Cleaning Industry news

• Jangro launches new Cleaning and Hygiene Supplies Catalogue

  16-05-2023 14:17 via chtmag.com
  
  Jangro, the UK & Ireland’s largest network of independent janitorial and cleaning distributors, has announced the launch of its Cleaning & Hygiene Supplies Catalogue 2023/24. A must-have for any business requiring professional cleaning services, the new edition is bursting with the latest innovative and sustainable products.
  In fact, new sustainable products and processes feature heavily throughout the catalogue, helping Jangro customers to make more environmentally responsible dec
  
  Read more

• Hospitality industry counts £1.8m cost of fake tan on bedding and towels

  16-05-2023 14:01 via chtmag.com
  
  Fake tanners and heavy make-up users are costing UK hotels and holiday lets up to £1.792m per year by leaving marks on bedding on towels, according to new figures from linen recovery specialists Regenex.
  Laundries all over the country are now condemning an estimated 224 tons of sheets, pillowcases, duvet covers, and towels each year, due to fake tan, self-tan or heavy make-up* — at a huge cost to the environment as well as company finances.
  The popularity of sunless tanning has risen
  
  Read more

• infinitSpace launches first UAE locations

  16-05-2023 13:43 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Creator and provider of white-label flexible workspaces, infinitSpace, has launched a new partnership with UAE-based investment and holding company Sultan Holding.
  This new venture will see the merger of two new flexible workspaces, operating under a new flex-space brand ‘Centrum’ in two landmark commercial sites within Sultan Holding’s real estate portfolio: Bay Gate Tower, Dubai, and Sky Tower, Abu Dhabi.
  infinitSpace was founded by former WeWork MD of Europe, Wybo Wijnbergen
  
  Read more

• Winners of the BCIA Awards revealed

  16-05-2023 12:28 via fmj.co.uk
  
  The Building Controls Industry Association (BCIA) revealed the winners of its 2023 awards at an exclusive ceremony and gala dinner on 04 May at the Hilton Birmingham Metropole.
  The ceremony, which was hosted by actor, comedian and impressionist Jon Culshaw welcomed the highest attendance yet for a BCIA Awards, with more than 600 guests enjoying fine food, drink, and evening activities, including curling and a game of ‘Higher and Lower’, organised by Immediate Past President Terry Sha
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• NHS Property Services welcomes new CCO  

  16-05-2023 11:36 via fmj.co.uk
  
  NHS Property Services (NHSPS) has appointed Jackie Ducker to the role of Chief Customer Officer (CCO), where she will bring her expertise in building key customer relationships and delivering the business’ customer strategy.   
   Joining the NHSPS Executive Board in May 2023 from Construction Industry Training Board (CITB) – where she held the position of Executive Director for Customer and Product – Ducker brings significant executive level expertise in b
  
  Read more

• Living and breathing

  16-05-2023 11:21 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Richard Sabin, Managing Director of living wall company Biotecture looks at why facilities management companies and developers such as the Canary Wharf Group are introducing living walls into their developments, to encourage people to return in larger numbers
  In today’s post-pandemic era, hybrid and home working have become firmly established as the ‘new normal’, with many people still showing a preference for more flexible working arrangements.
  A 2022 survey by the Office for
  
  Read more

• 2N launches 2N ACCESS UNIT 2.0 to offer customers multi-user flexibility

  16-05-2023 11:02 via fmj.co.uk
  
  The smart access control reader supports three access technologies – RFID, PIN and mobile – simultaneously
  It offers the flexibility to provide different access options for residents and employees, based on their preferences, as well as appropriate credentials for contractors and other visitors
  It is compatible with another newly-launched 2N product, 2N® PICard, which upgrades access security by letting administrators create a unique cryptographic keyset for every site2N, the glo
  
  Read more

• Pareto FM announces eighth year of consecutive growth

  16-05-2023 10:46 via fmj.co.uk
  
  The facilities and engineering services provider has reported a rise in its annual turnover for the eighth consecutive year.
  Figures published this week by Pareto for the year ending September 2022, show a 75 per cent growth in organic turnover to £32 million. This achievement builds on the considerable growth since inception, with the business on course to grow another 25 per cent in 2023.
  The past two years has seen Pareto deliver an organisational transformation with significant investm
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• VIVO links up with construction industry charity Lighthouse 

  16-05-2023 10:18 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Facilities management and maintenance organisation, VIVO Defence Services, has become a company supporter of the Lighthouse Construction Industry Charity, which provides emotional, physical and financial wellbeing support to construction workers and their families.
  VIVO, a joint venture between Serco and Equans, employs around 1,200 people and looks after military bases and service family accommodation for the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO), part of the Ministry of Defence.
  As part of
  
  Read more

• Jangro launches latest catalogue

  16-05-2023 10:03 via cleaningmag.com
  
  Jangro, the UK & Ireland’s largest network of independent janitorial and cleaning distributors, has launched its Cleaning & Hygiene Supplies Catalogue 2023/24.
  
  Read more

• Veolia listed in Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2023 awards

  16-05-2023 10:02 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Resource management specialist, Veolia has been listed in the inaugural Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2023, as one of the top 10 best “very big” companies to work for as well as being highly commended as an employer for the over 55s.
  The awards celebrate organisations with the highest employee engagement and wellbeing levels, as measured by the in-depth employee surveys carried out this year, and are only presented to companies who meet the strict engagement criteria.
  The award ma
  
  Read more

• Collecting more on-street mixed recycling

  16-05-2023 09:39 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Leafield Environmental, the UK’s leading manufacturer and designer of plastic bins are delighted to launch the Heritage Square Recycling Bin in two sizes to collect mixed recyclables in high footfall areas including high-streets, parks, leisure attractions and seaside resorts.
  The Heritage Square recycling bin is available as a 110-litre unit or 240-litre unit and was designed following customer demand for an external recycling bin in keeping with their existing traditionally styled Leafie
  
  Read more

• Hygienalia show to take place in Madrid this November

  16-05-2023 01:00
  The organisers of the Spanish professional cleaning exhibition Hygienalia 2023 are promising a 10 per cent larger event than the last edition in 2021. The show takes place from November 7-9 at the IFEMA exhibiton centre in Madrid, a change in venue from Casa de Campo.Supporting the fair are the the country's trade associations for manufacturers of cleaning products and machinery, ASFEL and AEFEMIL.For more information: www.hygienalia.com
  
  Read more

Follow @CleaningIndusUK on Twitter!