Cleaning Industry news

• Over a third of businesses admit they haven’t begun to actively reduce emissions

  18-05-2023 14:51 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Analysis of today’s ONS Business Insights and Conditions Survey (BICS) by Reconomy Group, a leading global circular economy specialist, has revealed over a third of businesses are yet to take meaningful action on reducing emissions.
  Despite the climate emergency and strengthening focus on business’ steps to protect the environment, the ONS data found that 35 per cent of companies admitted that they were not doing anything to cut emissions and waste.
  When it came to what companies wer
  
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• Spectrum adds Harvey Nichols to its portfolio

  18-05-2023 13:33 via chtmag.com
  
  One of the UK’s best-known department store chains, Harvey Nichols, has appointed Spectrum Service Solutions to work with them at its store in Edinburgh.
  Spectrum will provide cleaning, hygiene and sanitary, consumables and window cleaning services at the store and in the call centre facility at St Andrew Square.
  The contract win adds another global brand to our client portfolio. Spectrum is delighted to work with its team to ensure its customers and staff enjoy the high levels of cleanlin
  
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• BCC slams Suella Braverman for ‘once again ignoring’ the cleaning and hygiene industry

  18-05-2023 13:19 via fmj.co.uk
  
  flickr image CC credit: UK Government – picture by Simon Dawson / No 10 Downing Street
  Home Secretary Suella Braverman’s speech on Tuesday at the National Conservatism conference which called for the training of British fruit pickers, lorry drivers and butchers in a bid to bring down the reliance on migrant workers, has been slammed by the British Cleaning Council (BCC) for “once again ignoring” the £59 billion, cleaning, hygiene and waste industry, which has been s
  
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• Spectrum Service Solutions bags Harvey Nichols deal

  18-05-2023 12:42 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Facilities management provider, Spectrum Service Solutions, has secured a contract with department chain store, Harvey Nichols, in Edinburgh.
  Under the terms of the deal, Spectrum will provide cleaning, hygiene and sanitary, consumables and window cleaning services at the store and in the call centre facility at St Andrew Square.
  Founded in 1831, the long-established business is renowned for offering some of the best fashion brands and an exquisite range of food and wines. Because of its enviabl
  
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• A third of UK employees have faced mental health challenges in the workplace

  18-05-2023 11:43 via fmj.co.uk
  
  One in three (33 per cent) UK employees have faced mental health challenges at work, with nearly half (46 per cent) expressing fear of discrimination due to these challenges, according to a new survey conducted by employee engagement experts, Sodexo Engage.
  Furthermore, 41 per cent of respondents do not feel they have anyone to talk to about their mental health at work, while 47 per cent believe that discussing their mental health could negatively affect their job security.The ongoing cost-of-li
  
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• Three’s company

  18-05-2023 11:11 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Global FM provider CBRE has partnered with Axil Integrated Services to deliver best-in-class waste management to Cummins to help them meet their ESG goals
  Cummins, a global leader in the design, manufacture and supply of engines, generators, and related technologies, previously partnered with Axil Integrated Services to manage its waste streams and maximise its recycling. In August 2022, Cummins embedded its waste contract into a facilities management package to consolidate services across mult
  
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• Smelly toilets flushing away British business profits

  18-05-2023 10:56 via cleaningmag.com
  
  Smelly toilets are costing British businesses, as new research reveals poor washroom reviews drag down hospitality establishments’ Tripadvisor ratings by an average of one full star.
  
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• Wates to train nearly 400 people in suicide prevention

  18-05-2023 10:42 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Wates Group has announced a new partnership with the charity PAPYRUS to train almost 400 people across its company and in local communities to prevent suicide among young people.
  Employees of the family-owned development, building and property maintenance company, were asked to choose a charity partner for the next three years. They chose to partner with PAPYRUS, a national charity dedicated to the prevention of suicide and the promotion of positive mental health and emotional wellbeing in young
  
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• Sodexo Live! appointed new venue partner for Preston North End

  18-05-2023 10:04 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Sodexo’s dedicated business for sports, events and hospitality, Sodexo Live!, has been confirmed as the official venue partner for Preston North End F.C.
  From 1 July 2023, Sodexo Live! will take over the catering operation at Deepdale Stadium from Heathcote&Co, who has been the club’s catering partner since 2018. Service provision will include hospitality in the lounges and boxes, and on the concourse on matchdays.
  As part of the agreement, Sodexo Live! will invest in the ca
  
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• New MD for Skanska UK’s building services business

  18-05-2023 09:41 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Skanska UK has named Dan Williams as the new Managing Director of it’s building services operating unit, which specialises in facilities management and mechanical, electrical and public health (MEP) engineering.
  Williams moves into the MD role from his current position of Operations Director, where his strategic responsibility has included the delivery of FM operations in the healthcare, local authority and commercial office sectors.
  Prior to that, Williams held a number of senior roles wi
  
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• Smelly toilets are costing British businesses, says new research

  18-05-2023 01:00
  Smelly away-from-home washrooms are costing British businesses dear, as latest research says poor washroom reviews drag down hospitality establishments' Tripadvisor ratings by an average of one full star.Initial Washroom Hygiene analysed over 80,000 Tripadvisor reviews for 200 hospitality venues across the UK, in order to understand the correlation between negative reviews relating to the smell and cleanliness of washroom toilets and overall star ratings.The research was carried out on the compa
  
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