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Navigating the Fit-Out Process: Key Considerations for Your Office Space

News

Facilities managers face specific challenges when overseeing office fit-out projects. Your expertise provides value throughout the process, from initial planning to project completion. Budget control, timeline management, and workplace optimisation create pressure points that require strategi

Innovative Carbon Capture Pilot Goes Live

Sustainability

UK energy from waste (EfW) operator enfinium has launched the country's first carbon capture pilot on an EfW site.
Wheels of Mercy

News

The Saudi Red Crescent Authority (SRCA) has launched an integrated medical response plan for pilgrims visiting Mecca during Ramadan.
‘Game-changing’ Roadworks Tool

News

An automated roadworks planning tool is cutting connection times for customers, in a trial led by UK Power Networks.
From Retail Planning to Personalisation

Technology

New AI capabilities from SAP are helping retailers optimise the customer experience and manage supply chains more efficiently.
Letters: Labour's Proposals to Enshrine Net Zero in Planning Policy Welcome

Letters

Roger Mortlock, Chief Executive of countryside charity CPRE, comments on Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves' proposals to place net zero at the heart of the UK's planning system.
New Platform Supports ESG by Measuring Decarbonisation Across Property Portfolios

Sustainability

SAUTER and MeteoViva have launched amanteia, a cloud platform that tracks and makes recommendations for decarbonisation of entire real estate portfolos.
Inspired Villages Announces Senior Appointment

News

Later living communities developer Inspired Villages has appointed Angie Harding to its Executive Committee as operations director.
Climate Change the 'Defining Issue of Our Time'

News

Paul McLennan, Scottish Government's Minister for Housing, has referred to climate change as the "defining issue of our time" at the second Green Home Festival which is part of the 2023 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Letters: Removing Planning Bottlenecks on UK Electric Vehicle Infrastructure

Letters

Karl Anders, managing director of Mer UK, responds to government plans to 'halve' the time it takes for more power lines to be built across the United Kingdom.
14forty wins £20m FM contract with National Gas

Contracts & Deals

Compass Group facilities management business 14forty has won a contract to provide soft and hard services for National Gas, the backbone of Britain's energy system.
Commercial Workspace Opens in Sale Regeneration

Corporate Real Estate

The opening of a new co-working space in Sale on the outskirts of Trafford, Greater Manchester, represents a major milestone in the regeneration of the town.
Uttarakhand Court Provides Ruling on UNDP Waste Management Project

Sustainability

The High Court of the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand has issued landmark guidelines in relation to solid waste management.
Last Mile Fleets Risking Delay to Electrification Plans

Sustainability

Last mile logistics operators need to consider charging infrastructure or risk delays to EV roll-outs according to Mer, the EV charging company backed by Europe's largest renewable energy generator, Statkraft.
European Retailers Fear for In-store Operations

Sustainability

New research from Sony Professional Displays & Solutions reveals UK and German retailers are preparing proactively for the critical Christmas and New Year trading period as their counterparts in France adopt a more laissez-faire approach. Despite retailers entering the first un-disr
Acquisition Strengthens Infogrid ESG Commercial Real Estate Reporting Capabilities

Sustainability

SaaS building intelligence provider Infogrid has acquired Aquicore, a leading ESG data and analytics company that empowers real estate institutions to take the actions necessary to achieve net zero carbon.
Construction to Start at £26M Lancashire Industrial Park Project

News

Building work commencing in December will deliver 405,000 sq ft of industrial and commercial space at a new 26 million industrial and commercial park on the historic 21-acre Botany Bay site in Chorley, Lancashire.
Designing Flood Defences to Stand the Test of Time

Case Studies

Kasper Fredriksen, sales engineer with Sulzer, explains how the company's design expertise is ensuring the protection of a Danish town from flood damage until (according to company estimates) 2110.
Peel Issues ESG Update

Sustainability

Peel L&P has released its annual ESG report on the progress the British regeneration business is making in implementing a Five Year Sustainability Plan.
Driving Innovation in East Birmingham with Digital Twin Modelling

Sustainability

A 'digital twin' which can model and test pathways to clean energy and net zero emissions in East Birmingham is being planned in a partnership between the University of Birmingham, Birmingham City Council and Siemens.
How G4S is Securing the UK's Hinkley Point C Nuclear Power Station

Case Studies

Noah Price, head of the G4S Academy, provides an overview of the security threats faced by critical national infrastructure, what makes good security and the work G4S is doing to secure Hinkley Point C.