The £50,000 Gamble on Grit! Challenge Innovation 2026 Left the Classroom Behind to Build a High-Stakes VR Future
In the world of rail security, a familiar tradition of perseverance is observed, characterized by windowless classrooms, a flickering projector, and the slow, rhythmic delivery of a PowerPoint deck. For most, it is just a compliance hurdle to clear before the real work begins. Gemma Barry, Operations Manager at Carlisle sees it differently, being on […]
Innovation Lab 2026 Highlights the Power of Innovation in Modern FM and Security
More than 700 senior leaders from across the UK’s security, facilities management, and other support services sectors gathered on 5 March in Liverpool for Carlisle Support Services’ Innovation Lab 2026, a leading industry forum designed to spark new thinking around service delivery, safety and operational excellence. Hosted at ACC Liverpool, the event brought together over […]
Innovation Lab 2026 Welcomes Jason Bevan to Ignite Creative Firepower and Redefine What’s Possible
At Innovation Lab 2026, Carlisle Support Services will once again convene the leaders shaping the future of Security, Cleaning, Facilities Management (FM), and other support services, setting the stage for a day defined by ambition, accountability, and forward-thinking leadership. As the lights settle across a room of more than 700 senior leaders at ACC Liverpool […]
Rethinking Innovation: Why Carlisle’s Innovation Lab Begins on the Frontline
At 3:00 AM, innovation looks quite different: It showcases some practical realities of innovation in security and FM spaces. Our industry does not lack ideas; what it lacks are the conditions for ideas to survive. Across the UK support services sector, innovation too often fails not because the technology implemented is wrong, but because the […]
Registrations Open for Innovation Lab 2026: Driving the Future of Sustainable Innovation in Security and Facilities Management
The annual Innovation Lab conference announces the opening of delegate registrations for 2026, taking place on Thursday, 5 March 2026 at the iconic ACC Liverpool. The event brings together more than 600 industry leaders, 50+ exhibitors, expert speakers, innovators, and senior decision-makers from across the Cleaning, Security, and Facilities Management sectors to collaborate and explore […]
Returning to the Mersey: Announcing the 2026 Innovation Lab!
After incredible success at previous events held at ACC Liverpool in 2024 and more recently at Excel London in 2025, the Innovation Lab and Superstar Awards ceremony will return for the event’s 7th iteration, at ACC Liverpool on Thursday 5th March 2026. With over 600 attendees anticipated for the event, we look forward to delivering […]
Ideas That Move Trains, People, and Purpose: The Story of Carlisle’s Challenge Innovation 2025
It started with a question ‘What if you had £50,000 to bring your best idea to life?’ No limits, no hierarchy – just vision, courage, and the chance to make real impact. At Carlisle Support Services, it led to a wave of breakthrough ideas and the birth of something extraordinary. That question ignited an initiative […]
Championing Innovation at our 2025 Innovation Lab
Following its huge success in February 2024, we are pleased to announce that the Innovation Lab and Annual Superstar Awards are returning on Thursday 27th March 2025 at Excel London. Bigger and better than ever before, not only is the upcoming event featuring its own dedicated website, but it is also due to be the […]
Sunbelt Rentals: Commitment to Sustainability
Written by Sunbelt Rentals Join Sunbelt at our 2024 Innovation Lab, where they will be discussing their commitment to sustainability in an ever changing world. Going into 2024 sustainability continues to be a huge driver for the facilities management sector, with organisations looking at how they can integrate sustainable solutions across all aspects of their […]
Bunzl Cleaning & Hygiene: Closed Loop Recycling Solution
Written by Bunzl Cleaning & Hygiene The Challenge Packaging waste continues with few services available to re-use containers and reduce the demand of virgin plastic being made for product packaging. There was no current closed-loop initiative available for customers to implement into their business, to reduce their plastic consumption and increase CO2 savings in the […]