Asia Pacific

Apex Group has been appointment by Capital Prudential Manager Pty Ltd to support the Capital Prudential Real Estate Master Trust.

Marco Beverage Systems Limited has been acquired by global equipment supplier to the foodservice, beverage, baking and food processing sectors, The Middleby Corporation.

Sony Group Corporation has been included for a second consecutive year in the CDP's A-List.

A new survey of over 6,000 employees in the Unites States, the United Kingdom and Australia suggests modern office facilities and workplace practices are essential for retaining the best talent.

Sodexo has been awarded a Gender Equality for European & International Standard (GEEIS) SDG Trophy for an initiative that creates safe spaces to support female employees who are victims of domestic abuse in Brazil.

Savills Investment Management (Savills IM), the international real estate investment manager, has agreed to acquire HQ South, an A-grade office building in Fortitude Valley, Brisbane from M&G, for its flagship pooled pan-Asian strategy fund.

A survey by Veolia and research and consulting firm ELABE reveals a majority of people in Britain believe climate disruption can be avoided.

Cushman & Wakefield has launched C&W Green Buildings, a proprietary digital software assessment tool that identifies custom decarbonization, retrofitting and cost savings opportunities for real estate investors and owners. Created through an exclusive partnership with CFP Green Buildings

Star Aberdeenshire apprentice Connor Cruden has been recognised with a 'Medallion for Excellence' after competing against finalists from 20 countries to take 7th place at the WorldSkills Plumbing Competition in Lahr,

Savills Investment Management (Savills IM) has completed investments in the office and residential sectors in Japan, as well as its acquisition of a local neighbourhood shopping centre in Australia for its flagship pan-Asian fund.

MRI Software has signed a binding Scheme Implementation Deed to acquire 100 per cent of the share capital of PropTech Group Limited which develops and sells real estate software, and is listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX).

ROCKWOOL is piloting hydrogen as a power source for its Bridgend factory in the United Kingdom under an initiative which is being funded by the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy's (BEIS) Net Zero Innovation Portfolio.

In advance of World Toilet Day on 19th November, Laura Cayless, Business Development Manager at Mitsubishi Electric, looks to Japan for lessons on managing public toilets successfully.

PPDS will demonstrate a new 'stretched' 32:9 Philips digital signage solution at InfoComm Southeast Asia 2022 in Bangkok from 2nd to 4th November as part of its wider exhibition of professional AV solutions.

Connor Cruden, who in 2020 completed his four-year plumbing apprenticeship having come top in 2019 at the SkillPLUMB UK finals to find the country's most accomplished apprentice plumber, is now preparing to take on the world's elite at the WorldSkills Plumbing finals due to be held in the Bla

Indian startups HyperReality Technologies and Fluid AI have been named as winners of AkzoNobel initiative, Paint the Future, which oversees several global incubator programmes to accelerate innovation in the paint and coatings sector through collaboration.

Sinopec Chongqing SVW Chemical Company (SVW) recently introduced an initiative to continuously improve water reuse and recycling at its chemical plant in Chongqing, China, supported by Ecolab.

'TPV Cares', a collective new initiative between TPV business divisions TP Vision, MMD Monitors and Displays, AOC and PPDS, is combining the group's visual and sound experience and financial and volunteer support to progress deserving community projects. The charitable foundation will bring life-

The move follows previous announcements by the private equity companies who will both remain the primary investors in the new venture.

Thousands of Aramark team members around the world have participated in Aramark Building Community (ABC) Day, the hospitality, facilities, and uniform services company's annual day of service which took place on 22nd September.