Cleaning Industry news

• Enva to be acquired by I Squared Capital

  21-04-2023 14:13 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Private equity firm, Exponent, has agreed to sell Enva, a leading provider of recycling and resource recovery solutions, to I Squared Capital, an independent global infrastructure manager based in Miami, in the United States.
  Enva has over 1,600 employees across its 34 operational facilities in the UK and Ireland. It provides a range of services to customers in the industrial, commercial, construction and public sectors, with a particular focus on managing hazardous and specialist waste.
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• Gove warns cladding shareholders of ‘severe consequences’ if they refuse to remediate

  21-04-2023 13:45 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Shareholders in three cladding companies, whose shocking practices were uncovered in evidence heard at the Grenfell Inquiry, have been warned by the government that the manufacturers they invest in will face “severe consequences” if they do not come forward with a comprehensive financial package to fix unsafe buildings.
  Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Michael Gove has written to investors in Kingspan, Arconic, and Saint-Gobain and urged them to use their
  
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• Delivering innovation in FM amid economic challenges

  21-04-2023 12:22 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Frost and Sullivan’s research has found that the UK FM market is transforming, driven by technology innovations, new business models, emerging value propositions, sustainability, and creative service offerings. FM suppliers will need to innovate to keep growing and remain profitable but how can the sector work towards innovation while dealing with the challenges of high inflation and economic uncertainty?
  THE ANALYST’S VIEWJOHN RASPIN,PARTNER AND GLOBAL PRACTICE LEADER, ENERGY &
  
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• Workplace survey reveals home working with a central collaboration space is the ‘new normal’

  21-04-2023 11:48 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Hybrid working, with a collaborative central space, is the preferred post-pandemic working style, according to a new workplace trends report published by Mace.
  The Mace Operate Workplace Survey looked at the enduring role of a central office for businesses and considered what an office space needs to offer in an era of hybrid working.
  The majority of respondents (87 per cent) said that interaction with people and workplace culture are the main benefits of going to the office with employees and e
  
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• Pagabo opens bids for new £545m M&E framework

  21-04-2023 11:17 via fmj.co.uk
  
  The national framework provider has opened bidding for its brand-new £545 million Mechanical & Electrical Solutions Framework, which will run for four years.
  The framework will be available nationally and be split into a number of UK regions. It will be open for all types of public sector organisations to procure through, including but not limited to, local authorities, blue light services, housing associations, healthcare, education, aviation, rail, nuclear, highways and infrastructur
  
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• David Greenfield appointed to CIWM presidential team

  21-04-2023 10:48 via fmj.co.uk
  
  The Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) has elected Prof. Dr David Greenfield FCIWM to the position of Junior Vice President (elect).
  Greenfiled brings a wealth of experience and expertise to CIWM across both waste management and the circular economy. A renown industry leader, he currently holds a number of prominent positions, including:Managing Director and Founder of SONECS, a research and innovation practice that focuses on Circular Economy Solutions, where he led or co-authore
  
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• SPIE UK wins fire and security deal with Scotland’s largest leisure trust

  21-04-2023 10:29 via fmj.co.uk
  
  SPIE UK’s Fire & Security business has secured a major three-year contract to provide fire and security maintenance services to Edinburgh Leisure, the largest leisure trust in Scotland.
  Edinburgh Leisure is a charity registered in Scotland, dedicated to making a positive difference by creating opportunities for everyone to get active, stay active and achieve more with over five million customer visits across 29 venues which include the European International Climbing Arena as well as t
  
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• Liberty Charge rebrands to Believ 

  21-04-2023 10:03 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Liberty Charge has rebranded as Believ, in order to better reflect its proposition of being able to offer all charging speeds, to signal that it now delivers charge point solutions to businesses, as well as local authorities, and ultimately to support its mission of ‘cleaner air for all’.
  Believ installs, manages and maintains all speeds of publicly accessible charge points at zero cost to both the public sector and business sectors.
  According to the firm, its experience has highlig
  
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• New panel extends room control capabilities

  21-04-2023 09:44 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Siemens continues to expand the offering from its KNX Gamma building control range with the release of the second generation of the KNX Touch Control TC5 panel.
  Building on the success of its award-winning predecessor, the new version retains the elegant and modern design but offers a number of new features, further improving the aesthetics and the intuitive operating concept.
  The 5” aluminium and glass panel device is available in a black or white finish and can be mounted in portrait or
  
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• SBFM appoints marketing manager

  21-04-2023 09:30 via cleaningmag.com
  
  Soft services FM provider SBFM has strengthened its UK and Ireland marketing team.
  
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• Spiderman robot said to be the future of window cleaning

  21-04-2023 01:00
  An Israeli start-up has created a lightweight window cleaning robot said to be able to climb the height and breadth of a building in the style of Spiderman.The Verobotics robot moves around like a crab lifting one arm, moving it, attaching it to the glass, lifting the other and so on.Weighing around 20lb, the brush-bearing robot is lowered from the roof and uses no liquids. Instead it relies on the mechanical force of the brush against glass, while also carrying sensors for inspection purposes.T
  
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