Cleaning Industry news

• Almost half of the UK worry about germs on public transport

  20-03-2023 15:02 via chtmag.com
  
  A new study reveals 47 per cent of UK-based adults have concerns surrounding germs on public transport. One in five say they’re still wearing masks on buses, trains and other forms of public transport, while a third are still sanitising their hands.
  Research conducted by commercial cleaning service provider, Perfect Clean, found that 14 per cent of people are “very concerned” about the impact germs and bacteria on public transport might have on their wellbeing, while 33 pe
  
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• Office demand in the capital exceeding 10-year average

  20-03-2023 14:07 via fmj.co.uk
  
  New research from global real estate services provider, Savills, has revealed that office demand in London year-to-date is up and more companies are upsizing than downsizing.
  Savills says despite a subdued start to the year, 2023 activity already shows “encouraging signs” for the Central London office market with high levels of underlying demand. The analysis shows active Central London requirements equate to 9.7 million sq ft, 10 per cent ahead of the 10-year long-term average.
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• ‘Lunch at Work’ podcast launched by BM

  20-03-2023 13:39 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Workplace catering firm, BM, has launched ‘Lunch at Work’ – a podcast providing practical advice for businesses to improve their workplace environments.
  Aiming to showcase innovative and creative solutions for workplace challenges, such as improving employee satisfaction, boosting productivity, and reducing costs, the podcasts will see joint MDs Angus Brydon and Antony Prentice interviewing innovators and disruptors, experts in related fields, industry thought leaders and inspi
  
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• New Kimberly-Clark Professional ICON dispenser collection redefines the touch-free experience in the washroom

  20-03-2023 12:41 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Innovative dispensers offer unparalleled hygiene, unprecedented style, simple operation, and cutting-edge technology designed to meet customer needs
  Kimberly-Clark Professional launches its ICON dispenser collection in the UK in March 2023. This innovative washroom solution will bring game-changing hygiene and design, combined with a new standard of dispensing performance and human-centric experience, to deliver unmatched confidence that goes beyond simply dispensing paper towels. The ICON portf
  
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• Standing up for health

  20-03-2023 12:22 via fmj.co.uk
  
  The Sit-Stand Switch: Three steps to transition your organisation to sit-stand furniture. By Richard Guy, UK & Ireland Country Sales Manager, Ergotron
  The average person sits 12 hours each day, which increases the risk for cardiovascular disease, diabetes, certain cancers and more. With hybrid and remote workers under increased pressure to prove a solid workday, it’s likely that they are working even longer hours at each stretch in front of their devices.
  Since uninterrupted sitting ne
  
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• Apleona and Germany’s Gegenbauer Group to merge

  20-03-2023 12:02 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Apleona Group, one of Europe’s leading companies for integrated facility management based near Frankfurt (Main) has signed an agreement to merge with Berlin-based Gegenbauer Group.
  With 18,000 employees, the Gegenbauer Group, which is mainly active in Germany, achieves a turnover of almost 900 million euros. Fifty per cent of this relates to technical FM services, the other half to infrastructural services such as maintenance and industrial cleaning.
  With the merger, Apleona will become a
  
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• Sodexo increases its salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme to encourage more employees to get on their bikes

  20-03-2023 11:31 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Sodexo has increased the amount eligible employees can apply for in its Cycle to Work salary sacrifice scheme to £3,000 to help them buy a new bike, accessories and safety equipment tax-free.
  As the weather improves, Sodexo is keen to encourage its employees to get on their bikes and boost their health and wellbeing by cycling to work.
  Cycling to work not only provides regular exercise, it is often a faster, cheaper and greener way to travel.
  Sodexo has been offering its employee
  
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• CBRE crowns the winners of its UK Innovation Challenge

  20-03-2023 10:59 via fmj.co.uk
  
  CBRE Global Workplace Solutions (GWS)has unveiled the winners of its annual UK Supplier Innovation Challenge.
  With innovation being core to CBRE GWS’s mission to create the facilities management solutions of tomorrow, the company’s supplier partners were challenged to demonstrate innovative ideas, new ways of working, and best-in-class client solutions.
  CBRE GWS received more than 140 submissions across five categories – Workplace Experience, Digital & Technology, ESG (Envi
  
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• Restore Records Management works with HM Land Registry to digitise files

  20-03-2023 10:24 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Restore Records Management has been working with HM Land Registry to digitise historic files that include a property lease, helping to drive improved efficiencies in its service.
  Restore has been working with HM Land Registry, a non-ministerial department which registers the ownership of land and property in England and Wales, for almost 15 years, looking after the document management of its archived paper records.
  This latest project continues a focus on scanning the most regularly retrieved do
  
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• Common Assessment Standard and PAS 91 become best practice for public sector procurement

  20-03-2023 09:57 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Contracting authorities in the public sector must prepare to assess their supply chains using the Common Assessment Standard (CHAS Elite) or PAS 91 (CHAS Advanced) following the release of Procurement Policy Note (PPN) 03/23 which updates the Selection Questionnaire and replaces PPN 08/16.  
  The changes, which come into effect from 1 April 2023, mean that contractors looking to win public sector contracts will need to show compliance not only with SSIP and heal
  
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• Clivet Smart Living: integrated comfort and energy management system for residential applications

  20-03-2023 09:47 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Clivet Smart Living Solution is an integrated comfort and energy management system for residential applications that includes: heat pumps for heating, cooling and domestic hot water production, air renewal and purification system, electrical energy storage, intelligent thermostats, control thermostats, room terminals, centralised management and control system, Clivet Eye App for remote management via smartphone
  Innovation and digitalisation are elements in which Clivet has always invested, to ma
  
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• Plastic free bottles for commercial cleaning products

  20-03-2023 08:00 via cleaningmag.com
  
  Biovate Hygienics has announced the launch of one of the world’s first plastic-free paper bottles for commercial cleaning products.
  
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