Cleaning Industry news

• Robertson Group reports strong set of results in a challenging market

  04-04-2023 14:01 via fmj.co.uk
  
  The Stirling-based construction, development, infrastructure and support services business Robertson Group, has reported a £616 million revenue in the 12 months to 30 June 2022 (2021: £588 million). Profit Before Tax (PBT) was £20.5 million, a growth of 21.3 per cent from previous year (2021: £16.9 million).
  The company has also reported that it has maintained climate positive status without increasing offsetting and further reduced carbon intensity by 24.1 per cent (redu
  
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• Strong start to 2023 for Mace Operate

  04-04-2023 13:37 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Specialist facilities management business, Mace Operate, has reported a strong start to 2023 by securing new and retained business across a range of locations and industry sectors.
  In the Americas, where Mace has recently won the ‘Above and Beyond’ Award at the IFMA NYC Awards for Excellence, Mace Operate is expanding its client base rapidly, having won a contract to run facilities for a global insurance provider. It has also secured a year’s extension with an energy technology
  
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• Key appointment to accelerate ESG plans at Cloudfm

  04-04-2023 13:05 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Cloudfm’s Carly Hall has been promoted to the new role of Sustainability Lead to accelerate the company’s ESG plans.
  Hall retains her responsibilities as Group Health and Safety Manager but will also be responsible for working with clients to establish their ESG goals, develop a strategy and support a focus on the area. She previously held safety roles at Linklaters and Burberry.
  Commenting on the appointment, Katrina Christopoulos, head of ESG at Cloudfm, said: “Carly brings a
  
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• Clean and green

  04-04-2023 11:46 via fmj.co.uk
  
  A cross section of washroom product, services and consumable suppliers consider how FMs can maintain exemplary hygiene standards while meeting sustainability goalsWhether a public building, entertainment venue, reception or staff area, a site’s facilities will be slated if its washrooms are not properly maintained. And the role of the washroom is more important than ever since the pandemic, with a survey commissioned by Kimberly-Clark Professional (KCP) revealing that mindsets and attitude
  
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• Security shift

  04-04-2023 11:03 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Rob Hill, Managing Director, Corps Monitoring and Neil Shanks, Director, Corps Consult, (divisions of Corps Security), offer advice on adapting your security for the four-day workweek
  With the headlines being dominated by the success of the four-day week pilot in the UK, more businesses are likely to have their interest piqued in testing out the model. We’ve heard a great deal about the potential benefits for staff productivity and wellbeing, but if businesses are considering changes to th
  
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• Sodexo Live! achieves Green Meetings Gold accreditation at Ewood Park

  04-04-2023 10:41 via fmj.co.uk
  
  The Sodexo Live! team delivering catering and hospitality at Ewood Park, the home of Blackburn Rovers FC, has achieved the Green Meetings Gold Award, a new standard for sustainability in meeting and events spaces run by Green Tourism.
  Sodexo Live! is committed to delivering excellence in food and dining experiences with a keen focus on sustainability. This focus is aligned to Green Meetings with its three pillars central to both organisations; caring for people, places and the planet.
  The Green
  
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• GOJO announces next phase of its sustainable value strategy

  04-04-2023 10:37 via cleaningmag.com
  
  GOJO Industries has announced the next phase of its GOJO Sustainable Value strategy, designed to help keep people and the planet healthy for years to come.
  
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• ISS appoints head of group marketing

  04-04-2023 10:19 via fmj.co.uk
  
  James Sharkey has taken up the position of Head of Group Marketing at workplace experience and facility management company, ISS.
  Sharkey brings over 20 years of marketing experience and an outstanding track record in building and leading multi-region marketing teams and deploying robust marketing strategies.
  Sharkey has spent the last 15 years in the marketing team of another global facility management company, where he played a key role in globalising and professionalising the function to suppo
  
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• BT extends FM partnership with CBRE

  04-04-2023 09:59 via fmj.co.uk
  
  BT Group has extended its agreement with real estate firm, CBRE, to provide facilities and project management services to its UK portfolio spanning more than 7,500 properties and supporting over 80,000 BT Group and Openreach colleagues.
  CBRE has been delivering a full range of workplace services for the BT Group since 2019, with the contract extension taking the partnership through to 2026, to deliver a new and improved level of collaboration and service delivery.
  The extended agreement also inc
  
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• Churchill Support Services acquires Vanguard Cleaning Management Solutions Ltd

  04-04-2023 09:32 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Security specialist Churchill Support Services has announced the acquisition of cleaning company Vanguard Cleaning for an undisclosed sum.
  The move secures over 300 jobs at Vanguard’s headquarters in St Martins in Shropshire and opens the door to the future growth and development of both businesses.
  Together, the two companies have a 50-year pedigree. Churchill Support Services, in Chorley, was founded in 1996 as Churchill Security, providing a wide range of security services to the public
  
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• News from Norway - daytime cleaning project launches

  04-04-2023 01:00
  Initiators of a new project in Norway hope to attract more people to the sector, reports Lotte Printz.“It’s hard for this sector to attract people and we believe that part of it is down to the fact it is hard to combine a job as a cleaner with family life; bringing children to school and pastime activities and picking them up afterwards. And joining clubs and organisations yourself,” Trine Wiig, union secretary of the Norwegian Union of General Workers (including 6,000 cleaning
  
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• European Cleaning & Hygiene Awards - submit your entry by April 28

  04-04-2023 01:00
  In case you didn't know, the entry deadline for the European Cleaning & Hygiene Awards hasbeen extended to April 28. So you still have plenty of time to perfectyour submissions.The awards, the only pan-European ones for the sector,provide a platform for businesses and individuals from the professionalcleaning industry to share their stories of success.From sustainability and diversity commitments to technologicalinnovations and training initiatives, the awards - founded and organisedby Europ
  
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