Cleaning Industry news

• Supporting your workers through a challenging winter

  21-10-2022 12:46 via fmj.co.uk
  According to the ONS around three in four adults (77 per cent) feel very or somewhat worried about the rising costs of living. Although hybrid working remains a popular option, as energy and food bills continue to soar there’s growing uncertainty on whether it’s more cost effective to work at home or in the office. Either way, what more can be done to support workers through what is predicted to be a challenging winter?
  THE WORKPLACE EXPERT’S VIEWANDREW MAWSON,
  FOUNDER, ADVANCE
  
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• Compass Scotland partners with food charity FareShare

  21-10-2022 12:06 via fmj.co.uk
  As more individuals and families struggle to cope with the rising cost of living, Compass Scotland has unveiled a new partnership with FareShare, which aims to encourage Compass sites across Scotland to work with the food charity to donate surplus food so that meals can be distributed to those who need it most.
  The food FareShare distributes – such as fresh fruit, veg, meat and non-perishable items including pasta and tins – is surplus, but still good to eat and would otherwise go to
  
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• Smart IoT project set to digitally transform Aberdeenshire

  21-10-2022 11:28 via fmj.co.uk
  Towns across Aberdeenshire are set to benefit from a new Internet of Things (IoT) project which has the potential to transform the lives of those who live and work in the area.
  The project will see Aberdeenshire Council trial six smart technologies in partnership with North, a leading IoT and solutions provider, as part of the company’s IoT Accelerator Pack Programme. The pilots will provide the council with access to real-time data insights on building health, social housing, water monito
  
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• Mitie wins silver at the UK Social Mobility Awards

  21-10-2022 10:43 via fmj.co.uk
  Mitie has won a silver award in the ‘Community Programme of the Year’ category at the sixth annual UK Social Mobility Awards (SOMOs).
  The award recognises Mitie’s school volunteering programme, which is part of its wider community support programme, Giving Back. The initiative offers various sessions, activities and mentoring opportunities to students in schools across the UK, helping them navigate the often confusing path from education into employment.
  Mitie colleagues can vo
  
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• Churchill gains gold sustainability accreditation

  21-10-2022 09:41 via fmj.co.uk
  Churchill Services has been awarded a gold medal by EcoVadis, for sustainability achievement.
  This is an improvement on the silver that Churchill was awarded last year and puts the soft services provider in the top five per cent of companies assessed for sustainability.
  EcoVadis is an online measuring tool for a company’s sustainability performance. It allows companies to assess the ESG performance of their global suppliers, and considers a range of sustainability issues, which are grouped
  
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• PPS grows hospitality business with acquisition

  21-10-2022 09:30 via cleaningmag.com
  PPS, the independent janitorial supply business, has acquired hospitality supplies specialist, LTES.
  
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• Energy costs - Europe faces a difficult winter

  21-10-2022 01:00
  Business owners know all too well about the impacts of soaring energy costs over the past year. But how much longer will those eye-watering bills continue to roll in? Hartley Milner looks at the background to this current situation and seeks some answers.
  As a business owner, you need no telling about the impacts of soaring energy costs over the past year. The question that will be nagging away in your head as those eye-watering bills continue to roll in is … how much longer will the craz
  
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