Cleaning Industry news

• Smart Buildings Show goes from strength to strength

  06-11-2023 13:28 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Smart Buildings Show once again welcomed a huge attendance as it returned to ExCeL London on 18-19 October 2023, welcoming many visitors and industry-renowned exhibitors.
  A stream of more than 2,000 visitors flowed through the exhibition hall and attended presentations from over 70 speakers. Not only did the leading tradeshow for the smart buildings industry provide an array of over 80 smart building exhibitor stands showcasing latest technology products to energy saving project solutions, it al
  
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• Change of mind

  06-11-2023 12:57 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Change was the overriding theme of the Workplace Trends 2023 conference, but rather than the tired old troupe on the changes to the office since the pandemic, we heard why workplace leaders need a complete change of mind set to prepare for the future
  In his opening session, Chris Kane, who’s been at the forefront of Corporate Real Estate for over 30 years said that “none of us had a clear picture of where the workplace is and where it is heading. Are we even asking the right question
  
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• Northwood on course to plant 1000 trees by end of 2023

  06-11-2023 12:39 via fmj.co.uk
  
  With National Tree Week about to take place from 25 November to 2 December, Northwood Hygiene Products is delighted to announce that it has planted more than 800 trees this year in UK towns and cities this year.
  Northwood teamed up with Trees for Cities – the only UK charity to plant trees in towns and cities in the UK and around the world – earlier this year and set a target to plant 500 trees in 12 months. Now, the Telford-based firm has smashed its target and planted 809 trees in
  
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• GPE director appointed junior vice president of BCO

  06-11-2023 12:14 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Great Portland Estates’ (GPE) Director of Projects, Helen Hare, has been appointed Junior Vice President of the British Council for Offices (BCO).
  Hare has been involved with the BCO since 2013, when she led the tours programme for the BCO’s annual conference in Madrid. More recently, she was the Chair of the Judging panel for the BCO Regional Awards for London in 2022 and 2023.
  Hare has over 30 years’ experience in the construction and property industry. Having started her car
  
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• Solvay awards 14forty three-year FM contract

  06-11-2023 11:17 via cleaningmag.com
  
  14forty, part of Compass UK & Ireland, has won a three-year contract to provide cleaning, security and managed services at a Solvay chemical plant in Warrington.
  
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• On the inside

  06-11-2023 11:13 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Sara Bean visited HMP Onley near Rugby to discover the particular challenges for Amey’s onsite Facilities Management team in maintaining a men’s prisonAccording to figures published by the Parliamentary Justice Committee – as of 8th September 2023, there were 87,128 people in prison in England and Wales; 83,590 in the male estate and 3,538 in the female estate.
  In October the Lord Chancellor announced to a series of reforms to “make the best use of our prisons” by
  
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• Sodexo extends 50-year partnership with Tettenhall College

  06-11-2023 10:50 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Sodexo has extended its 50-year partnership with Tettenhall College, an independent, co-educational day and boarding school near Wolverhampton, for a further 10 years.
  The new contract, which has a value of £6 million, will see Independents by Sodexo continue to deliver the catering and hospitality services for over 500 boys and girls aged between two and eighteen years. In addition to a refreshed menu being introduced, a brand new dining hall is being created which will improve modernise
  
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• Expansive FM awarded CAFM partnership deal with Cazoo

  06-11-2023 10:18 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Online car retailer, Cazoo, has selected Expansive FM (EFM) as its new facilities management software partner.
  Cazoo is on a mission to change the marketplace with its “digital first approach and unique brand of customer service”. After an intense period of growth and rationalisation, Cazoo was looking to take its FM function completely in-house and bring new efficiencies to the way it works. But with a large network of facilities, multiple contractor relationships and no centr
  
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• NSI Gold II recertification for Corps Monitoring centre

  06-11-2023 09:53 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Corps Monitoring, a division of certified Social Enterprise, Corps Of Commissionaires Management, has been recertified with the highest accreditation available in the UK for alarm monitoring services following the National Security Inspectorate’s Gold Category II audit.
  The Gold level NSI rating means Corps Monitoring can accept any alarming device, from homes to MOD and everything in between – commercial, cash reserves, and safe deposits.
  To pass the audit, a company must maintain B
  
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• Planon Real Estate Management for SAP S/4HANA now Premium Certified as SAP endorsed app as part of SAP’s industry cloud portfolio

  06-11-2023 09:37 via fmj.co.uk
  
  ~ The solution helps improve decision making, operational agility, and sustainability for the corporate real estate and commercial real estate industries ~
  Planon has announced that its Planon Real Estate Management solution for SAP S/4HANA® is now an SAP endorsed app. Integrated with both SAP S/4HANA and SAP S/4HANA Cloud, the Planon platform including its cloud solutions, databases and technical set-up has been tested by SAP experts for integration, security code compliance, cloud quality
  
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• More than a third of UK cleaners have worked while they were ill

  06-11-2023 01:00
  Low-paid UK cleaners are dragging themselves to work when they are ill because many of them are unable to claim sick pay, research has found.A year-long investigation into conditions in the sector has revealed that more than a third of cleaners have worked while unwell.Workers who earn more than £123 a week are legally entitled to statutory sick pay after a period of three days, although many employers across the economy implement their own more generous schemes.However, many of the 500 cl
  
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• Can new rules tackle late payments?

  06-11-2023 01:00
  Legislators are having another crack at reining in businesses that delay paying supplier invoices. The European Commission admits the current late payment directive is “ineffective” … but will the new rules work any better this time round? Hartley Milner asks.It’s the stuff of cash flow nightmares, it inhibits investment, drives smaller companies to insolvency and has defied all efforts to stamp it out. Late payment remains endemic across west Europe and has an especiall
  
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• Battery power is the way forward

  06-11-2023 01:00
  Step into the cutting-edge world of battery technology and explore the innovations, challenges and opportunities that lie ahead with Numatic's Head of Technology, Matthew Coles.What are the most important shifts in technology within the cleaning industry today?The cleaning industry has seen significant shifts in technology, especially in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, recent labour shortages and the drive toward more sustainable solutions.Some of the most important shifts include: Increased
  
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