Cleaning Industry news

• Avrenim reports a great start to the year with contract wins totalling over £3m

  12-05-2023 14:26 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Avrenim, a provider of people orientated facilities management, consultancy and design, and project delivery, specialising in regulated environments and renewables, has secured a number of new healthcare, commercial and green energy project wins across the UK, with the contract values totalling in excess of £3.25 million in quarter one.
  Recent projects include work with East Cheshire NHS Trust worth over £230,000 for refurbishment and repurposing works to patient wards. On the Wirral
  
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• Magenta Associates reports positive first quarter to 2023

  12-05-2023 13:54 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Magenta Associates, the communications specialist for the built environment, has reported significant growth in 2022/23 (20%) and 2021/22 (32%), along with a series of new architecture, design and construction contract wins, and several of its existing clients confirming that they will invest in new service areas of the business. 
  In 2022, Magenta launched its new dedicated B2E (business to employee) comms division in light of research it commissioned which revealed a gap in the market, par
  
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• JCD Cleaning in Historic Sussex Hotels win

  12-05-2023 13:44 via chtmag.com
  
  JCD Cleaning & Support Services has announced a significant contract signing with Historic Sussex Hotels, a privately owned collection of prestigious properties in Sussex.
  JCD will be providing a range of commercial cleaning services to two of their three hotel sites as per their new contract valued in the region of £200k. The agreement will see JCD become the exclusive provider of services for these venues, marking a significant milestone after their recent contract win with Knauf UK
  
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• ARCSI rebrands as ISSA Residential to better serve members

  12-05-2023 13:33 via chtmag.com
  
  The Association of Residential Cleaning Services International (ARCSI), a Division of ISSA, has formally rebranded as ISSA Residential. This move is designed to strengthen the association’s residential cleaning members as active participants of the greater ISSA membership community, which represents the entire cleaning industry value chain.
  Members that previously joined the association under the ARCSI name will immediately transition their membership to ISSA rather than maintaining a
  
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• Contractor Selection and Management in Times of Labour Shortage

  12-05-2023 13:01 via fmj.co.uk
  
  How do you find contractors with the right experience and skills that you can trust when you have the challenge of a significant shortage of labour in the supply chain?
  With nearly four in five employers globally reporting difficulty finding the skilled talent they need, reaching a 17-year-high (from 35% in 2013 to 77% in 2023), procurement teams are being left with a reactive, ‘quick fix’ approach to contractor management, just to get the job completed.
  In its latest webinar, Alcumu
  
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• Lifts in high-rise buildings

  12-05-2023 12:43 via fmj.co.uk
  
  From January 23, 2023 all firefighter and evacuation lifts in high-rise residential buildings are now subject to an additional new monthly check. Lee Dean Director of lift consulting engineers, LECS UK looks at the implications and the new responsibilities for building managersThe Grenfell Tower Inquiry noted in the Phase 1 report that: “When the firefighters attended the fire at Grenfell Tower, they were unable to operate the mechanism that should have allowed them to take control of the
  
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• JCD appointed exclusive cleaning service provider for Historic Sussex Hotels

  12-05-2023 12:31 via fmj.co.uk
  
  JCD Cleaning & Support Services has secured a contract with Historic Sussex Hotels, a privately owned collection of prestigious properties in Sussex.
  JCD will be providing a range of commercial cleaning services to two of its three hotel sites as per the new contract valued in the region of £200,000, which will see JCD become the exclusive provider of services for these venues.
  This contract spans seven days of the week and requires two cleaning staff, each working two hours, resulting
  
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• Cleaning Show success recognised by international award nomination

  12-05-2023 11:59 via cleaningmag.com
  
  The Cleaning Show has been named as a finalist in the AEO Excellence Awards 2023 in the 'Best UK Trade Show - 2001-4000 sq m' category.
  
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• Compass partners with UK tech company to decarbonise millions of meals

  12-05-2023 10:41 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Food and support services provider, Compass Group UK & Ireland has announced a new strategic partnership with UK-based tech company, Foodsteps, which will give its 4,000+ chefs an improved capability to measure the carbon footprint of the 180.9 million meals they deliver every year.
  Two clear objectives have been set:Target the reformulation of 90,000+ recipes to reduce the embodied carbon in menus across its estate.
  Support the industry through the development of pilots that focus on vital
  
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• Supply Chain Sustainability School continues to positively impact a sustainable UK built environment

  12-05-2023 10:07 via fmj.co.uk
  
  The Supply Chain Sustainability School, a multi-award-winning initiative which represents a common approach to addressing sustainability within supply chains, has released its 2023 Impact Report. 
  The report surveyed over one thousand of its members across the country to get their thoughts on what is important to their organisation and supply chain, plus offered insights into how the School has continued to positively impact organisations and supply chains, through its free practical learni
  
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• Nurture Group completes its largest acquisition in five years

  12-05-2023 09:48 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Green services provider, Nurture Landscapes Group, has completed the acquisition of Norfolk-based CGM Group.
  The acquisition, which comes hot on the heels of a £57 million round of investment by All Seas Capital, is the company’s eighth in the past 12 months alone. It is the most significant since Windlesham-headquartered Nurture purchased Royal Warrant holder Gavin Jones Ltd in 2018, and allows the group to strengthen its footprint in East Anglia, while capitalising upon the local k
  
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• The VJ iStore launches

  12-05-2023 09:31 via fmj.co.uk
  
  VJ Technology has launched a unique, onsite procurement solution designed to reduce costs, improve cashflow and productivity, whilst limiting the impact of deliveries on the environment.
  The secure by design VJ iStore® brings a warehouse to any construction site in bespoke modular shipping containers to act as vending machines, so fast-paced infrastructure projects can be fed a constant supply of their most used products that can be clicked and collected in a matter of minutes directly on-si
  
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• Veolia tackles a clean-up fit for a coronation

  12-05-2023 01:00
  Waste management specialist Veolia Group worked tirelessly last weekend as London hosted the party of the year - the Coronation of King Charles III. In partnership with Westminster City Council it made sure the city was ready for visitors from around the world, and the streets were clean.The 100 Veolia operatives and 30 vehicles, many of them electric zero emission and hybrid, worked round the clock before and after Saturday's event.The operation included:• Over 39 tonnes of recycling and r
  
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