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• BCC welcomes the BSA as new council member

  17-07-2018 12:07 via cleaningmag.com
  The British Cleaning Council, which represents over 20 national trade and membership associations linked to the UK’s cleaning, hygiene and waste management sectors, has welcomed the Business Services Association (BSA) as a new council member.
  The BSA is the industry body for the UK’s business services sector, supporting enterprise across both the private and public sectors. With extensive experience in ICT and digital services, business process outsourcing, facilities management, con
  
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• ASFP appoints new Council

  19-04-2024 15:14 via fmj.co.uk
  
  A new 12-strong Council has been appointed at the Association for Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP).
  Following a successful election held in February-March in which 21 nominations were received, the new Council was announced at the Association’s 2024 Annual General Meeting (AGM) at Drapers’ Hall, London on 11 April.
  The Association’s Chair and Vice Chair retain their seats for another year, with the remaining 10 places now elected for two years. The Council includes representa
  
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• Health and safety recognition for Compass

  19-04-2024 14:44 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Compass Group UK & Ireland has been recognised for its health and safety standards by the RoSPA (Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents) having picked up a number of awards- including five Gold Awards – across its sectors.
  The RoSPA Awards programme now celebrates its 68th year as the UK’s largest and most impactful health and safety programme. With almost 2,000 entries annually from over 50 countries, impacting over seven million employees, they offer a platform to s
  
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• Power resilience

  19-04-2024 13:11 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Richard Henderson, Power Consultant, Critical Power Supplies with advice on building power resilienceHaving resilient power infrastructure in place is now a key component of an energy management strategy. Just this month, the UK government warned that while it would continue to move forward with its net zero commitments, gas was still needed as a “back-up” to minimise the risk of blackouts. As the population and the demand for electricity grows, organisations must manage the shift t
  
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• Solid first half performance for Sodexo

  19-04-2024 13:07 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Sodexo’s results for first half Fiscal 2024 show consolidated revenues were at 12.1 billion euros, up +4.5% year-on-year.Group organic revenue growth was +8.5%, with the most significant drivers continuing to be increased attendance, new business and pricing. Food services organic growth continued to outperform FM services at +10.7% and +4.5% respectively.
  Broken down by region, North America achieved organic growth of +10.0%; Europe was up +8.0%, boosted 80bps by the Rugby World Cup, in t
  
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• Cushman & Wakefield banks five-year deal with Standard Chartered

  19-04-2024 11:24 via fmj.co.uk
  
  The global real estate services firm has been appointed by Standard Chartered Bank to provide services to support its Asia workplace transformation, and global asset and transaction management for the Bank’s 11 million square foot global real estate portfolio for a five-year term.
  Taking effect from 1 July 2024, the contract will encompass global asset and transactions management and property services across Asia, including integrated facilities management, project and design management se
  
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• British workers would monitor air quality from their desks amid health concerns

  19-04-2024 10:25 via fmj.co.uk
  
  New research has revealed that concerns about indoor air quality are at an all-time high, with 64 per cent of British workers concerned about the impact of indoor air quality on their health and 46 per cent concerned about air quality in schools.
  Almost half of all workers are worried about becoming ill from airborne germs at the office with more than half (54 per cent) saying they would monitor air quality from their desks if equipment it was made available to them, rising to 71 per cent of Lon
  
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• Key hire for new workspace operator

  19-04-2024 09:44 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Following its launch into the UK flex sector, Koba, the new flexible workspace company has appointed Taylor Farrimond as Head of Operations.
  Farrimond joins the business from Industrious where he was Head of Operations for the EU & UK, managing all operational aspects of 12 locations and leading teams across six European cities.
  Koba recently announced its first UK venture at AEW’s 100 Barbirolli Square in Manchester City Centre, which has undergone a £30 million investment progr
  
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• Mitie secures spot on CCS Framework

  19-04-2024 09:30 via cleaningmag.com
  
  Mitie has been awarded a place on the Crown Commercial Service’s (CCS) Healthcare Soft Facilities Management (FM) Framework agreement for a period of three years with an option to extend for a further year.
  
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• Apleona acquires Irish firm Neylons Facility Management

  19-04-2024 09:25 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Apleona has signed an agreement to acquire Neylons Facility Management, one of the largest owner-managed integrated facility management providers in Ireland
  Headquartered in Loughrea, Co. Galway Neylon Facility Management has approximately 900 full-time employees throughout Ireland who provide a full range of FM services to clients, including numerous pharmaceutical and life sciences clients. The business also includes subsidiary companies providing specialist services including water treatment
  
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• Young cleaner wins national title

