Airwaves Facilities Management has won a new contract with West Midlands Police following a competitive tender process. The contract will see the Berkswell-based firm providing grounds maintenance works throughout the force’s estate in Birmingham, Wolverhampton, Coventry, Walsall, Sandwell, Dudley and Solihull, including key sites at Tally Ho and Balsall Common. Airwaves will deliver the contract through its extensive directly employed team of grounds maintenance experts. As part of its commitment, Airwaves will also work closely with the force to support its extensive social value prog ..read more

Building services company, Lovat’s Group, has secured a £7 million contract to provide hard FM services to the National Records of Scotland Estate. The contract, which will run until 2029, and comes with two one-year extensions, will see Lovat’s Group providing electrical, mechanical, HVAC, and fabric planned and reactive maintenance, 24/7 helpdesk and emergency services, energy management, and project and minor works management. The National Records of Scotland (NRS) is a non-ministerial department of the Scottish Government that supports the Registrar General for Scotland and the Keeper of t ..read more

To meet the growing nationwide demand for back-up power, UK power solutions provider, Critical Power Supplies (CPS), has appointed three new senior members of staff. Ian Bitterlin joins CPS as Non-executive Director. Bitterlin is a seasoned professional with 35 years’ experience in data centre power and cooling. He has held numerous senior positions at major original equipment manufacturers, including chief technology officer for Emerson Network Power and, more recently, Principal Consultant at Critical Facilities Consulting, advising on cutting-edge data centre designs and mechanical and ..read more

The Institute of Hospitality (IoH) has commenced its search for the ‘best’ the hospitality industry has to offer with the launch of its 2024 Awards and black tie, Annual Dinner, which will be held at the Headquarters of the Honourable Artillery Company (HAC), in London, on Monday 17 June 2024. IoH CEO Robert Richardson FIH MI confirmed: “Our awards are the highlight of our annual programme of events and, I’m proud that this year’s competition is again open to anyone, anywhere in the world, from small to large organisations, who work in any area of our diverse hospitality industry. “In 2023, th ..read more

Drainage and plumbing firm, Jet Through, has secured a six-figure, three-year deal to service nationwide nursery chain, Busy Bees. The agreement will see the Birmingham-based business, maintaining and repairing internal and external drainage systems – along with other reactive works – at 376 Busy Bees nurseries across the UK. The contract award comes as Jet Through looks to trump the £1.4 million annual turnover it achieved last year and expand its existing team of engineers nationwide. Busy Bees is the latest high-profile name to join the firm’s client roster, which also includes the likes of ..read more

ISS has been named as a supplier on Crown Commercial Service’s (CCS) RM6331 Healthcare Soft FM Framework, with ISS Mediclean Limited listed against four lots covering various soft FM services. The RM6331 framework enables ISS to provide soft FM services primarily to the NHS and healthcare customers (though it is open to any public sector organisation), and has a FTS value of £3.5 billion. The framework, which is for a three-year duration as of February 2024 with the option for a 12-month extension, will focus primarily on soft FM and include hotel services such as linen & laundry, waste ma ..read more

Seventy per cent of maintenance professionals state that staying compliant is the most significant problem in their business, according to a recent poll by SFG20. Of those surveyed, just over half report that meeting safety standards is their biggest priority in 2024. However, all poll respondents (100 per cent of those surveyed) remain unsure about how prepared they are to comply with the Building Safety Act and the golden thread requirements for facility managers. Consistently remaining compliant can often be overlooked when maintenance budgets and strategies face rising costs of materials a ..read more

The Worshipful Company of Environmental Cleaners (WCEC) has welcomed Lorraine Larman as its new Master following her installation ceremony on 19 April at St Olave’s Church in the City. She takes over the mantle from former Master Jim Melvin. Larman has worked in the service industry for 35 years and has been a dedicated member of the WCEC for the past 12 years, specialising in compliance and health and safety in environmental cleaning. Among her varied representations in the cleaning industry, Larman was a Board member of the British Institute of Cleaning Science; she has also been instrumenta ..read more

The Midlands and Central England’s most outstanding workplaces have been announced with British Council for Offices (BCO) Awards going to five office buildings across the region. Held at ICC in Birmingham, the BCO’s annual Midlands and Central Awards Lunch recognised projects that demonstrate best practice in office design, fit-out, operation and sustainability, setting the standard for excellence across the sector. The winners of this year’s competition in the Midlands and Central England stand out for their ambition in combining user-centric design credentials with the creative implementatio ..read more

Hard service provider, Thermatic Technical FM & Energy Services has completed its comprehensive company restructuring exercise. The group’s Board of Directors, Chairman Colin Tennent, Financial Director Paul Douglas-Fleet and Managing Director Jack Prady led the restructure which comprised of internal promotions and the creation of Director of FM to lead the company’s Customer and Growth strategy. (l-r) Paul Douglas-Fleet Finance Director, Jen Buckley Director of People & Culture, and Rachael Crozier HSE Director Senior in-house promotions include Jen Buckley being appointed as Direc ..read more