Cleaning Industry news

• Infection 360 launch 2023

  05-04-2023 14:34 via chtmag.com
  
  Infection 360: What’s trending in infection prevention & control takes place on 8-9 November 2023 at the Pendulum Hotel and Manchester Conference Centre where renowned speakers within infection prevention discuss technology and its part in combatting new & existing pathogens. 
  Infection 360 will cover a range of topics within infection prevention & control. Day one will cover Surgical Site Infection (SSI), Sustainability in IPC, CPE, MRSA and other challenging pathogens. H
  
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• New UK Defence business MD at Serco

  05-04-2023 12:48 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Doug Umbers has been appointed as the new Managing Director of Serco’s UK Defence business.
  The role will see Umbers leading the company’s Defence business unit in the UK with some 2,500 employees delivering services and operations for the UK MoD customer in the Space, Maritime, Aerospace and Land domains, with multiple critical national infrastructure assets and services.
  Prior to joining Serco, Umbers was the Chief Operating Officer at the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory
  
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• Generation gain

  05-04-2023 11:47 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Changes to working patterns means employers may struggle to find ways to appeal to the next generation of recruits. Dieter Wood, Managing Director of strategic workplace design and build company Interaction suggests a number of office design solutions to help create a destination workplace
  The recruitment battle among providers of professional services, including law firms and financial services has never been fiercer. Their ability to attract, engage and retain younger candidates will be criti
  
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• Mitie scoops two multi-million pound FM deals with National Grid

  05-04-2023 11:18 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Mitie has won two new multi-million pound contracts to deliver hard and soft facilities management services across the full scope of National Grid’s estate.
  With an initial term of five years, and the option to extend for up to three more years, Mitie will provide FM services to over 260 operational sites across the UK, as well as National Grid’s five core offices, including its headquarters in Warwick.
  National Grid is the owner of the UK’s electricity network, using energy ge
  
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• Novus wins NHS refurbishment deal

  05-04-2023 10:46 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Novus Property Solutions has secured a measured term contract with The Christie NHS Foundation Trust in Manchester.
  The four-year deal, which has the potential to be extended by a further two years, will see Novus carrying out a series of internal refurbishments and alterations as well as external works across the hospital, which is one of the largest single site cancer treatment centres in Europe.
  The national contractor will also complete a variety of other maintenance and lifecycle improvemen
  
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• Pinnacle Group sells district heating business

  05-04-2023 10:09 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Pinnacle Group Limited has signed an agreement with independent infrastructure fund manager, DIF Capital Partners (DIF), that will see DIF owning a significant majority in Pinnacle Group’s district heating business, Pinnacle Power, with the Pinnacle Group management team retaining a minority stake.
  The agreement follows a 10-year investment by Pinnacle Group that has seen Pinnacle Power grow to be one of the leading heat network providers in the country. Service provision ranges from insta
  
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• Enva completes MRF upgrade and extends Nottingham contract

  05-04-2023 09:49 via fmj.co.uk
  
  The recycling and resource recovery specialist has completed a major upgrade to its materials recycling facility in Colwick, and announced an extension to its contract with Nottingham City Council.
  The £1.5 million investment in Enva’s Colwick facility’s dry mixed recycling line has increased the plant’s overall capacity by 10 per cent and its material recovery rate by an additional five per cent.
  Key elements of the upgrade include new optical sorters, a glass breaker an
  
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• Service appointment at Tennant UK

  05-04-2023 09:30 via cleaningmag.com
  
  Tennant UK has welcomed Eleanor Maddison as a new service technician to its field service team.
  
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• New leadership for the European Federation of Cleaning Industry (EFCI)

  05-04-2023 01:00
  The European Federation of the Cleaning Industry (EFCI) is undergoing major change, with the election of a new president and a restructuring at its Brussels office. ECJ hears from Lorenzo Mattioli about his priorities for the coming year.2022 has been a year of profound change for EFCI, the European Cleaning and Facility Services Industry, as the association has elected a new president and renewed its structure in Brussels. We discuss with the president, Lorenzo Mattioli, his views for the secto
  
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