Asset Management

London office development starts plummet

A lack of funding for museums and galleries during the coronavirus pandemic could mean they fall into a state of disrepair, warns an industry expert.

Companies will be compelled to use digital tools to register and record details of their work under new building legislation, according to safety reformer Dame Judith Hackitt.

Mechanical and electrical building services specialist J S Wright has won a £20 million fit-out and maintenance contract at the Nine Elms Parkside regeneration in Battersea, south-west London.

Asset maintenance provider Fastflow Group has rebranded as The United Living Group and restructured its business to make the company “fit for the future” and able to adapt to the changing marketplace.

Integrated building and maintenance services provider J Tomlinson has been awarded a three-year full FM contract by East Midlands Ambulance Service (EMAS).

More than 150 new employees have joined Amey’s Secure Infrastructure business today (2 November) on a five-year contract awarded by Highways England.

Field service management (FSM) software provider Totalmobile  has won a major investment from Bowmark Capital LLP to invest in research and development, organic growth and more acquisitions.

Vinci Facilities has begun a five-year contract delivering hard FM services to the Clatterbridge Cancer Centre NHS Foundation Trust.

Property group Grosvenor Britain & Ireland is extending its management services to external clients in central London for the first time in 340 years.

Social distancing and hygiene considerations complicate the operation of lifts and escalators.

Members of the National Housing Federation and UK BIM Alliance are collaborating on a joint project to help housing associations implement digital asset management and have launched an introductory brochure.