Cleaning Industry news

• Government publishes its first co-ordinated Facilities Management Strategy

  14-11-2022 15:36 via fmj.co.uk
  For the first time, the Government has established a Facilities Management Strategy. The coordinated, cross-government vision for facilities management is part of the Government’s Property Strategy to reshape the public estate, and aims to set the strategic approach and standards which will govern what good looks like and the quality of service which should be aspired to.
  The vision, values and goals articulated in the strategy have been developed collaboratively, bringing together experti
  
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• Championing the Living Wage movement for our key workers

  14-11-2022 15:13 via chtmag.com
  As Living Wage Week (14 to 20 November 2022) kicks off today, Gareth Cowmeadow, Key Account Director at Kingdom Cleaning, explains why the movement has never been more important.
  It’s Living Wage Week, which celebrates the movement that has given hundreds of thousands of workers a pay rise with a real Living Wage.
  From years of campaigning and signing up the first Living Wage supporter in 2004, to now having over 8,000 UK businesses accredited, over £1.5 billion has gone back into th
  
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• Essity and Reckitt launch bespoke co-branded professional hygiene solutions

  14-11-2022 14:46 via chtmag.com
  Essity and Reckitt, two leaders in the global hygiene and health sector, have launched a range of co-branded disinfection products for professional hygiene customers combining the power of their Tork, Dettol and Sagrotan brands across four countries in Europe.
  This collaboration combines the scale and experience of Essity’s trusted leading professional hygiene brand Tork with the well-known consumer recognition of Dettol and Sagrotan brands of Reckitt. The products will give professional h
  
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• ISS’ product development manager secures Chartered Practitioner Award

  14-11-2022 13:57 via chtmag.com
  ISS’ Product Development Manager, Matthew Dean, has secured the Chartered Practitioner Award from the Worshipful Company of Environmental Cleaners.
  The Worshipful Company of Environmental Cleaners is a membership organisation for environmental cleaners and associated businesses. Acknowledging the UK cleaning industry’s highest standards of professionalism, the company received a grant of royal approval in 2021, this chartered status now allowing its members to confer the award of Cha
  
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• ISS’ Matthew Dean receives Chartered Practitioner Award

  14-11-2022 13:36 via fmj.co.uk
  Matthew Dean, Product Development Manager at ISS has secured the Chartered Practitioner Award from the Worshipful Company of Environmental Cleaners.
  The Worshipful Company of Environmental Cleaners is a membership organisation for environmental cleaners and associated businesses. The accolade, renowned as the highest achievable recognition in the cleaning industry, recognises outstanding contributions, performance and commitment to the wider cleaning sector.
  Acknowledging the UK cleaning industr
  
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• Novati acquires Blue Castle Business Services’ waste portfolio

  14-11-2022 13:11 via fmj.co.uk
  Resource management consultancy, Novati, has acquired the waste portfolio of Blue Castle Business Services Ltd.
  Founded in 2002, Blue Castle’s consultants deliver sustainable business solutions for hundreds of customers in the healthcare, leisure, and hospitality sectors. These customers will now join several thousand customers who are already being supported by a combination of Novati and Click Waste UK.
  Following October’s acquisition of Managed Waste Solutions Limited, this a
  
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• Vacant possessions

  14-11-2022 11:56 via fmj.co.uk
  Arthur Duke, Managing Director, Live-in Guardians offers a practical solution to the challenge of protecting a vacant property
  In the UK, 750,000 vacant non-residential properties are vandalised annually and a further 9,000 are seriously damaged by fires. With an increasing number of commercial building owners facing the impact of downsizing due to an increase in flexible and hybrid working, we’re seeing a growing number looking for vacant property protection. Property Guardianship offers
  
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• World Ventil8 Day hailed a ‘huge success’

  14-11-2022 11:34 via fmj.co.uk
  Health experts, engineers, scientists, and academics have hailed the first ever World Ventilation Day (#WorldVentil8Day) held last week on 8 November as a “huge success”. 
  Twenty-one organisations, including professional bodies, universities, and environmental groups from across UK, Europe, North America, and Australia, backed the campaign to raise public awareness of the vital role played by ventilation in supporting people’s health, wellbeing, and productivity. &nb
  
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• Viridor embarks on digitalisation transformation journey with AMCS

  14-11-2022 11:12 via fmj.co.uk
  Energy recovery and plastics recycling specialist, Viridor, has appointed AMCS, a global technology leader for the environmental, waste, recycling, and resource industries, as its technology partner to drive forward the company’s digitalisation program and maximise operating efficiency.
  AMCS and Viridor have successfully implemented AMCS Platform at Viridor’s two Somerset facilities. This is the start of a journey that will eventually see the solution rolled out to 22 additional site
  
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• Essity and Reckitt launch co-branded professional hygiene solutions

  14-11-2022 11:04 via cleaningmag.com
  Essity and Reckitt have announced the launch of a range of co-branded disinfection products for professional hygiene customers.
  
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• Imtech signs agreement on sale of Suir Engineering

  14-11-2022 10:28 via fmj.co.uk
  Imtech, a leading UK technical services engineering group jointly owned by EDF and Dalkia, has signed a binding agreement with British private equity investor Duke Street, relating to the sale of 100 per cent of its Irish subsidiary, Suir Engineering Ltd.
  The transaction is part of the exercise to prioritise the Dalkia Group’s strategic investments, and to refocus Dalkia and Imtech on their core areas.
  Suir Engineering specialises in mechanical and electrical works. It is mainly active in
  
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• CEF raises over £160,000 for charity at supplier partner event

  14-11-2022 09:58 via fmj.co.uk
  CEF the UK’s leading multi-channel electrical distributor raised £160,116 for charity at its recent ‘Shaping the Future Together’ supplier partner event.
  The donation will be shared between CEFs two chosen charities – Macmillan Cancer Support and The Electrical Industries Charity [EIC]. The money was raised through generous donations from event delegates, contributions from supplier partners attending and match funding from CEF.
  The Electrical Industries Charity [EI
  
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• To all Waterblade clients and users

  14-11-2022 09:46 via fmj.co.uk
  Tell us what you like and do not like about the Waterblade. We shall use your feedback to inform an exciting project we have won funding for, to develop the next generation of handwashing taps.
  Take the time to email us and we shall happily send you one of our popular new Waterblade 2.4 L/min’s
  If your suggestion is incorporated into the final design, we shall send you one from the first production run. (T&C’s apply!)
  This offer also applies to anyone who would like to trial Wate
  
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• ‘Positive hand hygiene parenting can help to reduce nursery absenteeism’

  14-11-2022 01:00
  A hand hygiene training programme implemented in 15 Hong Kong nurseries resulted in lower absence rates due to flu-like symptoms, according to a study.Dr Peggy Or Pui-lai of The Education University of Hong Kong Good conducted the trial to find out whether improved hand hygiene training could result in fewer illnesses at kindergarten level.A total of 58 parents, two grandparents and their respective children and grandchildren were invited to participate in the hand hygiene programme. An infectio
  
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• ECHA winner Essity - 360 degree approach to sustainability

  14-11-2022 01:00
  The climate emergency has prompted many companies to adopt new sustainability goals. But Essity’s own commitment to the environment dates back nearly 100 years – and it is this ingrained culture that helped the company to win the European Cleaning & Hygiene Award for Sustainability – Best Practice.Pioneering the world’s first recycling service for paper hand towels is an impressive boast for any company. So is launching a ground-breaking bio-based cleaning cloth for i
  
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