ABM has been awarded a contract by Cignpost ExpressTest to fulfil resourcing needs at COVID-19 testing sites at Heathrow, Gatwick and Edinburgh airports, and retail sites across the UK.
Veolia has secured a contract to provide healthcare waste management services for NHS Test and Trace’s new Rosalind Franklin Laboratory, in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire.
Project Specification Group, a unit of manufacturing company ASSA ABLOY Opening Solutions UK & Ireland, has reiterated the importance of construction compliance to protect the safety of a building’s residents.
Three pivotal Network Rail High Speed (NRHS) stations where Churchill Cleaning supplies hygiene services have all gained Certificates of Assurance from Bureau Veritas for “exceptional” cleanliness standards that have helped to minimise the Covid-19 threat.
Two engineering services bodies have produced guidance to help those in the industry keep buildings safe as the government lift restrictions this week.
Provisional data released this month shows that a total of 142 workers were killed at work in Great Britain in 2020/21, an increase of 29 from the previous year, though the number of deaths in 2019/20 (113) was low compared to other recent years.
The Welsh Government has announced it will fund fire safety surveys for multi-occupied buildings over 11 metres to ensure the highest standard of safety for residents.
As part of ensuring the regulatory functions of the new regime, the new Building Safety Regulator will be responsible for assisting and encouraging the competence of those that manage buildings, the government has said.
FM provider 14forty, part of Compass Group, has taken a £15 million total facilities management contract with Cadent Gas for soft and hard services across more than UK 70 sites.
The Building Safety Bill has been published today by the government which includes a new safety regulator to ensure any risks in new and existing residential buildings are effectively resolved and managed.
