Cleaning Industry news

• Multiwash from Truvox International helps put a smile on patients’ faces

  22-09-2023 13:55 via chtmag.com
  
  SmileLux bought its first Truvox International floorcare machine in 2018 for ground floor use and has recently taken delivery of the new Multiwash PRO 240, as the business has now also expanded upstairs.
  Milton Keynes-based SmileLux is a multi-award-winning Specialist Orthodontic Centre, operated by Practice Principal & Consultant trained Specialist Orthodontist Dr Sunil Hirani who discusses the importance of floorcare in a clinical environment and his experiences with Truvox machines. 
  
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• Mitie introduces two key policy changes to support better work-life balance

  22-09-2023 13:34 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Mitie has introduced two significant policy changes aimed at supporting its colleagues in achieving a better work-life balance.
  Mitie colleagues will now benefit from the early implementation of enhanced flexible working and carer’s leave policies almost a year ahead of them becoming statutory requirements in the UK.These initiatives were championed by Mitie colleagues, who used their voices as part of the company’s Parents and Carers employee network to influence these policy change
  
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• Expansive FM awarded CAFM partnership deal with St Monica Trust

  22-09-2023 12:36 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Following a competitive tender process Expansive FM has been appointed as the CAFM partner for the St Monica Trust.
  The St Monica Trust is a charity that operates five retirement villages in the South West, along with the management of four care homes in Bristol, North Somerset and BANES, all designed to provide care tailored to its residents.
  The Trust has grown rapidly in recent years and has ambitious plans to extend its operations to keep pace with the needs of an ageing population
  
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• FIS launches guide to the Building Safety Act

  22-09-2023 11:56 via fmj.co.uk
  
  The Finishes and Interiors Sector (FIS) has launched new guidance to help introduce the basic concepts of the Building Safety Act to all businesses and explain why it will promote a culture of safety and accountability in the construction industry.
  The most significant piece of new legislation in a generation, the Building Safety Act (BSA) will fundamentally change the way in which buildings where people live are designed, constructed and maintained and records are kept of what was built, by who
  
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• Sustainable surcharge

  22-09-2023 11:41 via fmj.co.uk
  
  New research suggests that companies are willing to pay higher rents for more sustainable corporate office space following the rise of hybrid working. Should the sustainability attributes of some buildings be enhanced to command a rent premium or should standard sustainability requirements be required which buildings must meet to encourage retrofitting within the built environment?THE IWFM CHAIR’S VIEWMARK WHITTAKER,GENERAL MANAGER,THOMSON FM & CHAIR, INSTITUTE OF WORKPLACE & FACIL
  
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• Five reasons to enter the KCP Golden Service Awards

  22-09-2023 10:58 via chtmag.com
  
  The cleaning and FM industry event of the year – the Kimberly-Clark Professional Golden Service Awards – are now open for your entries until 27 October. For over 30 years, these awards have provided outstanding golden opportunities for cleaning companies, facilities companies and in-house cleaning teams in the UK and Ireland, to showcase the highest standards of cleaning excellence.
  KCP receives more and more entries every year hoping to scoop one of the industry’s most prestig
  
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• Be a winner in 2024 – Five reasons to enter the Golden Service Awards

  22-09-2023 10:28 via fmj.co.uk
  
  2024 will be a special year with the Paris Summer Olympics– but you can also be a winner next year at the 2024 Kimberly-Clark Professional Golden Service Awards.
  The cleaning and FM industry event of the year – the Kimberly-Clark Professional Golden Service Awards – are now open for your entries until 27 October. For over 30 years, these awards have provided outstanding golden opportunities for cleaning companies, facilities companies and in-house cleaning teams in the UK and I
  
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• Wates appointed to DWP fit out framework

  22-09-2023 10:08 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Wates has secured a place on the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) Taxi Rank Framework for fit out projects ranging from £3 million up to £10 million across Northern England, Scotland, and Wales.
  Work will be allocated through a ‘taxi rank’ model, with Wates carrying out a series of life cycle and capital works projects including reconfigurations and relocations for the DWP’s premises portfolio.
  Wates has previously undertaken work for the DWP through its four-
  
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• Corps to host second mental health in security event

  22-09-2023 09:46 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Since launching its mission in May this year, Corps Security will be hosting its second event to address the stigma around mental health in the security industry.
  Following a report in 2020 by leading academic Professor Mark Button that 40 per cent of security officers researched were presenting symptoms of PTSD, Corps Security hosted a mental health event calling on leaders in the industry to come together to address the ongoing stigma around mental health in the UK security industry.  
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• Proposals approved for apprenticeship in UK cleaning industry

  22-09-2023 01:00
  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 Guid
  
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