Large universities, schools and colleges have joined Water Plus in the last year through the University of Essex Utility Supply and Energy Management Solutions framework and the Surrey County Council Water Supply and Services framework. Managed by Dukefield Energy, these frameworks total £440 million. And projects to boost efficiencies, reduce operational risks and accelerate decarbonisation are underway. ..

16-02-2026

Facility management deals with the management of built assets and incorporates controlling services necessary for the successful business operation of an organization. It should aim not only at simply reducing the operating expenses of an organization but also at enhancing the efficiency of the facility and its users as well. The physical environment has a major influence on the successful operation and efficiency of an organization; modifying this could lead to an organization’s desired efficiency being achieved. To gauge the effectiveness of facility management, therefore, ..

16-02-2026

Facility management is the part of the business that has always been under pressure to ‘do more for less’ and to deliver the magic 10% cost savings that the core business demands of it.As businesses start the slow road to recovery and begin to emerge from the pandemic and enforced lockdowns, facility management and its associated costs will again be under the microscope.Traditionally, these cost savings have come from market testing, outsourcing, re-tendering, re-scoping, head count reduction and other areas of efficiencies that have by ..

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