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With today (16 January 2023) marking Blue Monday, allegedly the most depressing day of the year, research by living wall specialist, Biotecture, a Mitie company, reveals that city dwellers have claimed a lack of greenery in their area is also giving them the blues. The research found that two thirds (66 per cent) of people…

  Water in its natural cycle is perhaps the ultimate renewable resource. As “Water: A Biography” author Giulio Boccaletti said in a 2021 interview with McKinsey, the water we drink today is the water dinosaurs slurped long ago. It’s been cycling over and over since then. However, humankind’s relationship with water is dynamic. Since first…

  Assessing pump systems periodically may well be one of the most important investments facilities managers can make. That’s because this strategy can provide a substantial return on investment. Institutional and commercial buildings include pumps as part of heating, cooling, chiller, water pressure boosting, fire safety systems, and wastewater systems. These pump-based systems consume more…

There are many reasons why you would want to visit your commercial or industrial rooftop during the winter months. Whether the motivation is to conduct maintenance, make repairs, or install new equipment, championing safety when working at heights is always a primary focus. True roof safety begins from the ground up. It starts before you…

Sarah Hale, Social Value Manager, Amey, on putting essential skills at the heart of young people’s training programmes As one of the UK’s leading infrastructure services and engineering companies, we provide industry-leading employment opportunities, training and apprenticeships, and recognise the role we can play in opening up such opportunities in wider industry. We believe that…

Did you follow the details of workplace shootings in 2022? A supervisor buys a handgun before his shift, shoots and kills a handful of coworkers, and then shoots himself. A gunman armed with a semiautomatic rifle enters a Buffalo, New York, grocery store, killing 10 patrons. Another enters a Colorado Springs, Colorado, LGBTQ nightclub and…