Facilities Management

Axis Security has been re-appointed by Daiwa Capital Markets Europe to provide security guarding and reception services at the investment bank’s head office in central London. Daiwa will be working with Axis Security and Acuity, the Axis Group’s dedicated Front of House business. Daiwa Capital…

The convergence of security and other building technologies offers considerable commercial, operational and environmental benefits. Here, Alistair Enser explains how joining previously separate systems together avoids duplication of effort and increases efficiency, while at the same time providing a far greater level of insight that…

Bidvest Noonan has acquired the security-only contracts held by Incentive Lynx Security from the Incentive FM Group Ltd for an undisclosed fee. The move follows on from a strategic decision by the Incentive FM Group Ltd to sell-off its security guarding business and focus on…

The University of Northampton’s Criminal and Corporate Investigations team has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Mitie, the facilities management and intelligence-led security business. This MoU will forge closer links between industry experts and academics at the university in order to enhance the student…

OCS, the international facilities management services company, has been appointed by Her Majesty’s Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) to provide security services encompassing security guarding and alarm monitoring. HMCTS has invested in new contracts to deliver more time efficient, consistent and user-focused services across its…

This is the 24th instalment in a series of articles for the readers of Risk Xtra where we shine the spotlight on NSI-approved businesses for the benefit of risk and security managers who purchase security guarding as well as systems-focused solutions. Answering our key questions…

Building Information Modelling (BIM) is changing the building landscape, bringing with it improvements in design, specification, delivery and asset management. According to NBS’ National BIM Report 2019, 96% of contractors plan to use BIM in the next five years, but there appears to be a…

New research from Mitie has shown that almost half (48%) of facilities managers are missing out on the benefits of digital transformation by not adopting new technology. The company’s latest report, entitled ‘Digital Transformation: Is Facilities Management Ready?’, reveals that just 7% of facilities managers…

ISS, the workplace experience and facilities management company, has published a trading update for the first nine months of 2019. Revenue increased by 6.3% and by 8.9% in Q3. Organic growth stands at 6.8% in the first nine months of 2019 and at 8.4% for…

Mitie Group plc, the facilities management and professional services company, has announced its financial and operational results for the six months ended 30 September 2019 during a live webcast broadcast from the company’s headquarters at The Shard in central London. Revenue from continuing operations is…