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• Mitie introduces flowering lawn trials to support biodiversity

  21-06-2024 11:23 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Mitie is sowing the seeds of biodiverse landscapes with flowering lawn trials across two of its contracts in Leuchars and Dudley.
  A middle ground between traditional manicured lawns and wildflower meadows, the flowering lawns provide an attractive and environmentally beneficial solution to covering managed grassland. During the trials, Mitie will measure the benefits the lawns have on local biodiversity, recording the types of plant species present and their respective quantities.
  One of the mai
  
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• Decarbonisation starts with the building fabric

  03-07-2026 13:19 via fmj.co.uk
  
  A Salix-funded roof refurbishment at the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) in Manchester, completed across two phases with the campus fully operational throughout, is delivering approximately 300,000 kWh of annual gas savings and potential cost reductions of up to £22,000 a year. Garland UK was appointed as the technical roofing partner for the project, working alongside Dr John Hindley of Twelvetrees Consulting, Ian Palmer Architects, and the RNCM estates team to significantly improv
  
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• The sofa is winning. Here’s how the office fights back.

  03-07-2026 12:56 via fmj.co.uk
  
  What cultural and sporting moments reveal about the future of work
  By Jade Boggust, Managing Director, Corporate Services, Sodexo UK & Ireland
  Every major tournament exposes the same uncomfortable truth: people will travel, queue and rearrange their entire week for an experience worth having. The modern office, more often than not, doesn’t make that list.
  Hybrid working didn’t just change where people work, it changed what they’re comparing the office to. The competitor for
  
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• IFMA names 2026-27 Global Board of Directors

  03-07-2026 11:33 via fmj.co.uk
  
  The International Facility Management Association (IFMA) has announced the member-elected executive committee and appointees to the global board of directors for the 2026-27 fiscal year (1 July 2026 – 30 June 2027).
  Luis R. Viña (pictured right) begins his term as Board Chair with immediate effect. He is joined by First Vice Chair Wayne Whitzell, CFM, FMP, SFP, LEED®AP, BEP, GBO, IFMA Fellow and Second Vice Chair Nick Heibein, MCR, FMP, SFP. Members of the executive committee s
  
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• Churchill Group welcomes Principle into its group of specialist businesses

  03-07-2026 10:49 via cleaningmag.com
  
  Churchill Group has welcomed Principle into its group of businesses. With more than 37 years of experience, a strong reputation and deep expertise across London’s landmark buildings, Principle and Churchill’s Portfolio business will merge. This will see the Principle brand continue to operate under its well-recognised identity, with Churchill’s Portfolio brand transitioning into it over the coming months.
  
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• Stannah streamlines lift offering

  03-07-2026 10:28 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Stannah Lifts Distribution & Service has introduced a new structure designed to deliver a simpler, more seamless experience for customers across its full lift portfolio.
  The £100 million division, with over 150 years of expertise and a 6th generation family‑owned lift company, has brought its passenger lifts, platform lifts, and service and goods lifts together into a single unified New Lifts division, bringing together engineering expertise across multiple lift types within a si
  
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• Gleeds awarded place on Government Commercial Agency framework

  03-07-2026 10:05 via fmj.co.uk
  
  International property and construction consultancy Gleeds has been named as a supplier on the £3.5 billion Construction Professional Services 2 (CPS2) framework by Government Commercial Agency (GCA – formerly Crown Commercial Service).
  The four-year framework, which replaces the previous RM6165 agreement, will run until February 2030 and will provide central government departments and all other UK public sector bodies with access to technical advisory services for the full lifecycle
  
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• New bursary seeks to remove barriers into health & safety careers

  03-07-2026 09:40 via fmj.co.uk
  
  The future of workplace safety depends on attracting the next generation of capable professionals. Yet while organisations across the UK continue to seek competent health and safety professionals to manage increasingly complex workplace risks, many aspiring professionals still face a significant barrier to entering the profession: the cost of recognised qualifications.
  To help address that challenge, Phoenix Health & Safety has launched the Future Safety Leaders Bursary, an annual initiative
  
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• Heat pumps create cool retreat for Chester Zoo’s snow leopards

  02-07-2026 15:37 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Mitsubishi Electric air-to-air heat pumps are now providing cooling to the critically endangered snow leopards at Chester Zoo, supporting their comfort while also helping the zoo reduce energy use across its estate.
  The project forms part of Chester Zoo’s wider partnership with Mitsubishi Electric to reduce carbon emissions across the 128-acre site, which has committed to becoming net zero in scope one and two emissions by 2030.
  Native to cold, mountainous regions of Central and South Asia
  
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• Profit or People? New book launching worldwide says leaders are asking the wrong question

  02-07-2026 15:07 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Leadership shapes lives, businesses, and communities. Yet too often, leaders are pulled in two directions – chasing profit at the expense of their people, or championing their people without a viable and sustainable way to pay for it. A new book sets out to end that false choice. The Human-Centric Leader, by Simone Fenton-Jarvis and Louisa Clarke, was available globally as of 30th June 2026 and published by LID Publishing. Written for a moment of rising disengagement, constant change, and
  
