August 2022

An urgent warning has been issued by the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) about a potential fire safety weakness in a large number of building ventilation systems. The UK’s leading trade organisation for building…

The latest CGA Prestige Foodservice Price Index reveals that year-on-year inflation in the foodservice sector hit 13.6 per cent in March 2022 and prices are unlikely to fall for the foreseeable future. Faced with soaring food and energy…

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has today (25 August) ordered Veolia to sell three businesses after an in-depth investigation into the company’s takeover of Suez concluded the merger gives rise to competition concerns in a…

With the increasing pressure on supply chains, and a continued rise in costs for new materials, buyers looking for second-hand goods are calling for more quality used items to come to the market. A survey of customers conducted in July by…

Amey has committed to a step change in the way it works to achieve new levels of sustainability and social value across its operations. The infrastructure services and engineering company, has launched Bolder Steps Together, a five-year…

Signalling Bidvest Noonan’s commitment to supporting significant social causes in the UK, the company has named Unseen UK as its charity partner in Great Britain. Unseen provides safehouses and support in the community for victims of…

National maintenance and compliance contractor, Novus Property Solutions, has further expanded its presence in the North West with a series of contract wins within both the healthcare and housing sectors. With a combined value of…

Orbis Protect, a provider of vacant property services, site security and people protection services has acquired Veritas Property Management, a specialist property, security and maintenance expert. The move of bringing both companies…

Jaguar has retained the M&E contract at the St Botolph Building in London for a further three-year period, following a recent retender process for CBRE, on behalf of Deka Properties, The building is located in the prestigious EC3…

ISS has announced the appointment of Agostino Renna as Group Chief Commercial Officer and a member of the Executive Group Management. Renna takes up the position following Dan Ryan’s retirement from ISS, announced in June, and will join the…

To support hybrid working patterns, contract caterers need to shift gears says Hugo Santos, General Manager Gophr Hybrid working – with days split between home and office – is set to become the norm for many UK workplaces, with…

While some personnel are finally returning to the office – the great majority of organisations (up to 83 per cent) anticipate a hybrid mix of on-premises and working from home to continue for the foreseeable future. This means that when it…