Cleaning Industry news

• Principle appoints specialist services director

  18-04-2023 12:55 via chtmag.com
  
  Principle Cleaning Services has appointed Juan Camara as its Specialist Services Director.
  Camara has over 27 years’ experience in performance improvement and is an expert in data centre cleaning, having spent many years in the sector.
  He will be responsible for leading and expanding the specialist services division as part of Principle’s medium-term growth strategy and will also work alongside the vertical cleaning team.
  Commenting on his appointment, Camara said: “I am deligh
  
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• Polish FM specialist acquires PCB Technical Solutions

  18-04-2023 12:44 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Polish retail-focused technical facilities management specialist, Sescom, has acquired PCB Technical Solutions Limited.
  Based in High Wycombe, PCB is well-established with its extensive service network providing 24/7 nationwide coverage, servicing 345 facilities in cities across the UK. The company provides technical maintenance for retail, commercial and industrial facilities, as well as installation of HVAC and smoke control systems, predominantly for the retail industry, electronics manufactu
  
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• The voice of Facilities Managers

  18-04-2023 11:52 via fmj.co.uk
  
  The past two years have been challenging resulting in the acceleration of change, including digital transformation and how we live and work. Global real estate software solutions business, MRI Software, would like to hear your views on what this means for the future of facilities management and has put together a short survey.As professionals in property management, your views will help MRI Software to produce its first Voice of Facilities Management Report highlighting the key issues affec
  
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• BPF and UK Proptech Association announce merger

  18-04-2023 11:22 via fmj.co.uk
  
  The British Property Federation (BPF), the voice of the UK real estate industry, and the UK PropTech Association (UKPA), which represents all parts of the proptech ecosystem, have announced an intention to merge in order to drive innovation in the property sector.
  The planned merger will bring together the BPF’s membership of close to 400 property owners, investors, developers and advisors with the UKPA’s community of over 1,000 entrepreneurs, solution providers, venture capital inv
  
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• Asbestos compliance

  18-04-2023 11:02 via fmj.co.uk
  
  RSK Asbestos Managing Director Melissa Fox advises that, with the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) recording more than 5,000 asbestos-related deaths every year, there needs to be a real commitment to safety and compliance and the requirements of the Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012(i)When it comes to building management, there are a great many risks to consider, but the presence of asbestos can elevate the management of this issue to the top of the list. Asbestos has been a feature of resp
  
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• Specialist services director hire at Principle

  18-04-2023 10:42 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Juan Camara has been appointed to the role of Specialist Services Director at Principle Cleaning Services.
  Principle’s specialist services division provides cleaning for data centres, plant and UPS rooms, IT environments, kitchens, blinds, hard floor renovation and maintenance as well as emergency response.
  Camara, who has has over 27 years’ experience in performance improvement and is an expert in data centre cleaning, having spent many years in the sector, will be responsible for l
  
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• Digital tool set to cut maintenance ‘guesswork’

  18-04-2023 10:28 via fmj.co.uk
  
  An online tool recently launched by the team behind SFG20, the industry standard for building maintenance, can help facilities managers improve building services performance, cut long-term operating costs, meet low carbon targets, and ensure equipment performs well for its full intended operating life.
  SFG20 Resource Modeller is targeted at one of the biggest challenges faced by commissioning teams: How to accurately estimate the long-term cost of maintenance. It is designed to accurat
  
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• Sodexo extends 15-year hospital partnership 

  18-04-2023 10:12 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Sodexo has extended its catering, retail and soft services FM contract at Queen’s Hospital, Romford for a further five years.
  The company has delivered the soft FM services at the hospital since 2006 as part of the PFI contract with ProjectCo and Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust.
  As part of the new £140 million deal Sodexo will implement new portering and cleaning technology.
  The contract extension builds on Sodexo’s strong partnership with Project
  
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• smol unveils new 'Sick of Plastic' TV campaign

  18-04-2023 09:30 via cleaningmag.com
  
  Laundry and cleaning brand smol is launching its most ambitious campaign to date, titled 'Sick of Plastic', developed by agencies Mother and Drool.
  
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• The Regen Initiative – Lighting the Way

  18-04-2023 09:27 via fmj.co.uk
  
  When we look to the future of lighting it’s clear to see that, quite simply, we need to do more. Across the globe, embracing a circular economy and capturing the associated carbon benefits that are derived may be daunting for the majority of people.
  So how do we address the single biggest climate and environment challenge we have ever known? At The Regen Initiative, we are working to be in a position where waste no longer exists. We can create and maintain healthy environments, with excell
  
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• News from France - manufacturing is a specialist market

  18-04-2023 01:00
  Cleaning firms serving industrial clients must have specific skills – reports Christian Bouzols in France.Beyond the training of cleaners, the purchase of equipment and the need to innovate, those contractors who want to work for industrial clients need to develop a specific set of skills. Outsourcing of cleaning services by industrial companies is a real and growing business in France.At the Onet group a special unit has been set up to handle industrial and general services. Grégor
  
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