• Alternative transport for street cleaning service in Blackpool

    Alternative transport for street cleaning service in Blackpool
    Tricycle manufacturer, Jorvik Tricycles has partnered with Blackpool Council’s waste and environmental services company, Enveco NW Environmental Services, to provide them with a range of tricycles to improve its street cleansing services within the premier seaside resort.
    The project will see Enveco’s street cleansing operatives navigate its coastline, shopping centre, and high footfall areas via tricycle, in a bid to improve response time and productivity whilst keeping larger vehic
  • Delphis Eco’s Heroes campaign goes large

    Delphis Eco’s Heroes campaign goes large
    The eco-friendly cleaning products company which supplies innovative products to the commercial and retail markets, has launched its new Delphis Heroes Campaign.
    Not only will its new set of Hero stories go on the front of each product, but Delphis is taking it to the next level with a captivating and massive 48-sheet tube advert at Holborn Central Line, accompanied by an advert at Welwyn Garden City.
    The stunning eye-catching displays will take the spotlight for a two-week period, starting Mond
  • Emerging trends in the cleaning industry 2023

    Emerging trends in the cleaning industry 2023
    By Yvonne Taylor, Global Head of Cleaning at OCS Group
    Three changes of Prime Minister in a Government increasingly under pressure, a war between Russia and Ukraine, an NHS crisis, and a growing cost of living crisis, where increased costs of energy may additionally leave people and companies in a very difficult situation. This is the uncertain climate that we find ourselves in at the beginning of Q2 in 2023. And yet as a multi-billion-pound sector globally, the cleaning industry continues to gr
  • Phoenix Group appoints Mitie for £62m IFM deal

    Phoenix Group appoints Mitie for £62m IFM deal
    Mitie has landed a five-year contract, worth £62 million with Phoenix Group, the UK’s largest, long-term savings and retirement business, to deliver integrated facilities management services across its estate.
    The deal covers six locations in five cities nationwide, including Edinburgh, London, Hitchin, Wythall and Telford, and will see Mitie providing a a range of FM services including planned and reactive maintenance, cleaning, security, catering, waste management, landscaping, dec
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  • Working together to create a better future

    Working together to create a better future
    By Craig Bowman, General Manager UK & Ireland, Kimberly-Clark Professional
    As a global manufacturer, Kimberly-Clark’s tissue business is classified as an energy-intensive industry in many markets. We take this position and the opportunities it gives us to be a sustainability leader very seriously.What I have learned from my 15 years in the cleaning industry, is that we all share a passion for keeping the world safe and helping others lead better lives. Many of the people I meet, day to
  • Anders+Kern becomes part of the Aukett Swanke Group

    Anders+Kern becomes part of the Aukett Swanke Group
    Distributor of smart workplace systems, Anders+Kern (A+K) has been acquired by the Aukett Swanke Group (ASG), a renowned provider of smart buildings, architectural, and design services.
    This strategic collaboration marks a significant step forward for A+K, strengthening its position in the distribution of innovative smart workplace solutions and unlocking new growth opportunities.
    A+K has consistently provided cutting-edge hardware, software, and installation services to enhance room and desk bo
  • Amulet celebrates five-year milestone

    Amulet celebrates five-year milestone
    Churchill Group’s specialist security division, Amulet, has this month marked five years in business.
    Since its launch in 2018, Amulet has seen consistently high levels of growth and development. Turnover has increased from £12 million in 2018 to £60 million in 2023, and the team has grown from 480 to 2,400 employees, with a 98 per cent customer retention rate.
    Amulet’s first client is still working with the business today following a successful retender this year. Branch
  • Wates wins multi-site FM deal with Yorkshire Building Society

    Wates wins multi-site FM deal with Yorkshire Building Society
    Yorkshire Building Society (YBS) has awarded Wates FM a five-year deal for the provision of facilities management services across its UK-wide estate.
    Valued at around £7 million, the contract, which commences in August includes hard FM and compliance services across YBS’ property portfolio.
    Wates will deliver FM services at 110 YBS branches; 120 agency sites; the building society’s Bradford headquarters; three main offices in Leeds, Peterborough and Huddersfield; and its Yorksh
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  • Altro introduces adhesive-free safety floor for commercial kitchens

    Altro introduces adhesive-free safety floor for commercial kitchens
    New Altro Stronghold 30 adhesive-free is the first adhesive-free flooring designed specifically for the rigours of commercial kitchens. It delivers sustainable, carbon-saving performance with minimum downtime and quick return to service for busy areas.
    Like all Altro adhesive-free floors, Altro Stronghold 30 adhesive-free delivers huge time and cost savings over traditionally adhered floors as well as up to 50% saving in CO2. And like the well-established Altro Stronghold 30 adhered floor, this
  • Pilot scheme enhances cleaners’ skills and frees up nurses

    Cleaning staff at a Swansea Hospital are being upskilled to take on tasks that have traditionally been carried out by nurses.And the pilot scheme has resulted in a faster turnaround of beds, while nurses now have more time to spend on clinical duties.Nursing staff at Morriston Hospital are usually tasked with cleaning the beds, mattresses, patient lockers and other patient care equipment. The trial involved giving the hospital's domestic team specialist training to teach them how to clean and de

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