Cleaning Industry news

• Winners of the CHSA’s 2023 Undergraduate Bursary revealed

  21-08-2023 12:41 via chtmag.com
  
  Four talented young people are celebrating. Following a panel interview Eesa Ali, Amelia Fullwood, Lily-Mae Thomas and Felicity Whelligan-Woodworth have been selected as the recipients of the Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association’s (CHSA) Undergraduate Bursary.
  This year, the Bursary, which is open to the children of CHSA members’ employees, was bigger than ever. The number of recipients was increased from three to four, and the bursary itself was increased by 33 per cent to
  
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• Staff missing their personal space in the office

  21-08-2023 12:26 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Despite hot-desking becoming more common in the hybrid world of work, staff prefer to have their own personal space, according to a new study.
  Global workplace creation expert Unispace’s ‘Returning for Good’ study – which surveyed 9,500 office workers and 6,650 employers – revealed that the majority (83 per cent) of workers who currently hot-desk would be inclined to be in the office more often if they had an assigned desk. Despite this, 48 per cent of firms across
  
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• BESA reveals expanded Industry Awards shortlist

  21-08-2023 11:28 via fmj.co.uk
  
  The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) has announced the shortlist for its expanded programme of National Awards.
  The 2023 Awards will be presented on October 12 at a gala dinner in the Novotel London West hotel. The event, which was attended by more than 450 people last year, will be hosted by the comedian Darren Harriott and take place immediately after the Association’s Annual Conference which is being held at the same venue.
  BESA revamped and expanded its awards sche
  
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• BCC Chair appeals for more staff to back ‘common sense’ proposals

  21-08-2023 10:49 via cleaningmag.com
  
  Delia Cannings, newly-appointed Chair of the British Cleaning Council, has appealed for more staff to back ‘common sense’ proposals to make cleaning and hygiene a national priority.
  
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• Sustainability: Why changing the world means changing behaviours

  21-08-2023 10:47 via fmj.co.uk
  
  By Siobhan Riordan, Head of Sustainability – ISS UK & Ireland
  The world is at a critical moment, facing unprecedented global environmental challenges and societal change. We’ve just seen the hottest-ever recorded temperature on earth, while this summer and 2020 matched 2016 as the hottest year on record.
  We’ve also emerged from a period of ecological instability, accompanied by some forceful warnings from the world’s leading climate scientists, into a more climate-co
  
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• Further expansion for Orega in the City of London

  21-08-2023 10:25 via fmj.co.uk
  
  The flexible workspace provider is preparing to launch its 7th flexspace in London, having completed a new Management Agreement with insurance firm, WTW, to create a high spec flexible workspace at 51 Lime Street.
  The 36,000 sq ft of flexible workspace will be designed and created to provide a large number of workstations on the 6th and 7th floors of the 27-storey tower. In addition, substantial collaboration, restaurant, terrace, meeting and event spaces. The new space will open at the end of 2
  
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• Amey helping the MOJ to deliver a net zero prison estate

  21-08-2023 09:58 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Amey is leading on a SMART meter installation project which will support the Ministry of Justice (MOJ) and His Majesty’s Prison and Probation Service (HMPPS) to meet their net zero commitments.
  The project, which will be implemented across 36 prison sites, will provide Governors and estate managers with detailed information about their current energy usage and enable them to identify areas where energy is being wasted. Using data from the SMART meters, the Amey team can then work alongside
  
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• BigChange Analytics Dashboards track business costs and profit

  21-08-2023 09:33 via fmj.co.uk
  
  BigChange has launched a series of Analytics Dashboards to display critical business information for FM firms. Big-screen graphs and tables provide an instant view of performance, such as job costs, productivity, customer service, and finance. The dashboards receive live data from across the business, including job updates from field service operatives equipped with mobile devices, giving managers and staff complete visibility of all aspects of the business.The Dashboards are part of the BigChan
  
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• Robotics - time for real industry change

  21-08-2023 01:00
  Labour shortages on the one hand, high pressure on costs and margins on the other. Faced with a wide range of challenges, the commercial cleaning industry needs new innovative approaches. One solution is the deployment of robots in a holistic cobotic system solution says autonomous vacuum cleaner specialist Dr Henning Hayn, general manager of Nexaro.THE PROFESSIONAL commercial cleaning industry is undergoing profound changes. Increasing pressure on margins, generally rising costs and wages, and
  
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