Feature articles
Council cuts carbon (Feb 2012)
This new series of articles looks at some of the best FM projects in the UK. How do we know they are the best? Because the rigourous judging process in the PFM Awards resulted in these projects being selected the cream of the crop. We start at the top for this month, with last years winner of the Expert Services Award that was also selected as the standout project in the 2011 Awards, and scooped the Overall Winner Award.
Cofely’s FM services get the blue light (Feb 2012)
Cofely, a GDF SUEZ company, is to deliver integrated facilities management services to a range of new facilities being constructed for Avon and Somerset Constabulary by the Blue Light Partnership consortium.
PFM Award winners unveiled (Nov 2011)
A partnership that delivers energy - and significant cost and CO2 savings - to several public and private buildings in Central Birmingham has won the Partners in Expert Services and the Overall Award at the PFM Awards 2011 held in London on 9th Nov.
Cofely to deliver technical services to Victoria & Albert Museum (Sep 2011)
Cofely, the energy and environmental efficiency services company of GDF SUEZ for businesses and local authorities, has been awarded a five-year contract to deliver maintenance, fabric works and energy management services to the Victoria & Albert Museum (V&A) in London - the largest museum of decorative arts and design in the world.
Cofely to extend East London district heating (Apr 2011)
The Olympic Park is set to provide green power to Stratford homes and businesses
30 Mar 2011. Pipes are to be laid to bring low carbon heat, produced on the Olympic site, to homes and businesses in Stratford High Street.
Energy on the Agenda (Mar 2011)
In the 25 years since PFM was launched there have been considerable hanges in the attitude to energy and its management. Richard Derry, charts the key developments that have led to energy now being so high up the corporate agenda.
Cofely digs deep for heat (Jan 2011)
Cofely has secured UK government funding for Southampton geothermal project improvements
COFELY innovation helps United Biscuits to reduce its carbon footprint (Jan 2011)
As part of a wide-ranging sustainability programme operated by United Biscuits, COFELY has helped the company achievea 27% reduction in gas usage, a 5.2% reduction in electricity consumption and a reduction in CO2 emissions of 27,468kg at its headquarters in Middlesex.
Power Behind the Games (Dec 2010)
First to the starting line at the Olympic Park in Stratford is the Energy Centre, built and operated by COFELY. It opened recently and is already powering the construction of the Olympic facilities, as Jane Fenwick reports
Optimising energy management (Sep 2010)
SPONSORED ARTICE: Optimising energy efficiency and minimising carbon emissions requires much more than simply introducing energy saving initiatives
COFELY win Total FM contract (Aug 2010)
COFELY is to provide a total facilities management package to the new Liverpool Central Library and Archive for a period of 25 years. The funding for the £50M investment was agreed and the contracts signed on Monday 19th July 2010.
Liverpool Library contract won by COFELY (Aug 2010)
COFELY is to provide a total FM package to the new Liverpool Central Library and Archive for 25 years.
Critical Balance (Aug 2010)
Operators of business-critical facilities are faced with a number of commercial and environmental challenges and managing these is often a balancing act. Brian Blakesley of COFELY explains the role of service providers in rising to these challenges
Cofely slashes carbon emissions for Pilgrim Hospital (Mar 2010)
Cofely (GDF SUEZ) slashes carbon emissions for Pilgrim Hospital under PPP agreement
Operation and Maintenance of the new energy centre for 15 years.
Reduction of the hospital’s carbon emissions by around 51%.
Saving of 5,700 tonnes of CO2 per annum.
COFELY gears up for fire station support (Jan 2010)
Facilities and energy management provider COFELY is to provide a comprehensive range of soft and technical support services to 10 fire stations in Staffordshire for a period of 25 years, following the financial closure of the £46m Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire Fire and Rescue PFI project.
Green Culture (Dec 2009)
Achieving truly ‘green’ FM is as much about how you think as what you do. Simon Yeates suggests ways of approaching what is an increasingly complex and broad topic in a proactive and structured way
MediaCityUK, SALFORD - TRI- GENERATION SCHEME (Dec 2009)
COFELY has designed, installed and commissioned an award-winning site wide tri-generation system and Energy Centre at MediaCityUK on Manchester’s waterfront. The tri-generation District Energy Scheme won the Combined Heat and Power Association (CHPA) Industrial and Commercial Award in November 2009.
Cracking the CRC (Jun 2009)
The Carbon Reduction Commitment comes into force next April but there is plenty for FMs to think about and plan for because, as Robin Putman explains in the June issue of PFM magazine just published, there could be a significant role for them in managing the process
COFELY – the new name for Cofathec and Elyo (Mar 2009)
GDF SUEZ has created COFELY, a strong unified brand name for its energy services activities, encompassing Cofathec and Elyo in the UK and France.
Cofathec wins 5 year British Library contract (Sep 2008)
Leading technical maintenance and energy management company Cofathec has been awarded a 5 year contract with the British Library to provide a wide range of services.
Cofathec wins 25 year emergency services FM contract (Sep 2008)
Cofathec has been awarded the 25 year FM contract for the Dorset Emergency Services Partnering Initiative (DESPI) PFI contract.
Capital Facilities (May 2008)
Providing modern office environments in historic buildings is a challenge in any major city, and Paris is no exception. Office 8 the largest office complex in Paris, blends the old with the new, and offers its blue chip tenants a total facilities management package.
Cofathec delivers sustainability for BERR (Mar 2008)
Cofathec has been awarded a contract with the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR), formerly known as the DTI, and the BERR’s managing agents E C Harris.The contract is for 5 years and covers mechanical, electrical and fabric maintenance services and energy management across 9 sites ranging from London to Scotland.
Open for Business (Jun 2007)
Supporting companies in the retail sector requires a specialist approach from the service provider. Any failure of a shop's building services can prove very costly for the retailer making effective and responsive maintenance a top priority, as Mike Callender explains