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• Leading theatre Management Company looking for cleaning partner

  10-10-2017 16:10 via cleaningmag.com
  HQ Theatres & Hospitality Ltd (HQT&H) is a leading operator of theatres, arts centres and concert halls in the UK. Currently the group includes 18 auditoria in 12 venues ranging from 2400 capacity concert halls to 200 seat community arts centres, across 10 contracts with local authorities. 
  HQT&H is looking to embark on a competitive tender process for the group’s commercial cleaning contract. The successful bidder will display that they are capable of providing a bespoke
  
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• .@essity: "Get dirty for @handwashingday" - tomorrowscleaning.com/essity-global-… https://t.co/1uZVzb24yS

  10-10-2017 16:00 via twitter.com
  
  .@essity: "Get dirty for @handwashingday" - tomorrowscleaning.com/essity-global-… https://t.co/1uZVzb24yS
  
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• ABM rolls-out handheld smart devices to UK workforce

  10-10-2017 15:06 via fmj.co.uk
  ABM UK has provided each one of its 7,000 UK-based employees with a state-of-the-art handheld smart device.
  The facilities solutions provider says it took the decision to “empower its staff ” with the latest handheld technology, as it believes it will help to streamline and further improve the quality of the many technical services that the company offers its clients.
  The devices will enable ABM UK’s staff complete a number of tasks efficiently while on-site, inc
  
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• Incentive QAS enrols at outstanding Surrey school

  10-10-2017 14:38 via chtmag.com
  Specialist cleaning company, Incentive QAS, has been awarded a three-year contract by Babcock International to provide a full range of cleaning services at Salesian School in Chertsey, Surrey.Under the terms of the agreement, Incentive QAS will deploy a flow cleaning regime where staff will strategically work together as a single unit to efficiently clean the entire facility, including offices, classrooms, the canteen, the sports hall, toilets and external areas. This model ensures minimal
  
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• Arrow Solutions celebrates 40 years of Norwegian sales with £1m target

  10-10-2017 14:10 via chtmag.com
  Arrow Solutions is celebrating 40 years of selling its industry-leading cleaning and maintenance chemicals in Norway by strengthening its partnership with a key distributor.
  The Moira-based firm has announced an extension to its agreement with Aco Kjemi, which will see it provide more support to help increase market share for core products including Lotoxane, Delta and EcoWash Autoshine.
  Backed by a significant new marketing campaign and more technical training, it is expected that the partnersh
  
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• KBR lands contract with MoD to deliver FM services in the Middle East

  10-10-2017 13:17 via fmj.co.uk
  KBR has secured the Facilities Management Services Operations (FMSO) contract with the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD), and will now be the sole supplier delivering FM services to the UK MoD on deployed operations.
  Under the terms of the initial three-year contract KBR’s Government Service business will deliver a wide range of hard and soft FM services across the UK MoD’s operational estate in the Middle East. These services are to include the operating and maintaining of exi
  
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• EMCOR UK holds inaugural Mental Health Awareness Week

  10-10-2017 12:42 via fmj.co.uk
  Facilities management provider, EMCOR UK has announced its inaugural Mental Health Awareness Week 9-13 October, 2017, in collaboration with Mind, the UK’s leading mental health charity. The event is occasioned by World Mental Health Day which takes place today (10 October).
  EMCOR UK initiated a three-year collaboration with Mind, commencing January 2017, to raise awareness, promote understanding, and provide support to the company’s employees about mental health and wellbeing.In May
  
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• BIFM award winners 2017

  10-10-2017 12:11 via fmj.co.uk
  Individuals and organisations driving innovation and delivering exceptional results in facilities management stepped into the spotlight when the winners of the British Institute of Facilities Management (BIFM) Awards 2017 were revealed.
  Now in their 17th year, the Awards celebrated the very best the FM industry has to offer, honouring the outstanding contributions helping to advance the profession and industry and acting as a benchmark for excellence across the FM sector.
  The highlight of the BI
  
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• Game changer

  10-10-2017 11:23 via fmj.co.uk
  Services and recruitment supplier the Cordant Group has just become the UK’s largest organisation to transition from a corporate to a social enterprise concept. Chief Energiser Phillip Ullmann and CEO Chris Kenneally explain why this is a game changer
  The services and facilities management sector accounts for about seven per cent of UK GDP, yet still has little or no influence on governmental policy – an omission which has inspired both RICS and BIFM to focus on the benefits that th
  
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• Harness the healing power of a ‘touch screen’

  10-10-2017 10:25 via chtmag.com
  Door furniture – from pull handles when exiting the washroom to push plates when entering the staff canteen – can be a smorgasbord of germs. Dave Carson of P-Wave explains how high-tech, low-maintenance covers can combat the spread of illnesses and infection.
  As the old saying goes, ‘You can lead a horse to water, but you can’t …’ – to adapt the maxim for humans – make them wash their hands after they’ve been to the toilet.
  And that seems to
  
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• Discover how to bring your venue into the smart world at Smart Infrastructure 2017

  10-10-2017 09:51 via fmj.co.uk
  Zeetta Networks will be showcasing their cutting edge NetOS open programmable network platform which can make any venue ‘smart’ in their inaugural Event – Smart Infrastructure 2017.
  The theme of the event this year is ‘Smart Leaders for Smart Venues’, and guest speakers will provide the business context of investing in Smart Infrastructure for venues. To maximise the gains of smart infrastructure, an organisation should be prepared to adapt its working culture to fi
  
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• Gradus SureProtect PVC-u sheet – providing protection for interiors

  10-10-2017 09:41 via fmj.co.uk
  Contract interiors specialist Gradus can help protect interiors with its new range of PVC-u wall cladding.
  Forming part of Gradus Wall Protection Systems, the SureProtect PVC-u sheet offer provides a durable, defensive layer that has been designed to protect large surface areas from scuffs, scrapes and impact damage. It delivers a cost effective way to reduce the need to repair and repaint wall and door surfaces, and optimises the appearance retention of the building interior.
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• Nilfisk appoints new CEO with strong background in technology and innovation

  10-10-2017 02:00 via cleaningmag.com
  Hans Henrik Lund has been appointed as new CEO at Nilfisk. “With the appointment of Hans Henrik Lund as new CEO of Nilfisk, we have the right profile to develop and grow Nilfisk, to lead the business as an independently listed company and to execute on our overall strategy of further consolidating our position as a world leader in the professional cleaning equipment industry,” said Jens Due Olsen, chairman of the board of directors. Hans Henrik Lund has held several leadership p
  
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• ISSA Hygieia Network Announces 2017 Award Winners

  10-10-2017 01:00 via europeancleaningjournal.com
  The ISSA Hygieia Network (IHN), a non-profit association dedicated to the advancement and retention of cleaning industry women, announced the winners of its third annual ISSA Hygieia Network Awards during a ceremony in Las Vegas recently.The Hygieia Member of the Year Award, which recognises a member who has made an outstanding contribution to the cleaning industry, was awarded to Michelle Mercer, senior director business development supply chain, Aramark, for her work in promoting women in the
  
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