FM Update
ABM UK Retains London’s City Hall Contract
ABM UK has been awarded a further five-year contract with the Greater London Authority (GLA) to provide City Hall – one of the capital’s most iconic buildings – with office and public area cleaning and porterage services. The win follows several recent contract awards for prestigious local government and commercial office, banking and finance environments. ABM will deliver daily housekeeping,
cleaning, porterage, hygiene and laundry services as part of the contract for
The GLA’s prestigious headquarters in Southwark and also their demised space within the London Fire Brigade’s HQ. The retention will see ABM’s
attentive and collaborative approach to embedding sustainable practices continuing, including the use of water- based cleaning solutions and products which are 100% environmentally- friendly. In addition, as a high-profile building, maintaining a clean, safe and welcoming environment will continue to be at the top of the company’s agenda,
delivered by a flexible, experienced and hard-working team. John McPherson, ABM UK Managing
Director, commented: “We’re incredibly proud to have retained this contract and to be paying the London Living Wage as a minimum to each member of the team. We look forward to working closely with the GLA to provide an adaptable, customer-focused service which ensures that its staff and visitors experience a safe, clean and well-run environment.”
Abtec BT delivers 60% energy savings
Abtec Building Technologies has provided the control system for the main and emergency lighting systems at a new Siemens storage facility in Lincoln, rated by BREEAM as ‘Very Good’. The HYDRA integrated building energy management system (BEMS) from Abtec provides the foundation for the solution, ensuring comfortable lighting levels for staff and the testing of emergency lighting in line with the highest safety standards. Moreover, Siemens is achieving energy savings of up to 60% when compared with a traditional installation, delivering
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another company, Abtec’s remit was to provide the necessary controls, for both the main and emergency lighting provisions, and deliver system integration to the central battery system in the warehouse. A further task was to provide a
solution for the office block, which takes up around one-third of the new site. Again, the objective was to provide the controls for main and emergency lighting. Daylight,
an almost immediate return on its investment. While the lighting was supplied by
presence and manual dimming control were among client requirements in the office block.
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