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Welcome to InTheNews – covering all the FM news you may have missed over the last week:
Institutions have warned of the dire consequences of the new Building Safety Plans.
The CIC has warned that late government changes, including plans to extend defects liability, are unworkable and could force competent professionals to leave the industry.
Elsewhere in Government, the Government Property Agency has launched a competition to appoint a new strategic partner for property and financial services. The new contract is expected to be for an initial three-year term, with more details on our news page.
Mitie has launched a technological evolution of workspace. Sphere focuses on the changing of office designs to support a more flexible way of working – driven by analysing data to generate insight on workplace experience.
Business now and Corps Security has won a contract to work with Canary Wharf Group. The three-plus-two year contract will provide jobs for more than 80 officers to deliver corporate and retail security services.
14forty has won an FM contract with HEINEKEN UK, to provide a range of soft services including catering, cleaning and security.
The agreement will see 14forty take on more than 100 staff.
In catering, and Compass Scotland is partnering with the region’s most decorated Chef. Scotland’s only two Michelin-starred chef, Stephen McLaughlin, has become culinary ambassador for the company and will play a central role in the company’s training and apprenticeship programme.
And finally, research led by the University of Southampton has revealed that British workers are rejecting the 9-5 office grind.
The study suggests that a permanent mindset shift about how work is organised has happened and commuting to the office is no longer desired.
You can find out more on news.fmbusinessdaily.com
