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Government urges the phasing out of peat

The British Association of Landscape Industries (Bali) has welcomed the government’s call to phase out peat in compost material within a decade. Environment Secretary Hilary ...

North Tees chefs take gold in hospitals contest

Chefs from the University Hospital of North Tees took this year’s gold medal in a major hospital chefs’ cookery competition in London. The competition was part of the 2010 Le...

BIFM Awards 2010: Toasting the best of FM

The BIFM Awards take place annually at London’s Grosvenor House Hotel, and celebrate the increasingly strategic profile of FM, highlighting the key role it plays in the succes...

Heron Tower becomes tallest building in The City

A new skyscraper has become the tallest building in the City of London. Still under construction, the Heron Tower has now passed Tower 42, which at 600ft (183m) tall had been ...

The Property Management & Maintenance Show 2010

Quartz Publishing and Exhibitions Ltd has released details of a brand new event being staged later this year in Abu Dhabi – one of the most thriving Emirates in the Gulf regio...

A bale a day keeps collections at bay

One of the UK’s biggest water companies has continued to demonstrate its concern for all things environmental with the introduction of cardboard compactors at three of its sit...

Multi service FM approach at Leicester County Council

Sherwood Cleaning Group has been working with LCC for over 12 years and has just been awarded a 5 year ‘multi service’ contract encompassing cleaning, waste management and se...

Over 1,000 exhibitors at biggest ever Ecobuild

The world’s biggest event for sustainable design, construction and the built environment is bigger than ever this year, bringing together more than 1,000 suppliers of sustaina...

Birmingham Enthusiastically Embraces NVQ2

South Thames College incorporating Merton College has ensured that High Level Window Cleaning is rapidly becoming recognised as a skilled, well-qualified occupation in Birming...

CENTRAL EXPANDS ACROSS THE UK

With various new contracts in Liverpool and Manchester, and with their first ever contracts opening up north of the border in Scotland, Central Window Cleaning Ltd. has begun ...