The Covid-19 pandemic is an unprecedented event in living memory. It has had, and continues to have, far-reaching impacts on individuals, our society, the economy and our industry. Many of those impacts have of course been negative; and the challenges implied by that, as well as by the long list of other changes we have been experiencing, will be with us for some time to come. On the more positive side, this does bring some opportunities, too, in terms of highlighting the possibilities of working in different ways, deploying new and appropriate technologies and finding ways to better use resources, for example. And, yes, there may also be some new business opportunities.

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Sodexo on-site at Nightingale Hospital Bristol

The company is now delivering cleaning and portering services at the new hospital, which was officially opened on Monday 27 April.

Cleaners need access to testing, BCC says

The British Cleaning Council is calling for all cleaners to be included in the expanded first wave of testing for coronavirus for essential workers.

Mitie to provide services at test centres

Mitie has been appointed to provide support services at five covid-19 test centres.

Prepare for significant change to workplace catering

Workplace takeaways, shift-based lunches and more pre-ordering are all likely to be part of a new service pattern when the covid-19 lockdown period has passed.

Sodexo signs up to C-19 Business Pledge

Sodexo has signed the C-19 Business Pledge created by former Cabinet minister Rt Hon Justine Greening and entrepreneur David Harrison.

FM: the 4th emergency service

The pandemic has brought out the best in many people but also the worst in some; and the same will also be true of organisations and business sectors, too.

More than half of business closed at Compass

Compass Group said in a trading update late last week that 55% of its operations had been closed as a result of covid-19 lockdown policies.

Amey extends prisons role

Amey has recently started to install the first wave of temporary cells at two facilities as part of the battle to reduce the spread of covid-19 within the prison estate.

FM M&A: market stalls in face of covid-19

We began the year in an optimistic mood, writes BDO's Satvir Bungar in the firm's latest update on merger & acquisition trends in UK FM.

Mitie working in support of Cardiff field hospital

Mitie is providing cleaning, catering, portering, security and waste management services for the NHS Ysbyty Calon y Ddraig in Cardiff.

Businesses could be doing more to cut emissions

Businesses can do much more to cut carbon and save costs during the covid-19 lockdown, according to an analysis of 300 buildings.

Mitie launches thermal imaging service

Mitie Security is helping businesses in the battle against the spread of coronavirus with the launch of a new suite of fever-screening solutions.

C&W launches post-covid recovery service

Global real estate services firm Cushman & Wakefield has formed a Recovery Readiness Task Force to assist clients with post-covid-19 returns to the workplace.

Are we all ready for the 'new normal'?

As companies start to understand the huge impact of covid-19, having to work extensively just to survive the unprecedented landscape, leadership teams are also faced with preparation efforts for what happens on the other side of the pandemic.

Air cleaning should be standard practice

Clean air technologies and strategies should be adopted by every healthcare facility in the UK in the wake of the covid-19 pandemic.

Sodexo offers virtual support for students in lockdown

The Student Living by Sodexo team has launched its residential living programme as a virtual service for students at Sodexo-managed university accommodation sites across the UK.

Covid–19 and the UK facilities management market

As the economic implications of the global pandemic are becoming clearer, most FM businesses are scrambling to assess the impact on their top and bottom lines. Others are scrambling simply to survive.

New covid-19 webinar: FM on the frontline

A sector that is too often overlooked or relegated to 'commodity service' is playing a critical role in the battle against the covid-19 outbreak. What does FM itself need and how can it access that?

CleanEvent supporting the NHS at Tottenham

CleanEvent Services has been assisting the North Middlesex University Hospital Trust and Tottenham Hotspur FC in setting up and providing cleaning services for the new maternity and antenatal unit at the stadium.

Coronavirus: Sitemark launches hygiene programme

The independent benchmarking service for the facilities management industry has launched a workplace hygiene programme in response to covid-19.

Rising to the challenge in the UK's hour of need

The NHS Nightingale Hospital in London was up and running in record time. We talked with ISS Healthcare MD Chris Ash about how this was achieved.

Businesses clean up to fight invisible enemy

With the number of coronavirus cases rising, businesses are more conscious than ever of the need to protect themselves against this invisible enemy.

Pandemic sees Interserve on recruitment drive

Interserve will be recruiting in the region of 1,500 people to undertake essential roles to support the government's response to covid-19.

Interserve to provide FM at Nightingale North West

Interserve has been commissioned by the government to provide facilities management services for NHS Nightingale North West Hospital in Manchester.