  19-04-2024 01:00 via europeancleaningjournal.com
  ECJ correspondent in Germany Katja Scholz reports from the latest Craft Skills championship.The winner of the 72nd German Craft Skills championship in the contract cleaning sector is Sarah Lutz. The 20-year-old from Baden-Württemberg in south Germany was the only female trainee worker along with nine men at the start of the competition, secured the national title in the final.This kind of championship is unique in Europe and has German federal president Frank-Walter Steinmeier as its patron
  
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• CIBSE launches its Chartered Organisation programme

  18-04-2024 13:56 via fmj.co.uk
  
  The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) has launched its CIBSE Chartered Organisation Programme, as it seeks to elevate standards within building services engineering industry.
  At its core, the CIBSE Chartered Organisation Programme represents a commitment to professionalism and excellence. It offers organisations a unique pathway to not only demonstrate their dedication to best practices but also to achieve the prestigious status of being chartered with CIBSE.
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• Makita unveils new high power, high performance brushless motor upright vacuum cleaner

  18-04-2024 13:27 via chtmag.com
  
  Makita’s VC010G upright vacuum cleaner is the latest cleaning product to be added to the company’s battery powered XGT portfolio. This high-powered, high-suction, highly manoeuvrable vacuum is an ideal solution for aiding professionals with more efficient and smoother cleaning, via features such as a redesigned suction port.
  Makita’s new powerful VC010G upright vacuum has three settings, with a suction power of 110W on its highest mode, 50W on normal and 25W on quiet mode, with
  
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• Pinnacle grows housing management contract with LGAH

  18-04-2024 12:48 via fmj.co.uk
  
  The housing services provider is set to more than double the number of homes it manages on behalf of Legal & General Affordable Homes (LGAH) as it becomes the firms leading managing agent.
  In recent weeks, Pinnacle has taken on management services for an additional 900 homes, which include a mix of affordable rented and shared ownership located across the Southwest and Midlands, including The Berries in Paignton, Devon and Cross Trees Park in Shrivenham, Oxfordshire.
  Now, a further 40 shared
  
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• Sodexo extends its support of veterans with new partnership

  18-04-2024 12:02 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Sodexo Government has joined forces with Combat2Coffee, a community interest not-for-profit company (CIC) committed to supporting veterans and ex-uniformed personnel.
  Founded by Royal Anglian veteran Nigel Seaman, Combat2Coffee uses coffee as a vehicle of conversation to support the wellbeing and mental health of ex-service personnel and their families.
  The vision of Combat2Coffee is to provide:mental health and signposting support through a dedicated and experienced outreach team and community
  
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• Amey’s CRED programme delivers £67m in social value

  18-04-2024 10:53 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Amey has delivered £67 million in social value through its Clean, Rehabilitative, Enabling and Decent (CRED) programme, which was developed in 2018 in collaboration with clients Ministry of Justice, HMPPS and prison Governors.
  The CRED programme takes a proactive stance in supporting rehabilitation by engaging prisoners through meaningful work experiences and employment support. With 44 prisons currently running the operation, it successfully delivers 64,000 hours of quality purposeful act
  
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• New DEIB lead appointed at Institute of Hospitality

  18-04-2024 10:08 via fmj.co.uk
  
  The Institute of Hospitality (IoH) has appointed Devarshi Shah AIH as its new Diversity Equity, Inclusivity and Belonging Lead (DEIB).
  The role, which fits within the Institute’s Professional Development team, is funded by the Savoy Educational Trust (SET) and is pivotal in informing, influencing and supporting the Institute’s members, leading the global hospitality sector in DEIB, and championing key DEIB collaborations.
  With over five years of experience in talent management a
  
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• WorldGBC calls on EU policymakers to prioritise sustainable built environment policies

  18-04-2024 09:47 via fmj.co.uk
  
  A set of new sustainable building policy recommendations has been launched by the World Green Building Council (WorldGBC), in collaboration with 24 of its European Green Building Council members.
  The ‘European Manifesto for a sustainable built environment‘ has been designed for EU policymakers to implement more robust initiatives and incentives to secure sustainable buildings across the continent, the recommendations come on the back of mounting pressure from the building and co
  
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• Sodexo recognised in RoSPA Safety Awards

  18-04-2024 09:30 via cleaningmag.com
  
  Sodexo UK & Ireland has been recognised for its commitment to health and safety with six gold and two silver medals in the 2024 RoSPA awards programme as well as four President’s Awards, given to organisations with 10 or more consecutive gold medals.
  
