Cleaning Industry news

• OCS Group completes sale of its facilities services division to CD&R

  02-12-2022 15:41 via fmj.co.uk
  Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R), a leading global investment firm, has completed its acquisition of OCS Group’s facilities services division (OCS FS), following a Sale and Purchase Agreement announcement in July.
  CD&R has also made a“binding and irrevocable offer” for the acquisition of global facilities services business, Atalian. Assuming this deal also completes, OCS FS and Atalian will operate under a joint ownership structure.
  OCS FS is a leading international
  
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• Principle Cleaning Services signs up to support Armed Forces

  02-12-2022 13:06 via chtmag.com
  Principle Cleaning Services has signed up to the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant, a written, publicised, voluntary pledge to support those who have served in returning to civilian life and work.
  The company, which has received the Defence Employer Recognition Scheme Bronze award, will continue to grow the number of ex-forces personnel it employs and will offer an additional route of employment for those leaving service through its affiliation with the Career Transitional Partnership (CTP).
  
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• Window cleaning firms and employees invited to enter national competition

  02-12-2022 12:54 via chtmag.com
  The Federation of Window Cleaners (FWC) is inviting entries for its prestigious biennial national awards.
  The deadline for submissions to Window Cleaning Company of the Year 2023 and Window Cleaner (Employee) of the Year 2023 is 20 February next year.
  The winners will receive an engraved trophy, framed certificate and £100 gift voucher and will also be announced at the Cleaning Show at Excel London, which runs between 14-16 March 2023.
  Window Cleaning Company of the Year is open to all com
  
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• Medirest and Royal Surrey Hospital receive Exemplar site status for outstanding cleaning services

  02-12-2022 12:45 via chtmag.com
  Medirest, the healthcare division of Compass Group UK & Ireland and its partner, Royal Surrey Hospital have been awarded ‘Exemplar’ site status, for the early and proficient implementation of the 2021 National Standards for Cleaning. The recognition acknowledges the delivery of the best-in-class service and that they will share learnings and experiences to enable other trusts to follow suit.
  Medirest has worked in partnership with Royal Surrey since 1994 and in 2014 took on the d
  
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• Medirest awarded NHS Exemplar site status for outstanding cleaning services

  02-12-2022 12:12 via fmj.co.uk
  Compass Group UK and Ireland’s healthcare division, Medirest, and its partner, Royal Surrey Hospital have received ‘Exemplar’ site status, for the early and proficient implementation of the 2021 National Standards for Cleaning.
  The recognition acknowledges the delivery of the best-in-class service and that they will share learnings and experiences to enable other trusts to follow suit.
  Both organisations have been working together since 1994 and in 2014 took on the delivery of
  
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• Commercial building owners are missing out on ‘easy energy savings’

  02-12-2022 10:23 via fmj.co.uk
  Despite growing concern about energy costs, thousands of commercial and residential building owners are missing out on straightforward, low-cost ways to improve energy efficiency, according to the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA). The Association says that turning down thermostats and heating flow temperatures, having boilers and other plant serviced, improving insulation, and replacing inefficient lightbulbs with LEDs are all quick and easy measures that are not being
  
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• VIVO Defence commences maintenance and housing services contract for US Air Force

  02-12-2022 09:55 via fmj.co.uk
  VIVO Defence Services, a 50/50 joint venture between Serco and Equans, has begun looking after more than 1,000 operational building assets and nearly 1,500 military family homes for the United States Visiting Forces (USVF) in the UK.
  VIVO, which works solely for the UK military and its partners, already provides asset and facilities management services as well as maintenance work at 20,000 operational buildings and 27,000 service family homes through Defence Infrastructure Organisation new FDIS
  
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• Japanese fans adopt a janitorial role at Qatar World Cup

  02-12-2022 01:00
  Japanese fans reacted true to form following their Costa Rica defeat in Qatar and immediately began removing litter, empty bottles and food debris from the stands after the final whistle had been blown.The Japanese have become renowned worldwide for their habit of cleaning up after sporting events. Footage of the company's fans wielding blue plastic bags and picking up litter has become commonplace.The fans in Qatar handed their rubbish bags to stadium workers on their way out, who were clearly
  
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