Facilities management news


MITIE wins Mitchells & Butlers £38m FM contract


MITIE, THE strategic outsourcing company, has been awarded a £38m waste management and cleaning contract with Mitchells & Butlers, the operator of restaurants and pubs in the UK. The new contract is for a three-


year period. “MITIE will provide recycling


and environmental services at 1,600 restaurants and pubs all over the UK, offering Mitchells & Butlers an innovative approach to recycling and increased efficiencies,” said a company spokesperson before adding: “MITIE will also deliver cleaning at 650 establishments, standardising service levels across the estate.” Martyn Freeman, MD of MITIE’s


facilities management business, said: “This important contract award demonstrates how MITIE can bring value, innovation and high quality services to clients through a strategic FM model.” Mitchells & Butlers owns a


portfolio of brands including Harvester, All Bar One, O’Neills’s, Nicholson’s and Miller & Carter.


Energy exhibition re- launches in June 2014


ENERGY & Environment Expo (formerly Energy Solutions Expo) will re-launch at ExCel London on 17-19 June 2014. The event aims to bring together


professionals responsible for energy and environmental strategies and will co-locate with the Facilities Show. Energy & Environment Expo’s


organiser, UBM Live, is reported to have commissioned independent sector research to help shape the overall theme of the show:Making buildings work better. Visitors will have access to solutions and businesses which relate to building management and efficiency. “We have returned to the market


with a show which will be bigger, better and more targeted than ever before,” says Fergus Bird, group event manager, UBM Live London. “It also works in harmony with our


wider protection and management series of events, which attracts over 45,000 visitors and includes the Facilities Show, Safety & Health Expo and the annual IOSH conference.” Energy and Environment Expo


2014 aims to attract visitors across a range of disciplines including energy managers, environment managers, facilities managers, health, safety & environment managers, consultants, building services managers, architects, energy assessors, energy auditors and energy consultants. The Energy & Environment Expo


is free to attend.


Prepare for cold winter snap, warns PHS Group


TOOMANY businesses are unprepared for the looming winter cold snap and it could cost the economy more than a billion pounds, warn FM experts. PHS Group, the workplace


services provider said businesses should be proactive by developing a winter survival plan. Over the winter months hundreds


of working days are reportedly lost through accidents, transport delays and ailments at an estimated cost of £1.3bn a day. As the weather becomes wetter


and colder, the risk of slips and trips by employees increases. According to statistics from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) these are the most common cause of major injuries at work. On average they are said to account for 33% of all


reported major injuries and cost employers £512m per year. James Clark, MD of PHS Direct,


part of the PHS Group, a UK provider of workplace services to businesses across the UK, said: “Businesses need to be more organised than they were last year and understand the impact of harsh weather conditions on staff safety and productivity. A winter survival plan is really basic and a must for companies large and small.” PHS Group said a winter survival


plan should consider the following elements: Collect together an emergency safety kit which contains rock salt, sand to improve traction, and snow shovels; communicate the rules for staff when travelling into work and establish an emergency point of contact.


LCC Support Services win Norland award


NORLAND, A FM provider, held its seventh annual supply partner event at the beginning of last month. More than 700 delegates attended the event to discuss service delivery and industry trends and supply partner LCC Support Services was named Norland’s supplier of the year. Held at the Vinopolis in Central


London, this year’s delegates explored some of the prevailing


facilities management trends and discussed how the industry must constantly evolve in order to continue meeting the needs of customers. With Building a Quality


Ecosystem as the theme, delegates considered the role each part of the ‘ecosystem’ must play in working together collaboratively to support the delivery of high quality services.


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