Cleaning Industry news

• Smartphone solutions

  19-12-2022 13:18 via fmj.co.uk
  Jaroslav Barton, HID’s Product Marketing Director for Physical Access Control, says the uptake of smartphone-based solutions offers tangible benefits, as seen in a case study on the Skyliner skyscraper in Warsaw, Poland
  Facility managers have always had to cope with what appears to be mutually exclusive demands. Not only do they have a wide remit to juggle—whether that’s maintenance, cleaning, mailroom, reception, security and so on—but they’re tasked with providin
  
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• Mount Charles in multi-million pound cleaning contract win

  19-12-2022 12:57 via chtmag.com
  Facilities management support service provider, Mount Charles, has won a multi-million pound contract award with South East Technological University (SETU) sites located in Munster and Leinster in the Republic of Ireland.
  The contract will include the provision of porter and cleaning services at the Main Carlow Campus, South Sports Campus, and Wexford Campus (including all buildings, sports pitches and stands, car parks, recreational areas, and any future developments).
  SETU has evolve
  
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• Research finds workers ‘excited’ to return to the office over Christmas period

  19-12-2022 12:48 via fmj.co.uk
  New research by Mitie has revealed that over half (54 per cent) of office workers are excited to be back in the office over the festive period this year following two years of disruption due to Covid, with nearly two thirds (64 per cent) say they appreciate the festive cheer in the office even more this year following the pandemic.
  More than half (53 per cent) of people surveyed said that they love being in the office to share festive cheer with their colleagues, with a similar number (51 per ce
  
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• Mount Charles scoops multi-million pound cleaning deal

  19-12-2022 12:24 via fmj.co.uk
  The facilities management support service provider has secured a multi-million pound contract with South East Technological University (SETU) sites located in Munster and Leinster in the Republic of Ireland.
  The terms of the deal include the provision of porter and cleaning services at the Main Carlow Campus, South Sports Campus, and Wexford Campus (including all buildings, sports pitches and stands, car parks, recreational areas, and any future developments).
  SETU has evolved out of the Institu
  
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• IWFM updates Fire safety management guide

  19-12-2022 12:05 via fmj.co.uk
  With wide-ranging changes to fire safety starting to come into force from as soon as 23 January 2023, the Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM) in partnership with PlanRadar has updated its Fire safety management good practice guide (GPG).
  Providing core good practice and signposting for facilities management professionals, those with Responsible Persons duties, and those acting on behalf of Responsible Persons, the guide sets out the key requirements for managing fire saf
  
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• Metsä Tissue’s UK Sustainability Awards – entry deadline THIS WEEK

  19-12-2022 11:41 via cleaningmag.com
  The awards are open for entries in several categories until 23 December 2022.
  
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• First impressions matter: exploring the importance of commercial washrooms with Armitage Shanks and Ideal Standard

  19-12-2022 11:34 via fmj.co.uk
  By Anil Madan, Non-Residential Marketing Manager, Ideal Standard & Armitage Shanks
  Playing a key role in unifying specification, design and maintenance teams, facilities managers are becoming more involved than ever before when it comes to commercial washrooms.
  But with considerations around sustainability, accessibility, durability and hygiene all competing for attention, it’s often difficult for facilities managers to know where to start.
  Here, Anil Madan, Non-Residential Marketing M
  
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• Metsä Tissue’s UK Sustainability Awards – entry deadline approaching

  19-12-2022 10:49 via fmj.co.uk
  Showcasing sustainability in the hygiene industry
  Metsä Tissue in the UK, in partnership with the Cleaning & Services Support Association, is announcing the first of it’s kind Sustainability Awards competition to the hygiene industry in early 2023, with the goal to promote sustainable practices across the industry. The Awards are open for entries in several categories until 23rd December 2022.We all recognise the growing importance of sustainability in every business sector a
  
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• Sodexo renews global IFM contract with Tetra Pak

  19-12-2022 10:32 via fmj.co.uk
  Sodexo has renewed its five-year global integrated facilities management contract with food processing and packaging solutions company, Tetra Pak.
  The successful collaboration between Sodexo and Tetra Pak, initiated in 2018 on a 22-country geographic scope, covers 65 sites in Europe (Nordics, Benelux, France, UK & Ireland, Iberia), Brazil and APAC. This encompasses a joint mission to deliver efficient, innovative solutions that improve the work experience every day.
  Commencing 1 January 2023
  
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• Foodbuy acquires Regency Purchasing Group 

  19-12-2022 10:04 via fmj.co.uk
  Compass Group UK & Ireland’s food procurement business, Foodbuy Europe Limited, has acquired Regency Purchasing Group to drive regional coverage and supplier flexibility across the UK.
  Based in Weston-Super-Mare, Regency Purchasing Group operates in the hospitality and leisure market with a strong national footprint. Regency Purchasing Group provides purchasing and operations solutions to over 5,000 sites ranging from independent sites to large groups.
  Regency Purchasing Group com
  
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• Hörmann industrial sliding gates improve site security

  19-12-2022 09:51 via fmj.co.uk
  Two Hörmann industrial sliding gates have been installed at the company’s Coalville headquarters as part of its review and update of site security. The 8m wide cantilevered gates have been fitted at the entrances to the transport and the stock yards, providing safe, secure, and reliable operation for the two busy access points.
  A solid, HS 280 steel gate has been installed at the transport yard, particularly suited for high frequency car and truck entrances, with a Silverline HS Alu 2
  
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• Lack of enthusiasm for daytime cleaning

  19-12-2022 01:00
  Christian Bouzols in France explains that some commercial clients are not a fan of daytime cleaning.Marie-Laure Léau runs a cleaning company, Segid, in Hérouville-Saint-Clair, a town situated near Caen in Normandy. Its more than 300 industrial cleaners of both sexes would ideally like to work during normal daytime hours and not to have to work at the crack of dawn or late at night. They see this as a priority, but not all their clients are in agreement. Indeed, some of them are qui
  
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