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• Jangro network raises £105,000 for Trussell to help tackle hunger and hardship across the UK 

  02-07-2026 13:15 via chtmag.com
  
  Bolton-headquartered Jangro, the UK’s and Europe’s largest network of independent janitorial distributors, has announced that its members and supplier partners raised more than £105,000 during 2025 for its charity partner, Trussell, helping provide emergency food and practical advice to people facing hardship across the UK.
  The fundraising total was achieved through the collective efforts of Jangro’s nationwide network. The significant
  
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• TSA Sustainability Summit showcases practical steps to decarbonise UK laundries

  02-07-2026 13:00 via chtmag.com
  
  The Textile Services Association’s (TSA) Sustainability Summit brought together over 70 of its members to explore practical solutions for reducing the environmental impact of the UK’s commercial laundry sector. With thought-leaders, innovators and policy partners, its programme combined keynote analysis with member case studies. It also explored how new technologies from other industries could help drive sustainability further. Tying this all together was the importance of both colla
  
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• Marble Arch BID selects Anchor Group Services to lead its Street Team

  02-07-2026 12:44 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Integrated facilities services provider, Anchor Group Services, has been appointed as the new delivery partner for Marble Arch London BID’s frontline Street Team service.
  Following more than 10 years of grassroots support to high street businesses and the wider community, the Marble Arch Street Team is now the go-to resource for BID members across the BID area, from Park Lane and Oxford Street in the south to Paddington Green in the north.
  Launched in 1987 by former Merseyside Police offic
  
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• The GPA updates Government Workplace Design Guide

  02-07-2026 12:14 via fmj.co.uk
  
  New guidelines have been published by the Government Property Agency (GPA) as it continues its mission to create a smaller, better and greener office estate.
  Today (2 July) the GPA launched its updated Government Workplace Design Guide, which outlines improved design standards for government offices. The document introduces the Core Design Requirements (CDR) framework and provides a consistent approach for delivering inclusive, accessible, modern, sustainable and digitally-enabled work spaces.
  
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• New research from Mitie shows UK organisations unprepared for rising water risk and regulation

  02-07-2026 11:42 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Water risk is rising up the business agenda as two-thirds of organisations face disruption, with many unprepared for the oncoming wave of regulation.
  New research from Mitie reveals senior leaders at more than half of organisations (53 per cent) consider water a significant risk to their business. Rising water costs (50 per cent), leakage (47 per cent) and operational disruption (31 per cent) emerged as the greatest concerns. With over two in five organisations (42 per cent) worried about water-
  
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• ISS extends and expands partnership with public healthcare provider

  02-07-2026 10:57 via fmj.co.uk
  
  The global workplace experience and facility services company has extended and expanded its partnership with a public healthcare provider in Southern Europe.
  The contract, which has a duration of two years, with an option to extend for a further two years, will see ISS expand its current cleaning services to include additional services while also increasing the scope of cleaning across the customer’s site.
  The expanded scope of the agreement has an annual value of approximately DKK 100 mil
  
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• Dacorum Borough Council reappoints Cardo for a further five years

  02-07-2026 10:39 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Cardo has retained its contract with Dacorum Borough Council for the delivery of repairs and maintenance services across the council’s housing stock.
  The new five-year contract, which commenced yesterday (1 July), follows a competitive selection process and builds on three years of partnership between Cardo and the council, during which the repairs service has been strengthened through close collaboration with tenants and leaseholders.
  The new contract will introduce a range of servic
  
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• Arsenal signs Legends Global as official caterer of Emirates Stadium

  01-07-2026 14:58 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Arsenal Football Club has appointed Legends Global as the new Official Caterer of Emirates Stadium.
  The multi-year agreement, which commences from the start of the 2026/27 season, will see Legends Global delivering all matchday and non-matchday food and beverage operations, as well as all hospitality experiences.
  Kicking off soon, Arsenal supporters can look forward to an enhanced menu offering across the stadium’s main concourse spaces. There will be a complete reimagination of premium ho
  
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• Total Clean Air secures major public sector procurement framework

  01-07-2026 13:04 via chtmag.com
  
  Somerset-based cleanroom and contamination control specialist Total Clean Air (TCA) has secured approved supplier status onto multiple public sector procurement frameworks worth £830 million, creating a streamlined route for organisations across the UK to access its specialist engineering, cleanroom and contamination control expertise.
  The appointments, operated by the Everything Estates frameworks, provide organisations in sectors including healthcare, pharmaceuticals, education, defence,
  
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• ‘Disruptor’ brand RWRK teams up with Regenex and Super Laundry to give landfill-headed towels brand new life as in-demand streetwear

  01-07-2026 12:47 via chtmag.com
  
  An innovative upcycling start-up is repurposing overdyed hospitality towels for street style fashion that is catching attention around the globe.
  London-based RWRK Studio has partnered with linen recovery specialist Regenex and Super Laundry to take discarded luxury towels from gyms and hotels and turn them into unique hoodies, jackets, shorts, trousers, tote bags and other must-haves.
  Now orders are flying in from the UK, United States, Europe and further afield as demand is growing and the par
  
