• Everything you need to know about ‘biofilms’

    Everything you need to know about ‘biofilms’
    By Dave Rudge, Operations Manager at REACT Specialist Cleaning
    Most people will live their lives completely unaware of biofilms – the free-floating communities of pathogens that stick to the surfaces in our surroundings. But these biofilms present a real risk to us humans. Once attached to surfaces, they embed themselves in a slimy substance formed of DNA, polysaccharides, and proteins. This substance can protect them from traditional cleaning products, which might otherwise kill the patho
  • Hospitality hygiene: Expert tips for ensuring customer standards are met

    Hospitality hygiene: Expert tips for ensuring customer standards are met
    The cleanliness of your hospitality business is important not just for the dining experience, but for the safety of your customers too. In this article Guy Cooper, Managing Director of catering equipment supplier Mitchell & Cooper, shares his expert tips on meeting the hygiene standards of your customers.There are a number of different factors which may attract customers to your hospitality business, from your menu to the atmosphere of your establishment. But whether they choose to dine with
  • Incoming CIWM President calls for UK to celebrate its recycling and resource management sector

    Incoming CIWM President calls for UK to celebrate its recycling and resource management sector
    Following yesterday’s Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) Presidential inauguration, a new digital report entitled ‘This Is What We Do: Showcasing A World-Class Sector & The UK’s Circular Economy Pathfinders’ has been launched to showcase the excellence in the UK’s recycling and resource recovery sector and its significant contribution to the UK economy.
    The waste and resources sector plays a vital role in the UK economy, employing over 100,000 peo
  • BCIS boosts expansion plans with acquisition

    BCIS boosts expansion plans with acquisition
    The Building Cost Information Service (BCIS) has acquired price book business Griffiths & Hutchins Publications to expand its offering to the built environment industry.
    The takeover will boost BCIS’ efforts to support the market with construction costs and will also help BCIS on its journey into carbon and international markets.
    BCIS has been providing construction data to the built environment and insurance sectors for more than 60 years.
    James Fiske, CEO, BCIS, said: “We have
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  • Own-brand bamboo toilet tissue launched

    Own-brand bamboo toilet tissue launched
    Sybron, a leading UK supplier of cleaning, hygiene and catering products to some of the largest names in hospitality, has launched SySoft Luxury Bamboo Toilet Tissue.
  • Wates recognised for its commitment to gender equality in the workplace

    Wates recognised for its commitment to gender equality in the workplace
    Wates Group has been named one of the Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality 2023, and has also been recognised by Women Into Construction.
    Now in its 13th year with Business in the Community (BITC), The Times Top 50 Employers for Gender Equality is the UK’s most high profile and well-established listing of employers taking action and leading the way to strive for workplace equality. This year was the most competitive yet, with a record number of applications received.
    Wates’ wor

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