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• NHS Property Services marks International Women’s Day with a number of initiatives

  08-03-2023 15:11 via fmj.co.uk
  
  To mark International Women’s Day, NHS Property Services (NHSPS) is celebrating women in a male-dominated industry with a number of initiatives, including a menopause workplace programme, which has been shortlisted for ‘Best Women’s Health Initiative.’
  The organisation is also running a clothing drive in partnership with women’s workwear charity Smart Works to help spearhead women’s career paths and organised the company’s first culture and inclusion eve
  
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• Mayor of London calls for all public organisations to be made ‘women-friendly’ workplaces

  08-03-2023 14:21 via fmj.co.uk
  
  The Mayor of London has called on the Government to begin a ‘wholesale’ review of workplace policies, across Government bodies, to ensure they are inclusive of and supportive to women at every stage of their careers.
  Sadiq Khan has called for all public organisations to ensure the physical health and safety of their women employees are made key priorities and considered alongside more high-profile concerns such as access to flexible working and underrepresentation at senior levels.
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• World first plastic free bottles for commercial cleaning products

  08-03-2023 13:46 via chtmag.com
  
  Innovative Biovate Hygienics has announced the ground-breaking launch of one of the world’s first plastic free paper bottles for commercial cleaning products.
  The fast-growing start-up was co-founded last year by experienced environmental entrepreneur Nick Winstone with a mission to drive sustainable change in all markets that use cleaning products.
  The company’s game-changing ‘Zero Compromise’ range – in which Biovate Hygienics has committed over £100,000 &nd
  
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• BEMS sector valued at £835m in 2022

  08-03-2023 13:16 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Data from the Building Controls Industry Association’s (BCIA) latest Market Information Service (MIS) report has estimated that the Building Energy Management System (BEMS) sector is now worth around £835.8 million to the UK economy.
  This represents an increase of eight per cent from the 2021 figure, and the BCIA believes the sector will be pivotal to the Government’s decarbonisation agenda, with building controls playing a fundamental role in realising a carbon neutral built e
  
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• Visual advantage

  08-03-2023 12:46 via fmj.co.uk
  
  The use of drones and AI can help transform building fabric maintenance says Stefano Bensi, General Manager, SoftBank Robotics EMEA
  The fabric of a building serves a crucial purpose for its occupants, in both a practical and a symbolic sense. First and foremost, it protects those inside from the elements and regulates the indoor environment, primarily through controlling the energy flow between the exterior and interior, especially important as extreme weather events become more frequent. But t
  
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• Mitie lands waste deal at Bristol Airport

  08-03-2023 11:36 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Mitie has been awarded a new contract to deliver waste management services at Bristol Airport.
  The three-year deal, which comes with the option of extending for a further two, will see Mitie manage the airport’s waste, sorting around 2,200 tonnes per year ready for disposal. Types of waste that Mitie will manage include mixed recycling, international catering waste from flights, hazardous waste, and passenger search waste items. Mitie will be adopting sustainable recycling methods wherever
  
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• CIWM launches Technical membership

  08-03-2023 11:08 via fmj.co.uk
  
  To meet the waste management and resource sector’s ever-growing demand to professionalise specific technical ability, CIWM has launched a new grade to its portfolio of membership options.
  In response to market research and sector feedback, CIWM will now recognise the pathways of technically competent managers by awarding TechMCIWM membership to applicants with level 4 or higher technical qualifications or apprenticeships with two years’ experience.
  This new membership grade has been
  
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• Zoë Watts promoted to MD at Bennett Hay

  08-03-2023 10:44 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Independent hospitality services provider, Bennett Hay, has promoted Zoë Watts to the role of Managing Director.
  Watts will take up her new position at the beginning of April and will be responsible for the company’s bold growth plans and continued operational excellence.
  Watts joined Bennett Hay as Business Development Director in the summer of 2021 and has continuously secured new clients, retained existing business and lead on marketing and innovation across Bennett Hay’s por
  
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• Only 10 per cent of Britons think there is equality for women and girls in the workplace

  08-03-2023 10:16 via fmj.co.uk
  
  The large majority of the public maintain equality for women and girls has not yet been achieved across several key areas, from home and family life to work, education, media representation, crime and politics.
  This is according to the findings of a new YouGov poll, which revealed that education is where the largest proportion of Britons believe equality has already been won, but even then, just two in 10 (20 per cent) say so.
  Half of the respondents (52 per cent) say the UK is “very&rdquo
  
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• Why is bin signage important?

  08-03-2023 09:42 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Leafield Environmental, an award-winning manufacturer and designer of recycling and litter bins understand the importance of clear and consistent bin signage to increase user participation and reduce contaminated waste. That’s why, they have provided some guidance on how effective bin signage can help launch new bins successfully.Visual Graphics – Without consistent and clear recycling labels and graphics, users can become confused and disengaged with the new recycling or litter bins
  
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