Blue Support Services

13/05/2026

Celebrating World Facilities Management Day — Cultivating belonging through the built environment

Today is World Facilities Management Day, and this year’s theme ‘Cultivating Belonging Through Built Environments’ reminds us how the spaces we care for can shape connection, comfort, and community.

Across more than 20 primary care centres in the UK, our FM teams at Blue Support Services play a vital role in ensuring buildings are well-maintained, efficient, and ready to serve local communities. From planned maintenance and compliance to estate upgrades delivered in partnership with Community 1st in Oldham, Sheffield, Cornwall, and Stockport, their work directly shapes the quality and experience of our built environments.

Facilities management is about more than buildings, it’s about people. Our teams help create spaces where patients, staff, and visitors feel they belong. Whether improving sustainability, enhancing safety, or ensuring day-to-day reliability, their impact is felt in every corner of our facilities.

Discover how we’re shaping the future of facilities management:
https://bluesupportservices.co.uk/services/

28/04/2026

Revolutionising Health & Safety: Good Psychosocial Working Environments – A Pathway to Thriving Workers and Strong Organisations. World Health and Safety at Work Day 2026

Creating a safe and healthy workplace starts with all of us. This year’s theme highlights the power of good psychosocial working environments, places where people feel supported, valued, and respected, and how these foundations help both individuals and organisations thrive.

A strong safety culture goes beyond preventing physical harm. It’s about nurturing communication, manageable workloads, inclusion, and emotional wellbeing. When these elements are in place, people feel confident, connected, and able to perform at their best.

Technology continues to reshape how we manage safety. We continue to invest in technology and digital skills development across our business operations. By digitising documents and processes, we strengthen risk management, streamline compliance, and help prevent incidents before they occur.

Whilst technology continues to advance at a rapid pace, our people and their personal skills development and wellbeing, alongside a commitment to a mentally healthy workplace remains central to our company success. We encourage open conversations, ensure colleagues know where to find support, and work to reduce stigma so everyone feels able to speak up.

Health and safety is an ongoing commitment, one we uphold every day. Together, we can build workplaces where people feel safe, supported, and empowered to thrive.

03/03/2026

World Engineering Day 2026: Smart Engineering for a Sustainable Future

Today we celebrate our engineers and teams whose expertise and innovation help create safer, greener, and more resilient environments across Blue Support Services.

From delivering clean water, reliable energy, and safe facilities to supporting the NHS 24/7, our engineers play a crucial role in ensuring our buildings perform at their best.

Digital innovation is driving this progress. Tools like our CAFM software give our teams real time visibility that improves maintenance, reduces downtime, and supports faster decision-making. Our move to cloud platforms is also strengthening collaboration across sites.

Our sustainability impact:
• Expanding NHS capacity through modern, efficient facilities
• Delivering low carbon solutions aligned to NHS Net Zero
• All our health estate buildings exceed EPC ‘C’ targets
• Proactive, data driven maintenance that extends asset life

This year we’re also encouraging everyone to move more sustainably and make small daily choices that support both wellbeing and the planet.

A huge thank you to our teams whose creativity and commitment help engineer a smarter, greener future.

12/02/2026

This National Apprenticeship Week we’re celebrating the impact of apprenticeships across our group.

Apprenticeships give our people the opportunity to gain recognised qualifications, develop new skills, and grow their careers, all while working in real roles across our business. At the same time, they bring fresh ideas, new energy, and valuable expertise into our teams.

Our apprentices are making a real difference every day.

13/01/2026

Looking for a fresh start in 2026?

We’re hiring for multiple roles across the North West.

Join a people-first organisation that’s passionate about long-term personal development and making a real difference across our whole estate of Healthcare, Nursery and Residential sites.

✔ Career progression
✔ Training & development
✔ Supportive team environment

👉 Interested? Check out our vacancies here: https://uk.indeed.com/cmp/Blue-Support-Services-Ltd/jobs

17/12/2025

Wishing you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from everyone here at Blue Support Services.

We look forward to working with partners old and new in 2026.

27/10/2025

Our Cornwall team are expanding!

We'd love to hear from you if you're looking for your next role in facilities maintenance!

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27/10/2025

Our North West team are expanding!

If you're looking for your new challenge with a company dedicated to giving job security, check out some of our vacancies!

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23/10/2025

Blue Support Services celebrates 16 years in partnership with Community 1st Sheffield

For the past 16 years, Blue Support Services has proudly partnered with Community 1st Sheffield, a joint venture with the NHS established to develop and maintain the city’s health estate in line with the evolving needs of the community.

Today, Blue Support Services manages around 128,000 sq. ft of primary care facilities for Community 1st and the NHS in Sheffield. Our services include full property and facilities management, as well as 24/7 reactive support to keep essential healthcare spaces running smoothly.

Our locally based, highly skilled team covering property management, building services engineering, and construction, also delivers wider NHS estate improvement projects and backlog maintenance works.

Zoe Openshaw miwfm, Operations Director at Blue Support Services, said: “As a local employer, we’re really proud to support our Community 1st NHS facilities and keep them to the highest standards. These buildings are vital to the community, and by providing facilities management and compliance services, we help frontline NHS staff provide care in safe and well-maintained spaces.”

This strong, long-term partnership with Community 1st reflects our commitment to delivering responsive, high-quality facilities management services that help keep NHS buildings fit for the future.

Read more here: https://community1st.co.uk/community-1st-sheffield-is-proud-to-celebrate-20-years-of-partnership-with-the-nhs/

15/10/2025

We’re excited to share that Blue Support Services property development arm is continuing to grow, with the launch of our new BSSL Property website: https://bsslpropertyltd.co.uk/

This marks an important milestone in our Build to Rent residential portfolio expansion, as BSSL Property will be developing all of our high-quality residential developments, and managing our lettings directly.

By becoming both the developer and the letting agent, we’re strengthening our end-to-end service offering and creating a more personal approach with our tenants.

The new website showcases our growing Build to Rent residential portfolio and reflects our ongoing commitment to develop high quality, well maintained private homes to rent.

BSSL Property offers beautifully maintained private homes for rent, from modern 1-bedroom apartments to spacious 4-bedroom houses.