Parliament needs urgent repair work that could cost between £7bn and £13bn - looking after buildings is a complex and costly responsibility with safety being a top priority. With projected costs so high and upheaval…
Catherine Adams28/05/2022
The 2022 Mental Health Awareness Week takes Loneliness as a theme. Although many are returning to offices and interacting with more people in real life, there's no doubt that working from home for some will…
Catherine Adams13/05/2022
Smaller Housing Associations and the road to net zero - ahead of the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund Wave 2 grant process opening in Summer, this article (link below) provides some useful information for housing associations…
Catherine Adams03/05/2022
After months of debate and amendments, the Building Safety Bill has received Royal Assent - and has now become law. Safety, rights and responsibilities (to protect leaseholders) are the key issues which have been addressed…
Catherine Adams30/04/2022
This is a great pooling of knowledge for all our colleagues in the construction sector. It makes perfect sense to share experience and ideas, and work together for our pressing common goal. This platform brings professionals…
Catherine Adams28/04/2022
Humanitarian assistance activities are ongoing but not often headline attention grabbing. As an entity, defence is more about security, international partnerships and aid - whether disasters are man-made or natural. This is superb engineering and…
Catherine Adams20/04/2022
We're not sure if there are many school leavers following the career path and progression towards Facilities Manager. It's perhaps a lesser known occupation and one which isn't publicised very well, but it should be!…
Catherine Adams13/04/2022
Sensory room opened at Bristol Airport to help passengers with autism - this is a great example of transforming spaces to meet the needs of those who really use them. Working with what's there takes a fair…
Catherine Adams10/04/2022
This High Street regeneration project is all about saving buildings and restoration, and is perfectly scalable for many other cities and towns. True, it's in a historic conservation area which obviously adds to the appeal…
Catherine Adams02/04/2022
This announcement for further (sizable) Investments in housing, workforce and technology will be welcome for all working across the social care sector - care providers, and those involved in estates and housing management. Read more…
Catherine Adams28/03/2022
Meeting the three sustainability pillars, ‘people, planet and profits’, requires FM services companies and their FM clients to work together to help cut carbon emissions, improve the wellbeing of staff and support both the local economy and the supply…
Catherine Adams18/03/2022
STEM returners programme - this is a great UK Ministry of Defence DES initiative, open to those qualified in a Science, Technology, Engineering, or Mathematics (STEM) subject, and ready to re-enter the workplace after a career break.…
Catherine Adams14/03/2022
New "transport hubs" to be trialled at sites across Bristol - making it easier for people to switch between different modes of transport, such as buses, e-scooters and bikes, by providing dedicated places with access…
Catherine Adams08/03/2022
Q Works is delighted to welcome Paul Matthews to our team, he will be supporting Q Works Clients from a capability perspective in developing opportunities and competitive solutions across all sectors of the business. Paul has worked in the…
Catherine Adams25/02/2022
