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FM College ~ FM News & ArticlesAlberta aims to smooth utility bill volatility
The Alberta government is aiming to smooth out utility bill volatility through a stabilized default rate for customers who do not have a competitive contract for electricity and/or gas, and restrictions on how municipalities can calculate the fees they charge to...
New BC Cancer Centre in Nanaimo approved
The new BC Cancer Centre at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital (NRGH) has been approved and procurement is underway. Construction is expected to begin in 2025 and be complete in 2028. The three-storey centre will be built next to the ambulatory care building. It will...
Upskilling the unemployed
The UK workforce has been changing dramatically over the last few years as a result of post-Brexit changes to immigration and the impact of the COVID pandemic in increasing the number of those with long-term illnesses. The latest figures show the greatest contributor...
‘Cicada-geddon’: 7 Ways Facilities Managers Can Prepare for the Bug Invasion
The cicadas are coming! The cicadas are coming! Some facilities professionals will indeed experience a “cicada-geddon,” a term coined by John Cooley, a University of Connecticut cicada expert. According to The Associated Press, two broods of cicadas—13-year and...
Southern Health Trust and Medirest awarded NHS Exemplar status
Southern Health Trust, in partnership with Compass Group UK and Ireland’s healthcare division, Medirest, has been awarded NHS ‘Exemplar’ status for outstanding cleaning services at four sites. The acknowledgement recognises their partnership approach to cleanliness,...
NIC Group launches ‘groundbreaking’ in-house apprenticeship programme
The Department of Education has awarded NIC Group a place on the Apprentice Provider and Assessment Register, enabling the business to deliver its own apprenticeships in-house. As the first Employer Provider for Apprenticeships in its field this initiative will enable...