Cleaning Industry news

• Bamboo dispensers are the latest innovation from The Cheeky Panda

  31-08-2023 14:01 via chtmag.com
  
  The Cheeky Panda, a leading sustainable personal care, baby, and beauty brand, is launching Bamboo Dispensers in its latest step towards a plastic-free future. The single sheet bamboo system dispensers and hand towel trays are designed to replace the traditional plastic versions commonly used in industries from hygiene products to hospitality and beyond.
  The Cheeky Panda’s 100 per cent FCS-certified dispensers are made from 100 per cent bamboo, a renewable resource that grows exponentially
  
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• Cleaning Hygiene Operative Apprenticeship approved

  31-08-2023 13:50 via chtmag.com
  
  Proposals for an Apprenticeship Standard for the cleaning and hygiene industry have been approved, potentially paving the way for employers to invest millions of pounds annually in training sector staff.
  The British Cleaning Council (BCC), which made achieving the Cleaning Hygiene Operative Apprenticeship one of its key priorities, is aiming to support the launch of the Apprenticeship Levy funded programme early in 2024.
  It will be hosting a series of expert-led AAG (Apprenticeship Advice and Gu
  
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• BW awarded refurb deal at Queen Mary University of London

  31-08-2023 12:52 via fmj.co.uk
  
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  Queen Mary University of London has appointed BW: Workplace Experts as refurbishment contractor for the 15,000 sq m refurbishment of the Grade II listed Queens’ Building.
  The project, which will create a new contemporary, social heart for Queen Mary’s Mile End campus, was designed by architects Pringle Richards Sharratt, to enhance the quality of the overall environment, optimising existing space and improving student study spaces and offices, while maint
  
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• Cleaning Hygiene Operative Apprenticeship gets green light

  31-08-2023 12:16 via fmj.co.uk
  
  The British Cleaning Council (BCC) has announced proposals for an Apprenticeship Standard for the cleaning and hygiene industry have been approved.
  The decision by approving body The Institute for Apprenticeships and Technical Education (IfATE) to give the greenlight to the proposals means those businesses will now be able to use their Apprenticeship Levy payments to fund staff to complete training for a Cleaning Hygiene Operative Apprenticeship.
  The BCC, which made achieving the Cleaning Hygien
  
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• Three contract wins for Novus

  31-08-2023 10:42 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Novus Property Solutions has expanded its portfolio across South England with a trio of contract wins valued at a combined total of over £65 million.
  The maintenance, compliance and decarbonisation contractor has vast experience within the housing sector across Great Britain and has seen a recent boost to its Southern region landing contract wins with Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council, Places for People and Reading Borough Council.
  On behalf of Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council, Novus will del
  
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• New head of public health at Baxi

  31-08-2023 10:14 via fmj.co.uk
  
  James Matthews has been appointed as the new Head of Public Health at Baxi, where he will lead the company’s technical specification and sales team in supplying energy-efficient low-carbon hot water solutions.
  Matthews joins the heating and hot water business with a wealth of experience gained from previous roles within the construction industry, most recently as Business Development Director at Polypipe.
  Experts in hot water systems and renewable/LZC technologies, Baxi’s Public Heal
  
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• UKCM in Cardiff Council win

  31-08-2023 09:52 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Cheshire-based container repair and refurbishment specialist, UK Container Maintenance (UKCM), has secured a two-year contract with Cardiff Council, with an option to extend for a further 12 months.
  Claire Capper, Production Director at UKCM
  UKCM will support the local authority to achieve significant cost-savings, with the provision of both mobile and factory-based refurbishment and repairs for its four-wheel waste and recycling containers. UKCM will maintain Cardiff Council’s existing as
  
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• MRI London offices cut operational costs and improve sustainability with real-time, occupancy-based energy usage

  31-08-2023 09:34 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Using data capture and analytics technology, the team at MRI Software’s head UK offices at King Street in London have streamlined energy usage and created a more efficient and flexible workplace, leading to an estimated saving of £20,000 per year.
  Stubbornly high energy costs and high inflation rates in the UK have increased the pressure on businesses to operate efficiently and cut excess. Similarly, mounting concerns around sustainability and tightening ESG targets are also driving
  
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• BREAKING NEWS: BCC ‘thrilled’ to announce approval for the Cleaning Hygiene Operative Apprenticeship

  31-08-2023 09:30 via cleaningmag.com
  
  Proposals for an Apprenticeship Standard for the cleaning and hygiene industry have been approved, potentially paving the way for employers to invest millions of pounds annually in training sector staff.
  
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• Bidvest Noonan makes Northern Ireland acquisition

  31-08-2023 01:00
  Bidvest Noonan, provider of building services in the UK and Ireland, has expanded its presence in Northern Ireland with the acquisition of Robinson Services and its specialist security business, Sword Security (NI).The two new additions together employ more than 900 people in the region. And for Bidvest Noonan, it's the second major investment in Northern Ireland it has made in recent years. In 2021 it added Amber Support Solutions to the group.Jim O'Hagan, managing director of Bidvest Noonan's
  
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