• Changes in electrical safety laws explained

    Tracy Burtwell, Managing Director of phs Compliance, explains how to stay on the right side of the law when it comes to testing your electrical equipmentThere have been changes in electrical safety laws in England, Scotland and Wales that may come as a surprise to some commercial and private landlords, leaving them open to fines and legal action if they can’t demonstrate compliance.
    In recent years, legislation has not specifically identified a mandatory timeframe for carrying out electri
  • The CHSA - reflecting on a successful year

    “The cleaning industry is a huge contributor to the UK economy, and we are proud to have supported it in 2022, setting standards and advocating a Roadmap to Sustainability.”
  • Huw Jones to succeed Ian Parish as Executive Director of BAM Nuttall

    The Executive Board of Royal BAM Group NV has announced that Ian Parish, Executive Director, BAM Nuttall, has decided to retire from the business on 31 December 2022. Parish, who has over 38 years’ experience in the civil engineering industry, re-joined BAM Nuttall in 2020 as Managing Director, Major Projects, before taking on the role of Interim Managing Director of BAM Nuttall in September 2021. He was subsequently appointed Executive Director, BAM Nuttall, in the newly formed UK & I
  • DMA Group confirms M&E contract with the Port of Dover

    The property maintenance specialist has signed a Framework Charter with the Port of Dover to confirm its mechanical & electrical (M&E) contract with Europe’s busiest port.
    The event, which took place on 5 December at the Port’s Cruise Terminal, sets out an agreed way in which Port of Dover and DMA Group commit to working together to continue to raise standards of building maintenance and project delivery across the Port.
    The Framework Charter signing also reaffirms that DMA G
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  • Jaguar retains M&E deal at The Heron

    Jaguar Building Services has retained its M&E contract at The Heron, a 36-storey residential tower located within the City of London area.
    Jaguar has a long-standing history with the building, having first obtained the account in 2013.
    The Heron is home to some of the most luxurious apartments in the city, and is located a stone’s throw away from Moorgate underground station. The Heron also has its own private club, lounge, garden terrace, and resident’s bar.
    Speaking about the n
  • Kier Places secures £75m deal with RHP Group

    Kier Places has been awarded a 10-year contract, worth £75 million to deliver repairs, voids and planned works across RHP Group’s housing portfolio of c.10,000 affordable homes in the boroughs of Richmond, Hounslow, Kingston and Hillingdon.
    As part of RHP Group’s large scale improvement plan, Kier Places’ skilled teams will carry out works to upgrade homes, including installing new kitchens and bathrooms, as well as making properties more energy-efficient.
    Working in part
  • ISS Movember fundraiser raises over £40,000

    ISS has raised over £40,000 for the charity Movember, which seeks to tear down the social taboos of prostate cancer, testicular cancer and male suicide.
    To help raise awareness, ISS UK & Ireland’s Gender Balance ERG hosted a join event with the HRTea Rooms (discussing all things hormone related). The company’s Charity Partner Macmillan presented on the topic of Prostate cancer, while John Allen and Sam Watson from the UK&I ERG brought the topic forward via a brilliant a
  • Seizing new opportunities

    Anna Garbagna in Italy on a new national plan for the industry’s recovery being spearheaded by ANIP.“PNRR e Servizi Industriali, imprese e opportunità” (PNRR and Industrial Services, companies and opportunities). That was the title of the webinar organised in Rome by national cleaning company association ANIP-Confindustria. It was an overdue and much needed meeting, given the current situation of the country and of the industrial cleaning sector.The implementation path o
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