Cleaning Industry news

• Business leaders call for colleagues to support APPG campaign

  21-06-2023 13:51 via chtmag.com
  
  Businesspeople from the cleaning and hygiene sector have urged industry colleagues to get behind the British Cleaning Council-led lobbying campaign to make cleaning and hygiene a national priority.
  Dave Wheadon, CEO of BCC member the National Carpet Cleaners Association (NCCA), Billy Russell, owner of Billy Russell Cleaning and Angela Gill, Managing Director of Bio-Productions, are among those who have met and lobbied MPs recently in support of the campaign.
  David Garcia, Vice President and Trea
  
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• Rentokil Specialist Hygiene warns homes and businesses face losing up to 8 hours of solar generation due to dirty solar panels

  21-06-2023 13:32 via chtmag.com
  
  Thousands of homes and businesses will be left out of pocket this summer according to experts from Rentokil Specialist Hygiene. The organisation which has launched a new solar panel cleaning service to boost the efficiency of domestic and commercial electricity generation, warns that dirty solar panels will see homes and businesses potentially miss out on the equivalent of eight hours of sunshine on the summer solstice.
  Almost 17 hours of daylight are due to fall on the UK’s 14.6GW of resi
  
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• ECB and Initial team up to support period dignity in recreational cricket

  21-06-2023 13:14 via chtmag.com
  
  The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) and Initial Washroom Hygiene (Initial) have announced a strategic partnership, designed to bring period dignity to grassroots cricket.
  Central to this new partnership, is a shared ambition to ensure that menstruation is not something that holds back women and girls from being involved in sports.
  Utilising Initial’s extensive research and expertise in helping to ensure period dignity, In Cubicle Period Dignity Dispensers will be supplied to grassroo
  
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• BSI publishes code of practice on how to create a diverse and inclusive workplace culture

  21-06-2023 12:53 via fmj.co.uk
  
  New guidance designed to help organisations prioritise their people by creating an increasingly diverse and inclusive workplace culture, including by demonstrating leadership commitment or adjusting recruitment practices, has been published by the British Standards Institution (BSI).Evidence suggests that diverse organisations can out-perform their peers, while research indicates a desire for diverse workplaces, especially amongst Generation Z. Research from McKinsey has found that organisa
  
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• UK performs poorly on employee engagement

  21-06-2023 12:13 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Nearly all UK workers (90 per cent) are not enthused by their work and workplace, according to Gallup’s State of the Global Workplace 2023 Report.
  The UK rate of engagement at work (10 per cent) remains one of the lowest in Europe, ranking near the bottom among peer countries (33 out of 38) with countries like the US reporting triple the number of engaged employees (31 per cent). The poor state of disengaged workforces is not unique to the UK, with just 13 per cent of employees across Euro
  
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• National Healthcare Estates and Facilities Day: The vital role of our healthcare FM and estates team

  21-06-2023 11:17 via fmj.co.uk
  
  By Philip Leigh, CEO Health & Care, Sodexo UK & Ireland
  The second National Healthcare Estates and Facilities Day on June 21 recognises and celebrates our dedicated frontline workforce, our cleaners, porters, security guards, helpdesk operators, maintenance operatives and catering teams to name just a few of the roles this team includes. It’s poignant for me to reflect on our dedicated team who deliver essential facilities management services at hospitals across the country.
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• STM secures British Library deal

  21-06-2023 10:59 via fmj.co.uk
  
  STM Group (UK) Ltd has been appointed to provide comprehensive security services at the British Library’s St Pancras site in London.
  The contract, which is for an initial three-year term, with the option for extensions, will commence on 1 July 2023.
  The British Library is the UK’s national library, one of the six legal deposit libraries in the UK and Ireland, renowned for housing one of the largest global collections of printed and digital material. With an impressive catalogue of ov
  
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• Lorne Stewart Facilities signs Armed Forces Covenant

  21-06-2023 10:30 via fmj.co.uk
  
  The hard FM specialist has signed the Armed Forces Covenant (AFC), as part of its mission to make facilities management more accessible and a more attractive career opportunity for ex-service members, tapping into a rich and under-utilised talent.
  The Armed Forces Covenant is a commitment from the nation that those who serve or have served, and their families, are respected, supported and treated fairly and not disadvantaged because of their military background. The government is committed to su
  
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• Sodexo’s partnership with FareShare hits £1.5m funding milestone

  21-06-2023 09:48 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Sodexo and food redistribution charity, Fareshare, is celebrating a milestone with the total financial support donated from the Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation to FareShare reaching an amazing £1.5 million.
  The two organisations have been working together since 2005, with a shared commitment to fighting food insecurity and food waste. Over the duration of its partnership the financial support from Sodexo has helped cover the logistics costs which form a huge part of the charity’s opera
  
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• Gentle cleansers are as effective as harsh soaps at killing viruses: study

  21-06-2023 01:00
  Gentle cleansers are just as effective in killing viruses as harsh soaps, according to a new study by University of Sheffield.Dermatologists tested multiple hand-wash products including antibacterial soap, natural soap, foam cleansers and bath wash products as part of the study. They assessed the products' ability to kill enveloped viruses such as human coronavirus and influenza - which have an additional layer of structural protection - compared with non-enveloped viruses such as norovirus and
  
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