Cleaning Industry news

• OCS makes first bolt-on acquisition under CD&R ownership

  17-10-2023 15:12 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Global facilities service provider, OCS, has acquired Accuro, a UK provider of business-critical facilities management services to the education and healthcare sectors, further strengthening its service offering to the public sector in the UK.
  Founded in 2005, Accuro is a provider of high-quality facilities management services to clients across the Midlands, East Anglia and the North of England. It holds a portfolio of successful, long-term contracts mostly within the healthcare sector. Mor
  
  Read more

• IWFM unveils 2023 Impact Awards winners

  17-10-2023 10:39 via fmj.co.uk
  
  The Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM) has announced the winners of its IWFM Impact Awards 2023.
  From boosting the Wales Millennium Centre’s energy efficiency to fostering diversity and inclusion among young people, 2023’s IWFM Impact Awards witnessed a record number of finalists in its 20 categories, spanning topics such as social value, positive climate action and wellbeing.
  The event, which took place on Monday 16 October at JW Marriott Grosvenor House London,
  
  Read more

• Office reset

  17-10-2023 10:01 via fmj.co.uk
  
  The world of work may be changing but the physical office is here to stay, it’s up to us how we use it, writes Sam Addison, Head of Project Management at Colliers real estate
  The global pandemic necessitated, and accelerated, a huge shift in our working habits. The case for effective remote working was successfully proven and a new reality of hybrid work was embraced.
  But what does that now mean for our physical offices and the role they formerly played in supporting and promoting cultura
  
  Read more

• Dreamland Margate joins Levy UK + Ireland portfolio

  17-10-2023 09:48 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Commencing this month, Levy UK + Ireland partners, KERB and Peppermint, are taking charge of food and beverage operations at seaside amusement park, Dreamland Margate, on the Kent coast.
  The one-stop shop of culture, food and festival fun will benefit from a food and drink overhaul when street food giant, KERB, assume responsibility of feeding the seaside venue’s visitors. KERB will support and grow the local traders already working at Dreamland Margate as well as bringing in more food tal
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Six ways the Manchester Cleaning Show could supercharge your business

  17-10-2023 09:30 via cleaningmag.com
  
  Over 40 companies have signed up in recent weeks to exhibit at the Manchester Cleaning Show 2024 with more big names due to be announced very soon.
  
  Read more

• Stadium Support Services partners with Høyden Engineering

  17-10-2023 09:15 via fmj.co.uk
  
  UK facilities management provider, Stadium Support Services, has teamed up with Scandinavian access company, Høyden Engineering. The collaboration focuses on the development and delivery of cutting-edge access systems, featuring comprehensive maintenance and advanced fall protection to the UK market.
  With Stadium Support Services traditionally involved in post-construction projects, the new partnership with Norway-based, Høyden, represents a significant expansion of service offerin
  
  Read more

• Cloud recognised as a leading innovative PropTech business in the UK

  17-10-2023 09:02 via fmj.co.uk
  
  The firm’s Mindsett product has helped the company to rank second in the BusinessCloud Top 50 PropTech businesses.
  Cloud’s new technology, Mindsett PRISM, is a patented new IoT solution that monitors building assets, delivers data to a cloud-based dashboard and app, and encourages users to make practical environmental changes.
  By combining IoT, AI, and machine learning, property managers can effectively target energy and resource usage, reducing costs and waste and building an asset
  
  Read more

• Livingston secures place on Pagabo M&E framework

  17-10-2023 08:47 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Paul Morley, Regional Director & Pagabo Framework Lead at Livingston
  Livingston Building Services, a specialist in bespoke mechanical and electrical (M&E) engineering solutions, has been appointed to the Pagabo Mechanical & Electrical Solutions Framework, which is valued at £545m over a four-year period.
  The new M&E framework provides a specific solutions-based offering to complement Pagabo’s existing network. Available to public sector organisations nationally, the P
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Three years of Planet Mark certification for Jangro

  17-10-2023 08:32 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Jangro, the largest network of independent janitorial distributors in the UK and Ireland, is celebrating its third consecutive year of being Planet Mark certified, strengthening its commitment to reduce its carbon footprint.
  Planet Mark is a sustainability certification that verifies and measures carbon and social value data to reduce emissions and achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs). Through this ongoing accreditation, Jangro is committed to reducing its footprint
  
  Read more

• Swept under the carpet

  17-10-2023 01:00
  Is it an open secret that increasing numbers of organisations are now swapping their carpets for hard floors? ECJ asks carpet care specialists about the elephant in the room – and invites them to make their own case for textile floor coverings.Hard floors are appearing everywhere. It is becoming increasingly rare to find a restaurant, bar or hotel reception with a plush fitted carpet. Instead their floors are made from wood, linoleum, vinyl, laminate or any one of the many other hard floor
  
  Read more

Follow @CleaningIndusUK on Twitter!