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RENTOKIL INITIAL ANNOUNCED AS SARACENS’ HYGIENE PARTNER

Saracens Rugby Club has chosen Rentokil Initial to provide hygiene services to the club for the restart of its 2019/20 campaign.

August 2020

THE CO-OPERATIVE BANK APPOINTS EXPANSIVE FM

FM company Expansive has been selected by The Co-Operative Bank plc as its FM digital partner.

August 2020

Mitie maintains its sustainability credentials in the FTSE4Good Index

Mitie’s sustainability qualifications have been recognised once again with its retention of a position on the FTSE4Good Index Series, following June’s index review.

August 2020

Editor's selection

An understanding and appreciation of others’ perspectives, be they peers or subordinates, makes for the broadening gamut of skills required to be an effective workplace and facilities manager. Bradford Keen talks to sector specialists about the personal professional development and training necessary to ensure truly empathetic facilities service management.

August 2020

Secret green source

Anaerobic digestion is the secret green energy source that could be powering your business, says Valpy Fitzgerald

August 2020

Listen up!

At its core, FM is about people and communication, says Beth Goodyear

August 2020

Security guards more prone to Covid-19 for ‘complex’ reasons

Gender, ethnicity, and the nature of the job of a security officer increase the risks that the profession has in exposure to the coronavirus.

August 2020

Huddle time

Huddle rooms provide the ultimate collaboration space, says Natalie Barnet

August 2020

Sector ‘needs new diversity approach’

The profile of a ‘typical FM’ – a 45-year-old man having fallen into the profession – has remained largely unchanged since 1999, a recent IWFM webinar audience heard.

August 2020

IWFM Jobs

IWFM Jobs is the jobs website for Facilitate magazine and the official job board for IWFM, the Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management.

Our aim is to help IWFM members and non-members to find jobs and recruit appropriate staff. We cover both permanent and interim positions in all areas of facilities management, from junior posts to CPO roles.

Visit IWFM Jobs »

Account Director

North West England

£70,000 - £80,000 + Car & Package

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Operational Estates Manager

South West England

£28.00 - £30.00 per hour

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Health and Safety Officer

South West England

Band 6-7

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FACILITIES MANAGER - MANAGING AGENT - CENTRAL LONDON - PRESTIGE PORTFOLIO

London (Central)

£35K to £45K all in +Benefits+ Bonus

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GENERAL MANAGER (TROPHY ASSET)- MANAGING AGENT

London (Central)

£65k to £75k+Benefits+Bonus

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Community Manager

Reading

Up to £35,000

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Technology

THE CO-OPERATIVE BANK APPOINTS EXPANSIVE FM

FM company Expansive has been selected by The Co-Operative Bank plc as its FM digital partner.

CAFM

10th August 2020

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NorthEdge Capital backs Orbis Protect’s bolt-on purchase of Optosafe after sustained growth despite Covid-19

Private equity-backed property, site and people protection specialist Orbis Protect has made its first acquisition following a strong period of growth despite the UK-wide lockdown.

4th August 2020

Long-Term Security and Safety Management Ensured with TAURI Temperature Sensing Tablets

Crystal Display Systems is partnering with Glory Star to help ensure security and safety as the world attempts to resume back to normal working life. The use of temperature checking devices has increased by tenfold since the outbreak of coronavirus. In this troubled time, employees are counting on their employers to look out for their safety.

Software & Systems

16th July 2020

Report highlights role of plastic recycling in carbon net-zero targets

A report on the carbon impact of packaging material reveals that in most cases the main alternatives to plastic packaging – cardboard, glass, steel and aluminium – “emit more greenhouse gases”.

8th July 2020

Sustainability

Mitie maintains its sustainability credentials in the FTSE4Good Index

Mitie’s sustainability qualifications have been recognised once again with its retention of a position on the FTSE4Good Index Series, following June’s index review.

Environmental Quality

Social value

10th August 2020

More companies will ‘seek office space in suburbs’

More companies are looking for office space in the suburbs, according to workplace provider International Workplace Group (IWG).

Environmental Quality

6th August 2020

IWFM opens consultation on the draft social value framework for FM

The institute is consulting with its members to create the draft social value framework for FM.

Social value

6th August 2020

WAMITAB chief executive steps down

Chris James, the chief executive of waste body WAMITAB, has stepped down.

Waste management

Recycling

5th August 2020

Energy management

Secret green source

Anaerobic digestion is the secret green energy source that could be powering your business, says Valpy Fitzgerald

3rd August 2020

Freedom gains two-year extension to Northern Powergrid deal

Freedom, an NG Bailey Group company, has secured a two-year extension on an essential Northern Powergrid framework to deliver cable engineering services across the North East, Yorkshire and northern Lincolnshire.

Energy Management Systems

Electricity

3rd August 2020

Government recovery strategy is a ‘colossal’ opportunity for retrofit market

The government’s economic recovery plans will create massive demand for residential and small commercial property retrofits, says Trustmark, the quality assurance and consumer protection scheme .

30th July 2020

Robinsons signs up as supplier to NHS North of England

Yorkshire-based Robinsons Facilities Services has won a place on the NHS North of England’s list of trusted suppliers.

Energy Management Systems

21st July 2020

Compliance

Mitie maintains its sustainability credentials in the FTSE4Good Index

Mitie’s sustainability qualifications have been recognised once again with its retention of a position on the FTSE4Good Index Series, following June’s index review.

Environmental Quality

Social value

10th August 2020

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Mitie launches high-tech Global Security Operations service

Mitie Security has launched a Global Security Operations service to bring together the division’s entire suite of industry-leading technology solutions.

Risk & Business Continuity

4th August 2020

Mears strengthens partnership with Hammersmith and Fulham Council

Mears Group begins its extended repairs response and void refurbishment contract for Hammersmith and Fulham Council this week.

Health & Safety

Statutory Compliance

4th August 2020

Plugged into compliance

Quality trumps cost when it comes to electrical compliance, says Ian Carnall

Health & Safety

Statutory Compliance

3rd August 2020

About The Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM)

The Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM) is the pioneering body for workplace and facilities management professionals.

We are a community of over 17,000. We share best practice and knowledge with the profession and support our member’s professional development through internationally recognised, regulated qualifications, short courses and training. We are here to drive change. To extend our profession’s impact beyond the built environment and unlock its potential value to business and society.

Find out more about us on iwfm.org.uk »