Cleaning Industry news

• BM receives Best Companies accreditation

  08-09-2023 13:20 via fmj.co.uk
  
  BM Caterers has received a one-star rating by Best Companies, its 10th successive year of being accredited (excluding the pandemic years).
  Published annually, the list recognises the UK’s most attractive and effective employers. Participating businesses are judged on factors including workplace engagement initiatives, staff wellbeing, benefits, company culture and values and can achieve up to three stars in total.
  The organisation’s accreditation was based on a sc
  
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• Designing in acoustics

  08-09-2023 12:34 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Whether ceilings or walls, acoustics are a key factor in the design and management of offices to ensure a happy and productive workforce
  Acoustics are an element of a workplace that can’t be seen but if overlooked can detrimentally impact occupants. Effective management of acoustics contributes significantly to the overall comfort, productivity and wellbeing of employees. There are many elements to managing acoustics as part of office interiors which facilities managers need to consider.
  
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• Zero Waste Week: BaxterStorey supports households struggling with food costs

  08-09-2023 12:09 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Independent hospitality provider, BaxterStorey, has taken substantial strides in its commitment to prevent food going to waste by saving the equivalent of almost 6,500 meals this year, feeding the equivalent of 800 households.
  In the UK where seven per cent of fruit and vegetable produced never reaches a plate, amounting to approximately £1 billion worth of food, BaxterStorey is using this week’s Zero Waste Week, an environmental campaign to reduce landfill waste, as a platform to ce
  
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• Report provides insights to sustainable procurement practices

  08-09-2023 11:26 via fmj.co.uk
  
  A new report offering insights into the current state of sustainable procurement adoption and maturity across various industries in the UK has been released by Action Sustainability.
  In recent years, substantial progress has been made in the field of supply chain sustainability, with sustainable procurement garnering global awareness. However, although numerous organisations are taking action to become more sustainable themselves, they often fall short in extending this to their supply chains, c
  
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• Showcase your solutions at The Manchester Cleaning Show

  08-09-2023 10:48 via cleaningmag.com
  
  The Manchester Cleaning Show takes place on 13-14 March 2024 at Manchester Central.
  
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• Bidvest Noonan appoints MD for its transport business

  08-09-2023 10:32 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Bidvest Noonan has appointed Keith Middleton as Managing Director of its rapidly growing transport sector business.
  Serving airports, ports, bus operators, and rail operators throughout the UK and Ireland, the company’s work positively impacts over 1.5 billion passenger journeys annually.
  With over 30 years of experience, Middleton has a successful track record in the facilities services industry and transport sector. He has held senior leadership roles with companies such as ISS and Mitie
  
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• GPA awards new FM delivery contracts

  08-09-2023 09:58 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Following a robust and comprehensive procurement process via the Crown Commercial Services Facilities Management Marketplace framework (RM 3830), the Government Property Agency (GPA) has appointed several new facilities management contracts as part of its UK-wide workplace services transformation programme.
  A total of four suppliers have been awarded the initial five-year contracts, which have extension options for a maximum of two years.
  Improving value was a key driver within the tender docume
  
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• Surrey hospital receives first NHS Exemplar status for portering services

  08-09-2023 09:39 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Royal Surrey County Hospital and its partner Medirest, the healthcare arm of Compass Group UK & Ireland have been awarded the first NHS Exemplar status for outstanding portering services, which has only been recently introduced to the portfolio of Exemplar activity that NHS England award.
  This acknowledgement means Medirest and Royal Surrey now has triple Exemplar status across portering, cleaning and catering.
  Royal Surrey has been awarded portering Exemplar status for its leadership throug
  
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• Snickers Workwear trousers – working as hard as you do!

  08-09-2023 09:23 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Hi-tech fabrics, functionality and fit are the hallmarks of this market-leading working clothes range.
  For discerning professional tradesmen and women, trousers that deliver maximum functionality, comfort, protection and mobility are key factors in their brand choices.
  That’s why the sustainable, street-smart, body-mapping features of Snickers Workwear Work Trousers make them the clothes of choice for those who want to work at their best.
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