Cleaning Industry news

• Businesses suffer loss of almost a quarter of a billion pounds due to inefficient hand dryers

  09-08-2023 13:42 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Inefficient hand dryers could be costing UK businesses up to £234 million per year, according to a new study by Initial Washroom Hygiene.
  Initial Washroom Hygiene researched 689 hand dryers that were photographed on walls in April 2023. Analysis of these handdryers 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 £134 and save
  
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• GOJO recognised as a key NHS partner

  09-08-2023 12:11 via chtmag.com
  
  GOJO, the inventor of PURELL is one of the brands to be showcased in an official publication commemorating the NHS, entitled ‘NHS 75: Celebrating 75 Years of the National Health Service.’ This accolade demonstrates the key role played by the skin and hygiene specialist, who has now been a partner to the organisation for over 30 years.
  Widely used in the NHS, PURELL® is a trusted brand in healthcare facilities around the world. As a market leader of hand hygiene within the UK&rsqu
  
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• Westgrove announces new board appointment

  09-08-2023 11:41 via cleaningmag.com
  
  Fast growing FM company, The Westgrove Group, has announced the appointment of Glenn Wilson as its Group’s Managing Director.
  
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• New report shows a cross-functional approach is needed for FM

  09-08-2023 11:34 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Global worktech company, Eptura has published the second edition of its quarterly Workplace Index which reveals employees rank socialisation and collaboration as the top motivator to work from the office. 
  The index analyses building use, asset data, and behavioural insights to provide a comprehensive view of the rapidly changing modern workplace. Key findings show a consistent yearly rise in workspace bookings and visitors across all regions and industry sectors alongside a 20 per cen
  
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• An electrifying journey

  09-08-2023 10:57 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Heidi Thompson, Group Fleet Manager describes how Mitie is accelerating the adoption of Electric Vehicles in its bid to go fully electric by the end of 2025
  For many organisations striving for net zero, electric vehicles (EVs) are an essential part of reaching this goal. At Mitie, our fleet accounts for over 90 per cent of our overall scope 1 and 2 emissions, so targeting carbon our vehicles create is crucial to reducing our environmental impact. We have made great strides so far, with the intr
  
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• Equans appointed for Paragon estate regeneration

  09-08-2023 10:32 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Housing association Notting Hill Genesis (NHG) has appointed energy and regeneration specialist, Equans, to undertake an upgrade and investment programme at the Paragon estate in Brentford.
  Those who previously lived at Paragon were successfully supported to find new homes following the difficult decision by NHG to ask all residents to leave the estate in October 2020 over its concern that the buildings did not meet adequate levels of safety.
  Equans’ appointment means work can start on bri
  
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• Two built environment companies acquire training provider to expand UK’s green skills in the sector

  09-08-2023 09:50 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Two net-zero focused companies have created a unique partnership to acquire a long-established construction training company to develop the UK’s green skills ahead of 2050.
  Facilities management company UK National and certification body Simply Certification have joined forces to create the unique partnership to acquire Expedient Training, which specialises in built environment training and qualifications.
  The partnership sees UK National acquire 100 per cent of the land and buildings at Q
  
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• Fire safety in parking garages with EVs addressed in new white paper

  09-08-2023 09:32 via fmj.co.uk
  
  A new white paper has been published highlighting the challenges and, importantly, potential solutions, in protecting garages containing electric vehicles from the threat of fire.
  The paper, published by Siemens, has been co-written with Danfoss Fire Safety A/S, a pioneer in high pressure water mist firefighting, with contributions also from the Danish Institute of Fire and Security Technology (DBI), the internationally renowned leading knowledge centre in the field of fire safety and security i
  
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• Carpet Recycling UK: Big increase in 2021 waste diversion figure

  09-08-2023 09:21 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Carpet Recycling UK has reported a large increase in the amount of carpet and textile flooring waste being diverted from landfill in 2021 with 82% of the 462,000 tonnes of waste generated that year finding alternative reuse, recycling, treatment and disposal routes.
  Commenting on the latest figures released at their Annual Conference and Awards event held in June, Adnan Zeb-Khan, Scheme Manager said: “This percentage increase is reflecting the final effects of the pandemic when most of the
  
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• Europe’s industry delegates come together for EFCI meetings

  09-08-2023 01:00
  Earlier in the summer, delegates representing the associations of the European cleaning industry convened in Brussels for EFCI’s General Meetings 2023. Director general Matteo Matarazzo tells us more. 
  President of EFCI Lorenzo Mattioli opened this year’s meeting with an overview of the past year and highlighted the importance of EFCI’s work for the industry. He stepped forward with a proposal to discuss the objectives, strategy and challenges to shape the year to come.The
  
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