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Norse forms JV with Medway CouncilNorse Commercial Services has formed a joint venture with Medway Council in Kent. 15/04/2013
Private sector partnerships key to local authority savingsPrivate sector partnerships have helped local authorities make savings of 16 per cent in the last two years, and are key to helping them meet budget cuts, according to the Business Services Association (BSA). 12/04/2013
History todayOne of London's most historic building complexes is adopting a thoroughly modern approach to the procurement and organisation of its FM. 05/04/2013
Government departments to share office spaceThe Home Office and the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) are to move into a single central London building next year as part of a continuing drive to reduce costs and increase efficiency across Whitehall. 05/04/2013
Whitehall and the incredible shrinking estateAs the government continues to shrink its balance sheet, reducing its property portfolio remains a major plank of the wider austerity package, writes Graeme Davies. 21/03/2013
Budget 2013: reaction from the FM sectorFM World reports on some of the reactions on this year's budget from around the industry. 21/03/2013
Tancred: Budget details can boost FM sectorBIFM's chief executive Gareth Tancred has claimed that yesterday's budget statement offers some welcome news for the facilities management sector. 21/03/2013
Green Deal assessments top 1,800The government's domestic Green Deal scheme has carried out more than 1,800 assessments since the launch of the energy efficiency plan in January. 19/03/2013
NAO calls for council building cullCouncils are being urged to reduce the number of buildings they use to deliver local services. 19/03/2013
Public sector contract access simplifiedThe government has announced a centralised registration system aimed at making it easier for suppliers to bid for public sector contracts. 18/03/2013
Bristol Council buys new officesBristol City Council has bought new offices for staff as it moves to slash space by 40 per cent. 15/03/2013
Government pockets £1bn from property salesThe government has raised £1 billion in just under three years by selling land and property. 13/03/2013
Recent year-end results portend a cautious 2013The 'results season' of late February and early March gives industry observers the chance to gauge the overall health of the FM sector, writes Graeme Davies. 11/03/2013
Remote working makes us happierRemote working reduces absence and increases happiness, according to a survey in the US. 08/03/2013
Office workers call for social spaceOffice workers have called for more social space and improved heating and cooling systems to boost creativity and productivity. 01/03/2013
Firms failing on flexible workingResearch published by mobile operator O2 suggests a disconnect between employers' stated positions on flexible working and their employees' understanding of them. 27/02/2013
CIWM expresses Defra cutback concernsThe Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) has voiced concerns over the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs's (Defra) decision to withdraw funding from three waste-to-energy PFI projects, claiming the decision to be 'an example of poor government on a number of important levels.' 27/02/2013
Public procurement reform being 'stifled'The government is missing out on savings from centralised procurement because departments are failing to cooperate with new reforms, according to the National Audit Office (NAO). 27/02/2013
A 'squeezed middle' leaves FM polarisedFor the industry, the middle ground is occupied by companies with revenues in the low hundreds of millions. It has become an tough area in which to operate, writes Graeme Davies. 21/02/2013
Global markets: profit and peril for FM firmsIn an increasingly globalised economy, the consensus is that companies in the service industries, such as facilities management, will benefit from increasing their reach. Graeme Davies reports. 08/02/2013

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