Public & Institutional

The UK's Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has awarded a five-year maintenance engineering contract worth 81.7 million to Mitie.

The National Audit Office (NAO) has estimated the UK government's building maintenance backlog is at least 49 billion and says building assets will need to be managed alongside other long-term investment plans.

In an open letter to UK Secretary of State for Justice Shabana Mahmood, the GMB Union's Judicial Branch today calls for the removal of Helen Pitcher - Chair of the Judicial Appointments Commission.

NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) have launched a 500 million framework agreement to help public sector organisations including those within the NHS to decarbonise their estates.

Groundworks and civil engineering firm McCoy Contractors is playing a vital role in the redevelopment of Coundon Court School in Coventry as part of the UK Department for Education's 10-year Schools Rebuilding Programme.

A dedicated team of 150 Veolia workers swiftly collected cans, glass and other party leftovers at the largest New Year's celebration in the UK to return the streets to their usual pristine level of presentation with minimal disruption to the public.

Matthew Melendres has joined Cushman & Wakefield's healthcare team in San Diego as a Senior Associate.

Mitie has secured a seven-year extension to its integrated facilities management contract with Thales UK.

The Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport UK (CILT(UK)) has partnered with NHS England to launch a new first of its kind programme that provides learning and development opportunities for NHS logistics and materials management staff.

The University of Nottingham has expanded its relationship with Schneider Electric by implement a new AI-powered strategy for managing energy across its estate - the fifth largest in the UK's higher education sector.

International property and construction consultancy Gleeds has been reappointed as an accredited supplier to the NHS Building for Wales 2 National Frameworks.

NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) has launched three new soft facilities management procurement solutions with a focus on enhancing operational efficiency, saving costs and ensuring high quality environments for NHS patients, staff and visitors.

Babcock working with the Defence Nuclear Enterprise (DNE) has reached the next significant milestone to fully dismantle a nuclear-powered submarine, Swiftsure, at its facility in Rosyth.

Residents and businesses who dump in Haringey could now face fines of up to 1000 as the council intensifies its efforts to combat waste dumping after calls from the community for tougher action.

A 56 million investment by Homes England to speed up the regeneration of a major brownfield site within Liverpool Waters has been given final approval by HM Treasury.

The Irish Contract Cleaning Association (ICCA) has recognised Bidvest Noonan's team at Liffey Valley Shopping Centre with an 'Overall Site of the Year' award at its annual ceremony, and also named locations maintained by the FM services provider as the 'Best Cleaned Site in the Education Sect

ISS has launched a new low-carbon initiative into its secondary school menus in the UK working alongside partner Coolfood-an initiative from the not-for-profit World Resources Institute (WRI) to cut food-related emissions across the education sector.

The Institute of Healthcare Engineering and Estate Management (IHEEM) - the UK's largest professional body dedicated to research, education and the professional development of healthcare engineers and facilities managers, has recognised Veolia with its 'Healthcare Supplier of the Year' award.

Medirest chefs Manuela Miccoli and Alejandro Bedoya Hernandez from the Royal Surrey NHS Foundation are celebrating their team's win at the 'NHS Chef of the year' awards where they competed against seven other finalists.

Nathan Emerson, CEO of Propertymark, comments on the UK Government announcement that thousands of new homes will be built as it unlocks 68 million of brownfield sites.