Washroom services

A new £500 million procurement framework has been launched by NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) to offer high-quality soft facilities management services to the NHS and wider public sector.

Building maintenance specialist, Evolution Technical Services Ltd (Evotech), has been awarded approved contractor status by the North of England Commercial Procurement Collaborative (NOE CPC) on its FM, Property and Business Services Framework.

More than 250,000 severely disabled people will have greater access to public places after the government moved to make Changing Places toilets compulsory in new buildings.

Principle Cleaning Services has been awarded a contract with JLL for an initial five-year term to provide housekeeping services to London's new, people-focused workplace destination, 22 Bishopsgate. 

Mitie is providing key services at seven coronavirus regional testing centres in addition to the five it already operates in across England and Wales.

Office rents in Oxfordshire have risen by 24.3 per cent over the past year, according to research by property consultant Bidwells.

A report by Tech Nation, a growth platform for tech companies and leaders, suggests that the UK is leading the way on cutting-edge technologies.

Apleona HSG Facility Management UK has been awarded a new contract to deliver services on behalf of the body responsible for promoting and protecting the tidal River Thames.

Washroom services firm PHS Group has announced a new partnership with Viridor to divert customer waste from landfill into power generation.

Lancer Scott has been awarded a five-year maintenance and repair contract with the Co-op.

AM Services Group has been awarded a cleaning and washroom services contract by Nippon Electric Glass (NEG) across its UK production site.

Derwent FM has been awarded a three-year contract by Coventry University to deliver facilities management services to its Scarborough campus.