Building Services

Property maintenance specialist DMA Group has been appointed to a three-year contract by international hotelier and lifestyle brand citizenM. 

Security provider VPS Group has acquired outsourcing expert Nexus National Security Network.

AFT Corporate Facilities has been appointed by Newport County AFC as its new partner for the 2022-23 season.

Noisy offices are lowering productivity, with 60% of office workers unable to concentrate and delivering poor quality work due to loud workspaces. 

Bellrock Property & Facilities Management has announced its acquisition of Martech Technical Services Ltd, based in Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire.

Technology-led hard FM service provider Platinum Facilities has been awarded a three-year contract to deliver M&E maintenance services at the landmark Sea Containers property in London. 

FES FM has extended its contract to provide facilities management services on London’s landmark  MTR Elizabeth line (MTREL) until May 2025.

EMCOR UK and US counterpart EMCOR Facilities Services (EFS) have taken a five-year IFM contract with Siemens Energy covering 79 locations across North America and Europe. 

Prime Minister Liz Truss's energy package must be followed by a national programme to upgrade the UK's buildings and shift heating systems from gas to renewable energy.

Two sector bodies have warned that changes to the rules governing refrigerant gas could increase the risk of accidents.