Established in 1989, Quantum is an independent provider of turnkey solutions in the design, installation, and maintenance of variable speed drives (VSDs), panels, and motors. VSDs an
  
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• Mitie lands a further seven-year contract with MAG

  07-07-2025 11:45 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Mitie has won a new multi-million-pound contract with Manchester Airports Group (MAG) providing essential facilities management services at Manchester Airport for a further seven years.
  These services include engineering, decarbonisation, cleaning & hygiene services, and pest control, as well as supporting the expansion of Manchester Airport’s Terminal 2, providing electrical, mechanical work and cleaning services to minimise disruption ahead of its opening.
  Mitie will also bring its e
  
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• Operational excellence

  07-07-2025 11:09 via fmj.co.uk
  
  CIBSE’s Measuring Performance and Facilities Management 2025 Conference brought together leading voices from across the built environment to explore the evolving landscape of building performance. Madeleine Ford reports
  CIBSE’s Measuring Performance and Facilities Management Conference, held on June 19, centred around driving data-led decisions for a sustainable, efficient future. It set out to foster participation, challenge assumptions and share experiences. Leading voices from ac
  
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• From maintenance to mission-critical: How AI is redefining facilities management in the UK

  07-07-2025 10:16 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Facilities Management (FM) has long been viewed as a behind-the-scenes function: keeping the lights on, managing cleaning schedules, and responding to equipment issues. But that’s rapidly changing. As hybrid working, sustainability goals and emerging technologies reshape the modern workplace, FM is moving from a reactive service to a strategic force.
  At the heart of this transformation lies the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), and smarter data tools, e
  
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• New unisex hygiene service gathers pace in UK Washrooms

  07-07-2025 09:46 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Surrey-based washroom services provider, Sanaway, has reported an unprecedented reception to its new ‘ONE’ unisex personal hygiene disposal service.
  Launched in April this year, the service aims to normalise the presence of a universal hygiene unit that can be used by everyone who needs them, regardless of whether they use male, female, unisex, or accessible washrooms.
  Sanaway co-founders, Graham Key and Patrick Martin developed the service to support the wider population’s nee
  
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• Doing what it says on the tin...the 'Natural' way

  07-07-2025 09:00 via cleaningmag.com
  
  If the adage ‘it does what it says on the tin’ holds true then at least one solution meeting ever-growing demand from professional housekeepers for ‘eco’ cleaning is well named.
  
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• Essity in pioneering geothermal tissue machine bid

  07-07-2025 01:00
  Essity and Tostotec have announced the completion of what they claim to be the world's first tissue machine running solely on geothermal steam.The machine, located at Essity's Kawerau site in New Zealand, is said to achieve significant reductions in carbon emissions because it replaces natural gas burners with a geothermal drying system."We are very proud to be efficiently operating the first tissue machine in the world running solely on geothermal steam," said Essity project manager Matthew Bai
  
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