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• Maintenance and cleaning costs are set to rise

  01-07-2026 12:30 via fmj.co.uk
  
  According to the latest forecast data from the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS) maintenance costs, as measured by the BCIS All-in Maintenance Cost Indices, are set to rise by 15.7 per cent over the five years to 1Q2031.
  BCIS’ updated forecast also reveals that cleaning costs are expected to rise by 29.1 per cent over the same period, driven primarily by labour costs, while energy costs are forecast to fall by around 10 per cent between 2026 and 2031 – though the near-term ou
  
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• WPS starts work on £1.1bn housing maintenance contract in Birmingham

  01-07-2026 12:06 via fmj.co.uk
  
  WPS, part of Wates Group, has commenced work on a flagship £1.1 billion, 10-year housing maintenance services contract with Birmingham City Council, supporting more than 30,000 homes.
  Awarded both the northern and southern lots following a wholesale retender of Birmingham’s housing maintenance, WPS is now delivering a full range of services, supporting long-term investment in social homes across the city.
  These include day-to-day repairs, improvement works, void property management t
  
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• Mitie unveils new Total Facilities Compliance service

  01-07-2026 11:29 via fmj.co.uk
  
  With new research from Mitie showing that more than a fifth (21 per cent) of organisations are unprepared for imminent regulatory requirements, Mitie is today launching its Total Facilities Compliance service to help organisations navigate an increasingly complex and evolving regulatory landscape.
  As estates grow in scale and complexity, and regulatory expectations continue to evolve, organisations are increasingly managing compliance across multiple suppliers, systems and teams, making it
  
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• ABM renews University Hospital Waterford contract

  01-07-2026 11:05 via cleaningmag.com
  
  ABM has been re-awarded a major contract to provide critical cleaning services at University Hospital Waterford (UHW). Under the contract with the Health Service Executive (HSE), ABM will continue to provide 265 cleaning staff across five UHW facilities, including critical environments such as operating theatres and intensive care units.
  
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• OCS recognised for diversity and inclusion

  01-07-2026 10:51 via fmj.co.uk
  
  OCS was crowned winner of the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (Large) award at the annual Alstom UK and Ireland Supplier Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Awards. The ceremony, held at Pride Park Stadium in Derby, celebrated the facilities management company’s organisation-wide commitment to workplace inclusion, equal opportunities, and employee wellbeing.
  Judged from more than 100 nominations across Alstom’s UK and Ireland supply chain, the award highlighted OCS’s equal op
  
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• AI could reduce UK office demand

  01-07-2026 10:14 via fmj.co.uk
  
  A new report from workplace consultancy AWA suggests artificial intelligence could trigger a net 54 million square foot reduction in UK office demand over the next five years, as organisations rethink workforce capacity, space requirements and workplace strategy. This revised analysis accounts for both jobs displaced by AI and new AI-driven roles being created, resulting in a more balanced assessment of future office demand.
  The findings, published in AWA’s AI Impact Report 2026, indicate
  
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• 14forty retains Wavin contract

  30-06-2026 13:12 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Integrated FM specialist, 14forty, has landed a new three-year contract extension with Wavin, a leading manufacturer and supplier of plastic drainage and piping solutions.
  Secured following a competitive tender process, the new contract award takes 14forty’s relationship with one of its longest-held clients to 12 years in total.
  The agreement includes catering, vending, cleaning, security and hospitality services at the organisation’s Doncaster and Chippenham sites. A new on-site ca
  
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• AWE water network management contract win for Mitie

  30-06-2026 12:45 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Mitie has been awarded a water network management contract with AWE Nuclear Security Technologies, using the new water management capabilities following the acquisition of Marlowe in March 2026, to manage critical water infrastructure.
  Working alongside AWE, Mitie will manage the operation and long-term development of private water, wastewater, fire systems and trade waste networks across three Berkshire sites, Aldermaston, Burghfield and Blacknest. The contract covers assets across AWE’s
  
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• Just Ask appointed to Fusion21’s £85m Grounds Maintenance Framework

  30-06-2026 11:32 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Just Ask, the specialist delivery unit within Bidvest Noonan providing social housing-focused FM services cross the UK and Ireland, has been appointed to Fusion21’s £85 million UK-wide Grounds Maintenance Framework as the top-scoring supplier across each criteria assessed.
  The four-year national framework, running from June 2026 to June 2030, is the first to be awarded by Fusion21 under the Procurement Act 2023, and gives more than 1,000 public sector organisations a compliant route
  
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• Dan Andrews to lead Kier Places Workplace Solutions

  30-06-2026 10:46 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Strengthening its FM and technical services offer to clients across the UK, Kier has appointed Dan Andrews as Director of Kier Places Workplace Solutions.
  In his new role, Andrews will lead the Kier Places Workplace Solutions business, focusing on driving service excellence, accelerating investment in technology and people, and working in partnership with clients to optimise performance and unlock greater value from their built environments.
  Andrews joins Kier Places from CBRE’s Global Wor
  
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