Cleaning Industry news

• Internationally renowned sustainability expert is new Director of Responsible Business at NHS Property Services

  05-12-2022 13:58 via fmj.co.uk
  NHS Property Services (NHSPS) has announced the appointment of leading ethical and sustainable construction expert Dr Shamir Ghumra, who will join its Executive Board later this month as Director of Responsible Business.  
  Dr Ghumra joins NHSPS from Building Research Establishment (BRE), where he served as Head of Building Performance Services. Well connected to both industry and academia, Shamir was responsible for a range of business areas at BRE including energy modelling, BREEAM &n
  
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• Northwood boosts sustainability commitment with Green Loop

  05-12-2022 13:44 via chtmag.com
  Northwood Hygiene Products Ltd has strengthened its commitment to sustainability with the introduction of its ‘Green Loop’ closed loop end of life plastic recycling solution across two of its best-known brands – Raphael and North Shore.
  The move has seen Northwood team up with a specialist supplier to develop a unique insert for its cardboard cores, which is made from 100 per cent recycled plastic and is 100 per cent recyclable after use.
  Currently being rolled out across Rapha
  
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• Millions of workers to be able to request flexible working on day one of employment

  05-12-2022 12:11 via fmj.co.uk
  New government plans to make flexible working the default have been unveiled today giving workers a greater say over when, where, and how they work. The Government introduced the raft of changes in response to the consultation; Making Flexible Working The Default.
  Flexible working won’t just mean a combination of working from home and in the office – it can mean employees making use of job-sharing, flexitime, and working compressed, annualised, or staggered hours.
  The measures the go
  
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• Sodexo supports employee financial wellbeing

  05-12-2022 10:06 via fmj.co.uk
  An employee discounts scheme launched by Sodexo in 2013 has helped its colleagues to save over £5 million on their shopping.
  Sodexo provides its employees with access to a wide range of employee benefits programmes, which support their health and wellbeing. These include Sodexo Discounts, which is an online platform enabling users to save on their shopping, whether the occasional large but necessary purchases such as household appliances, or everyday spending on utilities, groceries, enter
  
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• Mitie named Top 50 Inclusive UK Employer

  05-12-2022 09:39 via fmj.co.uk
  Mitie has been named one of the UK’s top 50 most inclusive employers by Inclusive Companies for the fifth year running.
  The Inclusive Top 50 Employers List acknowledges and ranks businesses which are consistently working hard to be truly inclusive and encompass all types of diversity. Now in its seventh year, it has become the definitive cross-industry index harnessing both best practice and innovation, with the goal of driving inclusion for all.
  Mitie has been ranked in 17th place and is
  
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• DTGen to provide emergency power solution in Aberdeen

  05-12-2022 09:16 via fmj.co.uk
  Power generation specialist, DTGen, has been appointed to supply and install the emergency power solution for the new £244.8 million development of The Baird Family Hospital and ANCHOR Centre for NHS Grampian at the Foresterhill Health Campus in Aberdeen.
  At The Baird Family Hospital, three 1100kVA synchronised generators, 16,000ltr structural base tanks and supporting infrastructure will be installed at the site which replaces the existing Aberdeen Maternity Hospital, and encompasses a nu
  
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• Independent NHS tests confirm Rensair air cleaning efficiency

  05-12-2022 08:57 via fmj.co.uk
  The NHS Innovation Agency has conducted extensive biovalidation testing on the Rensair Core air purifier. The results corroborate existing independent tests carried out by leading scientific laboratories, which have all concluded that Rensair can be used for infection prevention & control in poorly ventilated areas, including those where Aerosol Generating Procedures (AGPs) are undertaken.
  The tests carried out by the NHS Innovation Agency conformed to the ‘Liverpool Biovalidation Prot
  
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• Cleaners to take part in first national strike

  05-12-2022 01:00
  The first-ever national strike staged by cleaners who belong to the Royal Maritime and Transport union is due to take place this month.More than 1,000 RMT-enrolled cleaners voted for industrial action in the latest round of ballots. This means cleaners currently contracted out by companies such as Churchill, Atalian Servest and Mitie are likely to stage a walk-out before Christmas.They join Royal Mail workers, nurses and other rail staff who have also announced strike action in recent days. The
  
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