Cleaning Industry news

• MoU to provide mutual benefits for IWFM and CICES

  14-08-2023 14:28 via fmj.co.uk
  
  The Chartered Institution of Civil Engineering Surveyors (CICES) has revealed plans for closer ties with the Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM).
  A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been drafted with the IWFM, the UK’s largest body for FM professionals, and will “provide the basis for further consultations, collaboration and information sharing between the two organisations”.
  As a result, it will guide any joint actions in areas of common interest, inclu
  
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• BCC Chair appeals for more staff to back proposals to make cleaning and hygiene a national priority

  14-08-2023 14:00 via chtmag.com
  
  The British Cleaning Council (BCC) has thanked the more than 450 industry members who have so far backed its campaign to make cleaning and hygiene a national priority.
  It comes as a new assessment rating the likelihood of a pandemic in the future shows how important it is that the Government takes the measures being demanded in the campaign.
  The recently published National Risk Register, ranked the chances of a future ‘catastrophic’ pandemic as up to 25 per cent.
  The campaign is call
  
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• New building requirements for single sex toilets

  14-08-2023 13:03 via fmj.co.uk
  
  The government is pushing ahead with plans to reverse gender-neutral toilets as part of its commitment and wider approach to protect and enhance single sex spaces.
  The proposed changes will mean all new non-domestic public and private buildings and places undertaking major refurbishment in England, will be required to provide separate single-sex toilets for women and men and/or a self-contained, private toilet as a minimum.
  The proposals are a result of a call for evidence on increasing the acce
  
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• Future of floors

  14-08-2023 11:54 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Flooring maintenance and upkeep often requires a labour-intensive approach. Stefano Bensi, General Manager SoftBank Robotics EMEA explains how floors can be kept clean and in good condition through the use of collaborative roboticsAn under-appreciated but crucial aspect of facilities management is the upkeep and maintenance of flooring. It’s a part of a building that can make or break the space. Although it’s not the first thing an employee or visitor sees, it’s the first phys
  
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• Compass launches career hub for people struggling to gain employment

  14-08-2023 11:37 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Compass Group UK & Ireland has launched the Social Partner Hub which will support candidates from a range of backgrounds who are facing barriers to entry into the job market. These include ex-offenders, care leavers, long term unemployed and people with disabilities.
  The platform is being launched as part of Compass’ Mission to a Million commitment, which will provide support to one million people by 2030 through jobs, training, community engagement and development.
  In recent years, Co
  
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• Veolia bowls over MCC to take Lord’s Cricket Ground deal

  14-08-2023 11:09 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Resource management firm, Veolia, has been appointed by Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC), to manage the waste and recycling at Lord’s Cricket Ground.
  The contract will deliver a step change in recycling and reduce carbon emissions at the home of cricket which hosts around half a million visitor each year, and will assist MCC to extend its sustainability credentials further to meet its environmental sustainability targets in alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, by 2030.
  Under t
  
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• Churchill becomes an employee-owned business

  14-08-2023 10:23 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Soft services provider, Churchill Group, has become an Employee Ownership Trust (EOT), in a move which the company says will ensure it “remains true” to its founding entrepreneurial ethos, and its core values while continuing to grow and evolve for the greater long-term benefit of its employees, customers and communities.
  An EOT is a trust that enables a company to become owned by its employees and can be set up by a company’s existing owners. EOTs do not involve dire
  
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• New FM director to drive growth at Momentum

  14-08-2023 09:54 via fmj.co.uk
  
  The Momentum Group has bolstered its senior management team with the appointment of Matthew Pilling as Director of the company’s facilities management business. 
  In his role, Pilling will further develop Momentum Maintain’s operational excellence to help meet the Group’s ambitious five-year growth plan. This will include implementing sustainable facilities management practices and establishing best in class efficiency through the implementation of sector-leading innovation
  
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• Non-corrosive battens from Knightsbridge provide performance

  14-08-2023 09:31 via fmj.co.uk
  
  The new Torlan suite of LED battens from Knightsbridge – one of the UK’s leading manufacturers of wiring accessories and lighting – provides a non-corrosive, energy efficient and high performance lighting solution for a wide range of applications ranging from residential to agricultural and industrial.
  As the heart of the Torlan collection is TorlanComm. Suitable for indoor and outdoor commercial applications, TorlanComm comes in two versions, CCT adjustable and Digital Address
  
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• Abby Group plans major expansion through acquisition programme

  14-08-2023 09:30 via cleaningmag.com
  
  A Scottish cleaning company has embarked on an ambitious acquisition plan with a target of more than doubling turnover within two years. St Andrews-based Abby Group has already launched its development programme by acquiring two firms based in Glasgow and Aberdeen.
  
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