Cleaning Industry news

• Kärcher Professional UK launches Buy Back Scheme

  14-06-2023 14:04 via chtmag.com
  
  Kärcher Professional UK has launched a new Buy Back* initiative, whereby commercial customers can trade-in their old cleaning machines for a discount against the new equipment, saving money on the purchase and safe in the knowledge that Kärcher will “responsibly recycle” the outdated model.Kärcher says it prides itself on its outstanding customer service package, which features live support, expert engineers, machine repairs and loan machines to name a few. The new Buy
  
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• Tork brand offers a range of carbon neutral certified dispensers

  14-06-2023 13:30 via chtmag.com
  
  Essity’s Tork brand is the first in Europe to reduce and compensate carbon emissions for the entire life cycle of selected soap, toilet paper and hand towel dispensers.
  The Tork brand now offers carbon neutral certification on a range of its existing dispensers. This is achieved through a combination of carbon reduction and compensation across the entire life cycle – from raw materials to end-of-life. The 27 Tork carbon neutral dispensers are produced with certified renewable electri
  
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• Triple win for Sodexo employees at 2023 NI Cleaning Awards

  14-06-2023 13:20 via chtmag.com
  
  It was a triple triumph for Sodexo employees at the 2023 NI Cleaning Awards in Belfast on Thursday 1st June 2023.  Alex McDougall won Cleaning Operative of the Year in the ‘Offices over 100,000 sq.ft’ category, Sybil Ryan was Cleaning Operative of the Year for ‘Offices under 100,000 sq.ft’ and Jackie Murray took the top spot in the ‘Cleaning Operative – Education’ category.
  The shortlisting of applicants and finalist site visits were carried out by
  
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• Skanska partnership to boost mental health in construction sector

  14-06-2023 13:07 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Construction firm, Skanska, has partnered with Maximus to provide mental health support for its UK employees and help improve wellbeing in the wider construction sector.
  Skanska, which employs more than 3,300 local experts in the UK, delivers projects across sectors including real estate, defence, education, and highways, and has been committed to raising awareness of mental health amongst its employees since 2016.
  To expand its mental health provision, Skanska UK is partnering with Maximus, who
  
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• Bidvest Noonan unveils new energy management service

  14-06-2023 12:06 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Energy prices have soared in recent years, driving businesses to search for solutions to control their rising costs. In response to this, Bidvest Noonan has launched a new Energy Management Service, designed to help businesses streamline energy consumption, achieve significant cost savings, and boost sustainability.
  The new service simplifies energy management into three key steps:Contract and Consumption Analysis: Bidvest Noonan’s energy management teams perform an in-depth review of thei
  
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• Jaguar secures new business across the capital

  14-06-2023 11:53 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Jaguar Building Services has secured a number of new contract wins across London.
  The hard FM specialist has been awarded the M&E contract at a globally renowned tech company in Kings Cross, following a competitive tender process.
  Sid Newbon, Business Unit Head, said of the win: “We are delighted to be working with this globally recognised technology company. Our Account Manager, Jamie Gray, will be working towards getting the right engineering team in place to provide a bespoke M
  
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• Vertical farming has arrived at Compass

  14-06-2023 11:34 via fmj.co.uk
  
  A new urban farm has been installed at Compass Group UK & Ireland’s headquarters – Compass House, Chertsey.
  The UK food and support services provider has partnered with Square Mile Farms, to introduce an urban farm, bringing ultra-fresh sustainable produce to its chefs and Compass colleagues on site, further supporting its use of innovation to achieve climate net zero by 2030.
  Using a clever hydroponic system, a small pump circulates nutrient rich water from a tank to each column
  
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• CIO appointment at OCS

  14-06-2023 11:18 via fmj.co.uk
  
  OCS Group has appointed Ketan Patel as Chief Information Officer to support the business in the next stage of its development.
  Patel, who recently featured in the Top 100 global CIO awards 2023 brings a proven track record in helping companies prepare for future growth. He joins OCS from WHSmith PLC where he held the position of Group CIO and is currently also an advisor as part of Endava’s Private Equity Group, providing clients with commercially-focused technology, strategic advisory and
  
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• LionsBot launches 'Zero Click' cleaning robots

  14-06-2023 09:30 via cleaningmag.com
  
  LionsBot International, home to award-winning cleaning robots in over 30 countries, has unveiled three new products – the R3 Vac, R3 Scrub Pro and the MagicTag – to enhance autonomous professional cleaning.
  
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• Enva expands waste oil recycling business with new acquisition

  14-06-2023 09:30 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Enva, one of the UK and Ireland’s leading recycling and resource recovery companies has announced the acquisition of the Northampton based waste oil collection specialist, Duston Oils, for an undisclosed amount. Duston Oils handles over 10 million litres a year of used motor lubricants, industrial oils, and redundant fuel oils as well as a range of other wastes from the automotive and industrial sectors. The business will be incorporated into Enva’s existing Specialist Waste business
  
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• Elior UK raises £90,000 for Water Unite and sees impact of donations on pioneering initiatives in Kenya

  14-06-2023 09:00 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Caterer Elior UK has raised £90,000 for Water Unite to help fund progressive initiatives in Kenya. Charlotte Wright, Elior UK’s Director of CSR, and Andy Grant, Elior UK’s Communications Manager, visited Kenya to witness first-hand the remarkable work being done by four social enterprises benefiting from its contributions.
  Elior UK makes a donation to Water Unite for every bottle of water sold at each of its sites, and has raised £90,000 which has been instrumental in sup
  
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• Cleaning company fined over ink vat fatality

  14-06-2023 01:00
  An Australian contract cleaning company has been fined AUS $600,000 (€374,000) after one of its operatives died in the ink vat he was cleaning.Craig Tanner, 42, was national operations manager of a Sydney-based industrial cleaning company and was drafted in as a specialist to work at an ink plant in Auburn, New South Wales.But once he entered the holding tank, the mixing blade inside abruptly revved up and crushed his leg and his pelvis. Fellow worker Yatin Mehta entered the tank to try to
  
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