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The value of the UK facilities management market hit a peak in 2008 but fell back as recession took its toll through 2009. It will be sometime after 2012 before the market climbs out of that trough.

Lloyds Banking Group has taken another step in refreshing its supplier list following the recession-days acquisition of HBOS.

Connaught Partnerships, the social housing maintenance provider, will continue to trade in the short-term under the control of administrators KPMG.

The contract caterer has teamed up with Durham County Cricket Club to launch a joint venture targeting a turnover of up to £10m a year.

Watching Connaught over the past several weeks has been like watching a slow-motion car crash: you keep hoping for a lucky escape even as the worst result takes shape down the road.

Two former MITIE Directors, Anthony Bennett and Robin Hay, have launched a new business targeting a market they say is often overlooked.

What is FM and where does it belong in the organisation is a debate that's at least as old as the discipline itself. But maybe we have reached a level of a maturity where it is time for a change.

A new report from the TUC argues that moves to cut business regulation by reducing health and safety requirements are misguided.

Far from being a low-carbon fuel, biomass is the cause of higher carbon dioxide emissions and lower building efficiency, according to a new paper published this week.