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The international property and construction consultancy is all set to relocate its global headquarters from New Cavendish Street to a new office at 60 Berners Street as of January 2025. The firm will occupy 13,000 ft2 of space in the new…
SOCOTEC UK announces new CEO
SOCOTEC UK, a testing, inspection and certification (TIC) in the construction, infrastructure and real estate sectors, has appointed Matthew Marriott as its new Chief Executive Officer. Marriott, who took up his new role on 9 September…
Mitie to provide security guarding and intelligence services across South Western Railway network
Mitie has been awarded a new contract with South Western Railway (SWR), worth £6 million, for up to three-years. Mitie will provide security guarding and intelligence services across SWR’s network which stretches across Greater London,…
More choice More PACE
GEZE UK is delighted to announce several new products have been added to their range of pedestrian traffic control systems, PACE, to give even more choice when selecting solutions that offer safe and efficient control of pedestrians in and…
SimonsVoss introduces new AX2Go Mobile Key for smartphone-based access control
Mobile. Easy. Secure. It’s with these three promises that SimonsVoss has launched its most recent innovation – the AX2Go mobile key – which is able to open its range of digital locking components with a smartphone. With the launch of the…
CIOB publishes playbook on AI in construction
The Chartered Institute of Building’s (CIOB) Digital and Innovation Advisory Panel has published a new playbook on the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the construction industry, for built environment organisations of all sizes…
Orbis Protect acquires Optosafe Ireland
Specialist security and protection services business, Orbis Protect, has completed the strategic acquisition of CCTV and security services specialist, Optosafe Ireland Limited, to expand its service offering to customers in the UK, Republic…
Electrical contractors warn of capacity crisis ahead
Select president Mike Stark
Mike Stark, who took over as president of Scotland’s electrical trade association Select last week (6th June), said that the UK’s National Grid could struggle to satisfy the voracious energy needs of artificial…
Unlocking the future of building security
FMJ looks at the reasons for the growing use of electronic key management systems across a range of sectors There has been a rise in popularity of electronic key management systems, in place of the traditional manual key and lock systems –…
Veriforce CHAS launches first Mental Health & Wellbeing Question Set
In a landmark move to address the pressing issue of mental health within construction, Veriforce CHAS has launched the first Mental Health & Wellbeing evaluation for the sector. The question set is integrated as a voluntary module…
Mitie Security helps the National Portrait Gallery to become a ‘Safe Haven’
Mitie Security has partnered with the National Portrait Gallery to implement measures that support the Safer Business Network’s Safe Haven Initiative. Safe Havens are a part of the collective effort to address the issue of Violence Against…
Projects struggle to attract bidders as uncertainty lingers
The latest UK Construction Market Report from international property and construction consultancy, Gleeds, reveals contractors are remaining selective about taking on new work, with almost 90 per cent saying they or their supply chain had…