UK

SOCOTEC UK's Asbestos team has secured contracts to deliver integrated asbestos management, consultancy and training services for three major UK supermarket and retail chains.

Mechanical and electrical (M&E) services provider Jaguar have retained 150 Cheapside and 2 Gresham Street in the City for a fixed period of 3 years following successful retenders.

Balfour Beatty VINCI is celebrating the first twin-bore tunnel to be completed by tunnel boring machine (TBM) 'Dorothy' on HS2, Europe's largest infrastructure project.

Property automation plaatform EVO has added affordable housing provider Storm Housing to its expanding client list and signed a partnership with UK B Corp Housing tech provider, SimplyPhi (formerly Phi Capital Investments).

ABM teams will deliver a range of maintenance and M&E services following contract awards at The Trafford Centre in Manchester and the Derbion in the East Midlands.

The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust is using a lease accounting platform and AI-powered document parser to meet the requirements of the Lease Accounting (IFRS 16) Management & Reporting System standards which came into force for NHS organisations last year.

EMCOR UK is adopting gloves made from recycled plastic at the sites it operates under its facilities management contract with British Sugar following a trial which found them to be more durable than standard gloves.

Pancreatic Cancer Action (PCA) has appointed former health policy and projects manager Joe Kirwin as its new CEO.

A food company worth 4 billion that makes own brand curries for supermarkets including Waitrose, Tesco and Sainsbury's is threatening 1,000 workers with fire and rehire.

An ambitious campaign by the Aberdeen Living Wage Action Group to grow the number of Accredited Living Wage employers who voluntarily pay the Real Living Wage-a salary that meets everyday needs, is reporting progress.

With 'moth' season approaching Rentokil Pest Control is warning businesses and consumers about the risk clothes moths pose to precious wardrobe items amid a rise in the second-hand and vintage clothing trend.

With more and more people turning to air fryers to cook due to their cost-effectiveness, time-saving and health benefits, the team at Tefal have donned their aprons to share tips on how to cook your favourite

Jess O'Dwyer, General Manager-Europe at Pocketalk, says embracing language diversity and improving communication are essential for closing the resource gap in the UK's facilities management sector.

Global video wall and control room solutions provider Datapath have launched ActiveSQX2, a peripheral component interconnect express (PCIe) plug-in card which allows IP sources to be decoded for display on video walls and workstations, and for captured sources to be encoded for delivery to other

Engaging with specialist waste companies can help businesses reduce their overheads and increase profitability according to Helen Bentham, National Accounts Manager for privately owned UK waste management company, Cleansing Service Group (CSG).

UK property services company Ian Williams has achieved "We invest in people" Gold accreditation for a third consecutive time.

Serco has named Doug Umbers as the new managing director of its Defence business in the United Kingdom.

Pinnacle Group is transfering a substantial majority of its share capital in UK district heating business Pinnacle Power to independent infrastructure fund manager DIF Capital Partners, with the management team retaining a minority stake under a sale agreement. Pinnacle Power plans to invest

Eurostar, the high speed passenger rail service linking the UK and mainland Europe, has extended its security contract with Mitie at St Pancras International Station in London and its Engineering Centre in Temple Mills by another three years.

Cloudfm is accelerating its ESG plans with the promotion of health and safety manager Carly Hall to the new role of sustainability lead.