Cleaning Industry news

• Delphis Eco partners with Whale and Dolphin Conservation ahead of World Dolphin Day

  13-04-2023 15:10 via chtmag.com
  
  To mark World Dolphin Day (14 April), eco-cleaning brand, Delphis Eco, is offering all supporters and members of the Whale and Dolphin Conservation a five per cent discount on all its products. In addition to the discount Delphis Eco will donate five per cent of the sales to the charity.
  The offer is open to anyone who would like to support WDC and their amazing efforts to protect whales and dolphins and highlight the importance of sea creatures to our world and the environment.
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• Ideal Standard and Armitage Shanks join forces with industry experts for washroom whitepaper 

  13-04-2023 14:10 via chtmag.com
  
  Thought leaders from across the architecture, design, education, engineering and plumbing industries have come together to discuss the future of washroom design in a unique whitepaper. 
  ‘Washroom Design for Tomorrow’ from leading washroom manufacturer Ideal Standard and Armitage Shanks, features a wealth of insights and expertise from nine industry-leading voices. Discussing key topics within the washroom sector, the report covers a range of themes from the growing importance of
  
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• Government criticised by business leaders for ignoring vital cleaning and hygiene report

  13-04-2023 13:50 via chtmag.com
  
  Business leaders have branded the Government’s lack of interest in adopting the findings of a recent Covid-19 learnings report which called for cleaning and hygiene to be made a national priority ‘arguably reckless’ and ‘inexplicable’.
  The trade bodies representing one of the UK’s 10 biggest industries have united to launch a campaign for the recommendations of the report from the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for the Cleaning and Hygiene Industry to be
  
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• Business leaders criticise Government for ignoring vital cleaning and hygiene report

  13-04-2023 13:17 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Business leaders have branded the Government’s lack of interest in adopting the findings of a recent Covid-19 learnings report which called for cleaning and hygiene to be made a national priority ‘arguably reckless’ and ‘inexplicable’.
  The trade bodies representing one of the UK’s 10 biggest industries have united to launch a campaign for the recommendations of the report from the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for the Cleaning and Hygiene Industry to be
  
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• Solving the Trilemma

  13-04-2023 12:31 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Solon Mardapittas, CEO at Powerstar, considers the World Energy Council’s Trilemma(i) Index of secure, affordable, and sustainable energy, and suggests how battery technology may help its often-competing agendas
  Energy security and energy affordability were the two most pressing questions last winter. UK energy reserves dipped to a low, unprecedented since the political and economic crises of the 1970s. With rolling blackouts predicted, over £4 billion was spent last year to balance
  
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• BESA urges employers to take advantage of T Level funding boost

  13-04-2023 12:12 via fmj.co.uk
  
  A £12 million injection of government funding to increase the uptake of T Levels including grants of up to £25,000 for employers who take students on work placements, has been welcomed by the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA).
  The Association said this was an “opportunity” for engineering firms to support future generations of skilled workers, boost their own in-house expertise, and promote career opportunities in the built environment sector.
  The funding i
  
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• EMCOR makes sustainable change at British Sugar

  13-04-2023 11:31 via fmj.co.uk
  
  flickr image CC credit: Andrew Stawarz – British Sugar
  EMCOR UK has switched to using Polyflex Eco gloves, made from recycled plastic, at British Sugar sites where it provides FM services.
  The standard gloves are made from recycled plastic – using one 500ml plastic bottle for each pair of gloves – and conform to global standards. Each pair of gloves contains 10 gr of recycled plastic bottles (PET) cutting down the reliance on virgin materials like oil-based polyester.
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• Alliance in Partnership secures £3.6m in new business

  13-04-2023 10:41 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Sodexo’s education catering specialist, Alliance in Partnership (AiP), has been awarded £3.6 million in new and retained contracts since the beginning of the academic year.
  The new and retained contracts include 28 schools:Seven schools within the Creative Learning Partnership Trust in Staffordshire
  Emmaus Catholic MAC in Worcestershire, AiP has extended its contract from one school within the MAC to nine
  Great Learners Trust in Aylesbury, extending its contract from two to six schoo
  
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• Mitie to provide key services to UK Armed Forces in Cyprus

  13-04-2023 10:06 via fmj.co.uk
  
  The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) has awarded Mitie Defence Limited a £256 million contract to provide key services for the UK Armed Forces serving in Cyprus.
  The deal will see Mitie providing maintenance work, repairs, servicing, and hard facilities management across every part of the MoD estate in Cyprus, from RAF Akrotiri, Episkopi and Dhekelia to Ayios Nikolias, Troodos, Bloodhound Camp and Radio Sonde.
  The contract is for an initial period of seven years, which will come i
  
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• StoVentec Glass is again specified for another new build at a Midlands school

  13-04-2023 09:41 via fmj.co.uk
  
  The specification of StoVentec Glass rainscreen cladding for a second new building at a leading UK school has underlined the unique design possibilities offered by the system. It was specified for a new two-storey science block which has been built at Wolverhampton Girl’s High School, following its successful use on the school’s new sixth-form building which was completed in 2018.
  “The design of the new science block followed the vision of the first new building in 2018, by usi
  
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• Mitie wins two multimillion pound contracts with National Grid

  13-04-2023 09:30 via cleaningmag.com
  
  Mitie has secured two new multimillion pound contracts to deliver hard and soft facilities management services for National Grid, the owner of the UK’s electricity network.
  
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• High-tech scrubbing

  13-04-2023 01:00
  How ‘high-tech’ does a scrubber dryer need to be? ECJ looks at the growing use of technology in the scrubber dryer market and finds out how widely it is being adopted.A scrubber dryer has just two functions: to scrub and to dry. But today’s technological advances are making these machines more sophisticated than ever Automated scrubber dryers with intelligent functions are becoming increasingly common as manufacturers seek to push the boundaries and stand out from the crowd. Bu
  
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