Cleaning Industry news

• Save water with your commercial washing machine

  08-08-2023 14:12 via chtmag.com
  
  Washing clothes, linen and towels is an essential part of your operation. But with rates as high as they are, doing the laundry doesn’t have to be wasteful. As we all look to save a few pennies and do more to reduce our environmental impact, adopting a few eco-friendly washing practices worth doing. Here are just some of the ways you can save water, energy, and reduce your carbon footprint – without compromising on results.
  Reduce your washing machine use wherever you can
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• Ecoserv Group bolsters executive team

  08-08-2023 14:04 via chtmag.com
  
  Stephen Jones and Jim Humphrey have joined the executive team of sustainable commercial cleaning specialist Ecoserv Group, as well as both becoming shareholders in the business.  Jones will take on the role of Chief Operating Officer (COO), while Humphrey will be responsible for key accounts and procurement as a Shareholding Director.
  As COO, Jones will be responsible for overseeing the company’s operations and providing strategic direction for business activities, in line with the or
  
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• Inefficient hand dryers cost UK firms almost a quarter of a billion pounds in wasted energy every year

  08-08-2023 13:35 via chtmag.com
  
  Inefficient hand dryers could be costing UK businesses up to £234 million per year, according to a study* conducted by Initial Washroom Hygiene.
  Initial Washroom Hygiene researched 689 hand dryers that were photographed on walls in April 2023.  Analysis of these hand dryers revealed that the average unit ran for 22 seconds and had an average power rating of 1.94kW.
  The research concluded that upgrading to a low energy hand dryer would cut the average energy bill for each unit by &poun
  
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• Novus expands presence in North Wales

  08-08-2023 13:08 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Novus Property Solutions has expanded its presence in North Wales with a £1.45 million refurbishment contract with Adra.
  This latest contract win with Adra follows a series of successes across North Wales, with Novus having been awarded several contracts and frameworks in the region in recent weeks.
  Under the terms of the new contract award Novus will carry out a series of kitchen and bathroom refurbishment works, including rewires, over a period of 13 months across approximately 135 prope
  
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• What do employees really want from the office?

  08-08-2023 12:08 via fmj.co.uk
  
  A recent study into workplace trends found that 28% of UK workers are asking for greater workplace mental health and wellbeing support from employers[1]. This is at a time when nine out of ten businesses are reporting struggles to retain staff[2].
  In a world of hybrid working – are Friday after-work drinks still relevant, or are employees looking for something more?
  BRITA VIVREAU has conducted research to find out what office workers actually want from their employees and partnered with wo
  
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• Broader reach

  08-08-2023 11:34 via fmj.co.uk
  
   
  Craig McGilvray, Managing Director, Amey Complex Facilities explains to Sara Bean how a change of ownership offers the asset and FM services provider the opportunity to broaden its reachIt’s been an eventful few years since Craig McGilvray became Managing Director for Amey Secure Infrastructure (now Complex Facilities) in early 2020. Just six weeks after his appointment came the pandemic, in 2021 he oversaw the divestment of the critical infrastructure provider’s legacy utilit
  
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• Kier wins Birmingham Hospitals upgrade deal

  08-08-2023 11:04 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham. Flickr image CC credit: Tony Hisgett
  Kier has won a three-year contract with University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust (UHB) to deliver a programme of capital works, with the aim of achieving a modern, contemporary, and clinically efficient estate by 2026.
  Following on from the success of the £97 million Heartlands treatment centre, Kier will work with UHB to play a lead role in the formulation, development, and implementation of UHB’s estate str
  
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• Ecoserv expands senior team

  08-08-2023 10:40 via cleaningmag.com
  
  Stephen Jones and Jim Humphrey have joined the executive team of sustainable commercial cleaning specialist Ecoserv Group.
  
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• Artic joins Mecsia Group

  08-08-2023 10:33 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Artic Building Services has been acquired by technical services business, Mecsia.
  Artic is the latest business that Mecsia has acquired and it joins Cambridge Maintenance, Acorn Engineering, AIS BMS, Marsh Water Treatment and SK Refrigeration Heating & Cooling.
  Cambridge-based Mecsia provides mechanical and electrical maintenance and associated regulatory compliance services through its expanding network.
  Dartford-based Artic offers core mechanical and electrical maintenance services, primar
  
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• Westgrove appoints new Group MD

  08-08-2023 10:08 via fmj.co.uk
  
  FM firm, The Westgrove Group has appointed Glenn Wilson as it’s Group’s Managing Director.
  Wilson joins the Warrington-based business with a wealth of industry experience, gained most notably with Incentive FM. This ultimately resulted in a Senior Board role as Divisional Director in the Retail and distribution arenas.
  Wilson has delivered proven success stories with innovative and sustainable service solutions across all sectors of the FM market. His leadership played a pivotal role
  
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• Beat the heat on site

  08-08-2023 09:46 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Snickers Workwear Summerwear – long-lasting, innovative fabrics for comfort, sustainability and longevity.
  Clothes change as the seasons do. That’s why Snickers Workwear’s summer working clothes for professional tradesmen and women combine superior comfort and protection for beating the heat on site.
  This summer’s LITEWork range combines all the features of high-performance sportswear. Its 37.5® Technology fabric technology is quick-drying and functional as well as pr
  
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• 14forty wins £20m FM contract to provide soft and hard services for National Gas

  08-08-2023 07:00 via fmj.co.uk
  
  14forty, one of the country’s largest facilities management companies and part of Compass Group UK & Ireland has won a contract to provide soft and hard services for National Gas. This contract was awarded due to 14forty’s comprehensive experience within the industry and its capacity to seamlessly shift and collaborate to meet the specific needs of National Gas.
  National Gas owns and operates the national gas network through nearly 5,000 miles of piping. They also provide gas met
  
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• British Cleaning Council elects new chair and deputy chair

  08-08-2023 01:00
  The British Cleaning Council (BCC), the umbrella body representing the UK's cleaning, hygiene and waste sector, has elected a new chair and deputy chair.Delia Cannings, who has served as deputy chair of the BCC for the past two years, takes over the chair from Jim Melvin.She plans to continue with existing BCC priorities, as well as championing education and training in the sector and calling for Government to allow more Apprenticeship Levy funding paid by cleaning and hygiene businesses to inst
  
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