Cleaning Industry news

• Buyer found for commercial cleaning firm saving almost 2,000 jobs

  15-02-2023 15:12 via chtmag.com
  
  Almost 2,000 jobs have been saved following the sale out of administration of facilities management businesses, Ecoserv Group Limited, Ecoserv Cleaning Limited and Ecoserv Technical Services Limited.
  Ian Corfield and Simon Stibbons, partners at specialist business advisory firm FRP, were appointed as Joint Administrators over the Companies on 9 February 2023. On appointment, the Joint Administrators immediately secured a pre-pack sale of the Companies’ business and assets, as well as a sal
  
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• Jobs secured as buyer found for commercial cleaning firm

  15-02-2023 14:21 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Almost 2,000 jobs have been saved following the sale out of administration of facilities management businesses, Ecoserv Group Limited, Ecoserv Cleaning Limited and Ecoserv Technical Services Limited.
  Ian Corfield and Simon Stibbons, partners at specialist business advisory firm FRP, were appointed as Joint Administrators over the Companies on 9 February 2023. On appointment, the Joint Administrators immediately secured a pre-pack sale of the Companies’ business and assets, as well as a sal
  
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• The Cleaning Show conference programme: Driving Change in 2023

  15-02-2023 14:03 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Recruitment, training and sustainability are among the notable trends set to be discussed at The Cleaning Show 2023, which returns to the ExCeL, London from 14-16 March 2023.
  Under the banner ‘The Cleaning Sector in 2023 – Driving Change’, the full line-up of this year’s conference programme is now available online, highlighting the topics and speakers set to encourage learning, discussion and debate around the key topics facing a modern cleaning and hygiene sec
  
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• Major award for cleaning company launched from a couple’s conservatory

  15-02-2023 13:39 via chtmag.com
  
  A cleaning company in Manchester launched from a couple’s conservatory 30 years ago has won its current boss a major industry award.
  CJ Micallef, the daughter of the founders of ServiceMaster Clean Contract Services Manchester, has won a Great British Franchisee Award.
  Organised by franchising staple whichfranchise, Great British Franchisee status recognises the ‘crème de la crème of Britain’s franchisees’ for excellence in their industry, cus
  
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• Serna FM makes new appointment to support growth

  15-02-2023 12:07 via fmj.co.uk
  
  London-based Serna Facilities Maintenance, part of the wider Serna Group, specialising in commercial cleaning and renovation works, has appointed its first Non-Executive Director Gary Lumby MBE, as part of its future Growth Strategy.
  The group is aiming to double its turnover to £5 million this year and substantially increase its workforce as a host of new client opportunities have been secured.
  Lumby is an experienced ex C-Level Banker previously with Barclays and Yorkshire Banks but who
  
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• Contract catering: rising to the challenges of 2023

  15-02-2023 11:07 via fmj.co.uk
  
  The latest Contract Catering Tracker shows sales are substantially up year-on-year and are approaching pre-COVID levels. However, it also acknowledges the impact of record levels of inflation hitting the contract catering businesses hard along with the challenge of servicing hybrid workplaces. How can suppliers adapt over the coming year to deliver affordable, sustainable and nutritional sustenance to clients and consumers?
  THE CLIENT’S VIEWSTEPHANE DAVAINE,FRONT-OF-HOUSE MANAGER AT WEALT
  
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• £16.5 million 5-year contract awarded at TriRx

  15-02-2023 10:44 via cleaningmag.com
  
  Sodexo has secured a new £3.3 million a year, five year extension to its catering and FM services contract with TriRx Pharmaceuticals Services in Speke, Liverpool.
  
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• Assessing the life cycle of an industrial or commercial metal roof before PV panel installation

  15-02-2023 10:26 via fmj.co.uk
  
  You should consider the life cycle of your metal roof before installing PV panels. Due to the significant costs of a solar PV system, the condition of the roof is critical so it should be assessed prior to installation. The expected life cycle of commercial solar PV systems is around 20 to 25 years, therefore it is crucial that your roof is able to match this.
  Failure to bring the roof back to standard can lead to corrosion of the roof sheets beneath the PV panels. Uninstalling and reinstalling
  
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• Sodexo awarded £16.5m pharmaceutical contract extension

  15-02-2023 10:11 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Sodexo has extended its catering and FM services contract with TriRx Pharmaceuticals Services in Speke, Liverpool for a further five years.
  Sodexo has been the catering and FM partner at the Speke site since 2012, the facility was acquired by TriRx Pharmaceuticals in February 2022.
  The new contract, worth £3.3 million a year, commenced on 1 January 2023, and sees Sodexo’s 50 plus colleagues delivering an ecosystem of services to optimise the workspace for TriRx’s 350 plus colle
  
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• Supply Chain Sustainability School board appointment

  15-02-2023 09:53 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Jo Gilroy, Balfour Beatty’s Group Sustainability Director, has joined the Board of the industry-leading Supply Chain Sustainability School, which seeks to upskill those working within, or aspiring to work within, the built environment sector.Gilroy, who has worked at Balfour Beatty since April 2022, was recently elected to govern alongside eight other Partner representatives responsible for the fiscal governance and strategic direction of the School, including; Wilmott Dixon, EMCOR UK, Mor
  
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• 75% of the Carpet and Textile Flooring Sector engages with Carpet Recycling UK, focussing on design for recycling and repurposing textile flooring waste

  15-02-2023 09:32 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Carpet Recycling UK is an independent not for profit membership association dedicated to helping the UK carpet and textile flooring sector become more sustainable. Working with the whole supply chain, it helps foster strategic collaborations and networking to develop viable solutions for carpet and other textile flooring waste such as carpet tiles, rugs and underlay.
  Carpet Recycling UK’s membership now includes around 75% of the manufacturers placing product onto the UK market who are tak
  
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