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• Hygiene in healthcare - cleaning on the front line

  18-04-2024 01:00 via europeancleaningjournal.com
  What are the main challenges facing healthcare cleaning personnel today? And what can be done to make their lives easier? Ann Laffeaty finds out.CLEANERS IN THE HEALTHCARE sector have had a tough few years, to say the least. Working throughout the global pandemic was stressful and life-threatening enough, but this was closely followed by the cost-of-living crisis which made it difficult for the lower-paid to make ends meet.  And add to this the stringent new cleaning regimes put in place af
  
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• BETTER RECYCLING IS BETTER FOR BUSINESS

  18-04-2024 01:00 via europeancleaningjournal.com
  Sponsored contentHow getting a handle on waste and recycling could see your business save
  For 60% of businesses, the perceived investment and increase in ongoing costs for implementing more sustainable practices is considered a barrier to implementation (1). But with legal requirements to consider and budgets to protect, upgrading your business' waste and recycling solutions, no matter your sector, could see your business save in more ways than one.Rubbermaid Commercial Products (RCP) discuss ho
  
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• ABCO shares 4 ways facilities can support the planet this Earth Day 

  17-04-2024 14:43 via chtmag.com
  
  It’s estimated that 40 per cent of the ocean’s surface is covered in plastic waste. To celebrate Earth Day (22 April), ABCO Cleaning Products, a leading provider of sustainable cleaning tools, shares recommendations on how facilities can help support the planet.
  “Earth Day serves as a reminder of our impact on the environment,” said Carlos Albir, Jr., Vice President of Operations, ABCO Cleaning Products. “In today’s landscape, where sustainability dominates di
  
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• Tork compressed hand towels are both sustainable and efficient

  17-04-2024 14:14 via chtmag.com
  
  New from Essity are Tork Xpress® Multifold hand towel bundles that have been compressed by 50 per cent compared with standard folded Tork towels.
  Essity uses compression technology to halve the amount of air in these bundles. This means the dispenser caters for double the number of customers and accommodates twice as many towels before requiring a refill.
  “Businesses today deeply understand the need for access to hand hygiene,” said Tork Hand Wiping Product Director David Chalmer
  
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• Healthcare Cleaning Forum announces 2024 programme

  17-04-2024 13:48 via chtmag.com
  
  On 16 May 2024 Interclean’s Healthcare Cleaning Forum (HCF) will once again open its doors to healthcare cleaning enthusiasts from far and wide. With a packed programme aimed at cleaning professionals, healthcare experts, hospital managers, infection prevention specialists, facility managers and industry leaders – this much anticipated event is a highlight on the professional cleaning industry calendar.
  Running alongside Interclean Amsterdam, a leading trade fair for cleaning and hyg
  
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• Koba signs first UK flex location

  17-04-2024 12:32 via fmj.co.uk
  
  New flexible workspace company, Koba, is launching its first UK venture at 100 Barbirolli Square in Manchester.
  Koba has agreed a partnership lease on a 10-year term with AEW to design, fit-out and operate its inaugural circa 30,000 sq ft location at the flagship 100 Barbirolli Square office building in Manchester City Centre.
  The new flex site, to be known as Koba @ 100 Barbirolli Square, will operate on Levels 0 & 1 within the 200,000 sq ft, 10 storey Grade A office building whose transfor
  
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• Navigating the future of FM

  17-04-2024 11:48 via fmj.co.uk
  
  By Richard Sykes, SVP and President, ABM UK and Ireland
  An ancient philosopher said that “the only constant in life is change”; that is truer today than ever before. The facilities management industry is responding to everything from technological advancements to evolving workplace dynamics; a plethora of changes which are influencing how we deliver our services. For me, there are three overarching considerations for the immediate and long-term, and the way businesses evolve and adju
  
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• Mitie donates £2m in Apprenticeship Levy gifting pledges

  17-04-2024 11:16 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Mitie has exceeded the £2 million milestone for its Apprenticeship Levy gifting pledges, which has enabled over 30 small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) and local community services across the UK to fund apprenticeship schemes for future talent.
  With less than three per cent of Levy-paying employers gifting Levy funding to SMEs, this makes Mitie one of just 580 companies investing unspent Levy funds to support their local communities.
  The facilities management and professional services
  
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• 2024 UKHA Summer Ball

  17-04-2024 10:51 via cleaningmag.com
  
  The 2024 UKHA Summer Ball is taking place on Saturday 29th June in Scotland
  
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• New BESA specification will ‘revolutionise building air quality’

  17-04-2024 10:33 via fmj.co.uk
  
  A new specification for ventilation hygiene has been launched by the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) as part of its ongoing efforts to minimise the risk posed by contaminated indoor air to human health and wellbeing.
  BESA has also updated two of its air hygiene training courses to ensure delivery against the new specification and improve safety standards in buildings. The courses are designed so that contractors can advise their clients about ventilation cleanliness to
  
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• SBTi approval for Churchill’s near-term science-based targets

  17-04-2024 10:02 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Churchill Group’s science-based greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions near-term reduction targets have been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi).
  The SBTi’s target validation team has determined that Churchill Group’s 1 and 2 scope emission targets align with the 1.5°C Business Ambition trajectory. Churchill Group first formally committed to developing a science-based target aligned with the SBTi criteria in 2021.
  The SBTi is a corporate climate action organisa
  
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