Cleaning Industry news

• Landmarc re-signs Armed Forces Covenant

  18-03-2024 15:11 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Landmarc Support Services has re-signed the Armed Forces Covenant and been rewarded with a revalidation of its Defence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) Gold Award.
  Following a successful decade-long pledge of support for the military community, the Covenant, which was first signed by Landmarc in 2014, recognises the value and significant benefits serving personnel, reservists, veterans and military families bring to the business.
  In a ceremony held at The Army Flying Museum in Hampshi
  
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• Exceptional cleaning power provided by Makita

  18-03-2024 14:31 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Makita has brought a new XGT cordless backpack vacuum cleaner that offers a powerful yet ergonomic solution for cleaning personnel to market. The new VC011G 40VMax XGT Brushless Backpack Vacuum Cleaner features a built-in HEPA filter to capture the very finest of particles effectively, and its small, comfort-driven design allows for easy movement – ideal for cleaning different surfaces such as hard floors, carpets, upholstery, and high reach areas.The new VC011G provides a max sealed sucti
  
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• PM to unveil major package of reforms to support SMEs

  18-03-2024 12:10 via fmj.co.uk
  
  In the Prime Minister’s first economic speech since the Spring Budget, Rishi Sunak will today be announcing a major reform package to boost apprenticeships and cut red tape for thousands of small businesses, along with the establishment of a new taskforce to boost private investment in women-led businesses and make the UK the best place in the world to be a female founder.
  Apprenticeships
  The Government will fully fund apprenticeships in small businesses from 1 April by paying the full cos
  
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• CAFM capabilities

  18-03-2024 11:06 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Esther Coleman, Product Manager at Idox explains why facilities managers need to harness the power of a CAFM system that enables them to enjoy the flexibility of hybrid working for themselves while delivering a great working environment for the business
  Nearly two-thirds (64 per cent) of hybrid workers claim that flexibility has improved their physical health. But do facilities managers feel the same? For those still required to work in the office every day using spreadsheets and paper-based in
  
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• ECD conference: Sodexo and Essity partner with the IPS

  18-03-2024 11:01 via cleaningmag.com
  
  Shaping the Future of the Built Environment is the headline at the forthcoming Infection Prevention Society Environment Cleaning and Decontamination Conference (IPS ECD), taking place in Northampton on 20 March.
  
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• Global Recycling Day: ACM Environmental helps Chester Zoo works towards a zero waste operation by 2030

  18-03-2024 10:42 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Chester zoo is working towards a zero waste operation by 2030 through maximising reuse and recycling, and avoiding the use of landfill or incineration. As part of this journey, the zoo has been working with Reconomy brand, ACM Environmental.
  To maximise the potential for reuse and recycling, ACM Environmental helped design a Resource Recovery Centre (RRC) to provide Chester Zoo with the hardware needed to maximise the segregation, reuse and recycling of waste and avoid the use of landfill and in
  
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• Keysource strengthens UK presence 

  18-03-2024 10:14 via fmj.co.uk
  
  The global specialist in data centres and critical environments has opened a brand new UK Northern Hub in Manchester, further solidifying its presence in the UK market and allowing the company to better serve regional clients and partners.
  Key benefits of Keysource’s new Manchester office include:
  Enhanced UK Reach – A dedicated space in the north allows Keysource to better serve regional clients and partners, solidifying its position as a major player in the UK market.
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• Diamond Facilities Support launches Major Works department

  18-03-2024 10:01 via fmj.co.uk
  
  The Birmingham-based FM firm has launched a Major Works team to meet rising client demand and aid its ambitious growth plans.
  Complementing its existing Minor Works Team, the new Major Works division will be led by Barry Leonard, who will focus on landing and managing cross-sector facilities management projects worth up to £500,000.
  The Minor Works team, overseen by Rebecca Harris, manages projects up to the value of £50,000.
  There will be a 15-strong workforce working across bo
  
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• Style repairs 7m high moveable wall

  18-03-2024 09:29 via fmj.co.uk
  
  A major conference centre in the North of England called the engineering maintenance team at Style to repair the 7 metre high moveable wall that divides the cavernous space. Manufactured in two sections, the damaged panels needed to be uncoupled to allow adjustments to be made to the internal mechanism, where acoustic integrity had been compromised, and then the engineers re-coupled the panels and fully tested the acoustic seals.“For a conference venue hosting more than one event, it is bo
  
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• Tennant Company & Brain Corp sign technology agreement

  18-03-2024 01:00
  Cleaning machine specialist Tennant Company has signed an exclusive agreement with autonomous technology company Brain Corp. The aim is to accelerate the development and adoption of the next generation of robots in the floor cleaning industry.The two companies anticipate Tennant's purpose-built robotic equipment driven by Brain Corp's next-generation and AI-enabled autonomous navigation technology will improve the customer return on investment and enable more customers to invest in robotic clean
  
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