Cleaning Industry news

• SBFM unveils partnerships to help long-term unemployed

  10-01-2023 14:26 via chtmag.com
  Commercial cleaning and soft FM specialist, SBFM, has announced partnerships with Ingeus, Shaw Trust and Reed in Partnership to deliver a recruitment support scheme designed to help the long-term unemployed into sustainable employment.
  The new initiative – in support of the government’s Restart Scheme – will see SBFM work in partnership with the organisations to help jobseekers build their confidence and self-esteem, better preparing people to get into work.
  Candidates seeking
  
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• Portico mobilises multi-site deal with JLL PAM

  10-01-2023 13:57 via fmj.co.uk
  The tailored guest services specialist has mobilised a five-year, multi-site front-of-house services contract with JLL Property Asset Management (PAM).
  Last month Portico mobilised services at 49 JLL sites in London and over 20 sites across the UK, including Bristol and Manchester, Scotland and Wales. This mobilisation aligns with Portico’s aim to bolster its presence in major cities and welcomes 120 new Portico colleagues to the business.
  Under the terms of the contract, Portico is provid
  
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• Ecolog International appoints Juan Chaparro as Executive Director and Chairman of the Board

  10-01-2023 13:23 via fmj.co.uk
  Ecolog International, a leading global provider of integrated services and logistics solutions for life support, supply chain, energy and healthcare industries, announced the appointment of Juan Chaparro as Executive Chairman of the Board, as of 01 January 2023.
  With over 30 years’ experience as an executive in supply chain management, procurement and sourcing, having worked for globally recognised companies such as Zara (Inditex), Esprit and Primark, Mr. Chaparro brings a wealth of e
  
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• 10 questions and answers about room booking

  10-01-2023 12:28 via fmj.co.uk
  Choosing a room manager can be tricky. To make it easier, Evoko has gathered your most frequently asked questions.
  1. What is a meeting room booking system?
  It is software that allows people to book meeting rooms and track how the rooms are being used. The hardware is placed outside any bookable room to make it even easier to book and manage the rooms.
  2. How can a room manager improve my ROI?
  The ability to book a room via a room manager makes it easy to have all the information in one place an
  
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• Spacewell announces new CEO

  10-01-2023 12:03 via fmj.co.uk
  Spacewell, a global supplier of smart building and agile workspace management solutions, and part of the Nemetschek Group, has appointed Wouter Hartemink as its new CEO.
  Hartemink, who took up the position on 1 January 2023, has been with Spacewell for almost three years as Chief Revenue Officer and Chief Operating Officer. Prior to Spacewell, he held various leadership roles in Dun & Bradstreet, a global provider of business decision data and analytics, and was responsible for Sales Consult
  
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• Velway secures housing association maintenance deal

  10-01-2023 11:32 via fmj.co.uk
  Velway, a national property and facilities management provider with a specialism for care environments and supported housing, has secured a contract to deliver full planned maintenance, compliance and reactive maintenance to Falcon Housing Association C.I.C.,  a national, not-for profit registered provider of specialist supported housing for vulnerable adults throughout England and Wales.
  Velway’s role has been to work in partnership with the FHA team to centralise planned maintenance
  
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• Do you need to provide evidence of Health and Safety competence?

  10-01-2023 11:03 via fmj.co.uk
  The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) Health and Safety Environment Course and Test meets the health and safety requirements for all Craft and Operative SKILLcards and is designed for those within the heating, ventilating, air conditioning and refrigeration occupations. 
  Read what Steven Rawding, HSEQ and Compliance Director at Richard Irvin FM Limited has to say: 
  “Our technical cohort at Richard Irvin FM Limited have been utilising many
  
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• SBFM unveils partnerships to help long-term unemployed return to work

  10-01-2023 11:01 via cleaningmag.com
  SBFM has announced partnerships with Ingeus, Shaw Trust and Reed in Partnership to deliver a recruitment support scheme designed to help the long-term unemployed into sustainable employment.
  
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• Lighting control visionary awarded MBE

  10-01-2023 10:52 via fmj.co.uk
  John Woodnutt, an entrepreneur and inventor of electronic lighting control technology, has been awarded an MBE for services to business and entrepreneurship in the 2023 New Year Honours list.
  The recognition is the culmination of more than six decades of commitment to creating smart, energy-efficient building technologies.
  In the late 1950s, Woodnutt pioneered innovative electronic techniques which revolutionised the control of lighting and, in 1959, founded Delmatic Lighting Control to develop
  
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• SBFM helping long-term unemployed get back to work

  10-01-2023 10:16 via fmj.co.uk
  Soft services FM provider, SBFM, has teamed up with Ingeus, Shaw Trust and Reed to deliver a recruitment support scheme designed to help the long-term unemployed into sustainable employment.
  The new initiative, which supports the government’s Restart Scheme, will see SBFM work in partnership with the organisations to help jobseekers build their confidence and self-esteem, better preparing people to get into work.
  Candidates seeking work will be supported through a series of sessions across
  
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• Sodexo wins £10m IFM contract with global banking firm

  10-01-2023 09:56 via fmj.co.uk
  Sodexo’s Corporate Services division has been awarded a five-year contract, worth £2 million per annum to provide integrated facilities management (IFM) for a renowned global bank’s London offices.
  The contract will see Sodexo deploy its Vital Spaces proposition, which aims to boost the employee experience and enhance productivity.
  Under the terms of the deal, Sodexo will deliver a range of services including catering, hospitality, cleaning, reception and guest services, t
  
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• Tessera Infused: Carpet tiles created to meet the needs of modern workspace design

  10-01-2023 09:41 via fmj.co.uk
  Tessera Infused is the latest range to be added to Forbo Flooring Systems’ workspace portfolio. Combining a soft organic pattern with natural structures, the new carpet tile range has been designed to encourage a sense of well-being within any space.
  Inspired by the elements and designed to work effortlessly within commercial interiors, Tessera Infused is a multi-height loop pile carpet tile, which provides a beautiful and organic mottled aesthetic. Available in 12 natural, earthy colourwa
  
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• Elon Musk cancels cleaning services at Twitter

  10-01-2023 01:00
  Twitter's San Francisco headquarters are no longer being cleaned following a clash between new owner Elon Musk and the company's cleaning staff.Employees have become increasingly unsettled since the takeover by Musk in October 2022. By November last year he had sacked 80 per cent of employees and the working environment for those remaining had been radically altered, according to former Twitter janitor Julio Alvarado.The ex-janitor, who worked at Twitter for 10 years, claimed that private securi
  
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