Cleaning Industry news

• Mental health tool launched for hospitality employers

  20-03-2024 13:46 via fmj.co.uk
  
  A mental health assessment tool has been launched to help hospitality employers quickly and thoroughly identify what is impacting the wellbeing of their workforce the most.
  Work-related stress and burnout are costing the UK economy £28 billion a year and resulting in 23.3 million sick days a year.
  The assessment tool has been designed by Colin Minto, Ex-vice President of talent optimisation at Marriott International, following startling research that one in five workers (20 per c
  
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• Mitie secures new HMRC deal

  20-03-2024 13:14 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Mitie has secured a new contract with His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) to provide security services across 40 sites nationwide, including 12 government hubs located across the UK from Glasgow to Belfast and Leeds to London.
  Coming into service in June 2024, the contract, valued at approximately £15 million a year, will run for five years with the option to extend up to a total of 10 years. This builds on Mitie’s experience as the sole provider of security for HMRC sinc
  
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• Investment performance gap widens between efficient and inefficient office assets 

  20-03-2024 12:22 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Energy efficient assets report stronger investment performance across all sectors in 2023, according to CBRE’s latest Sustainability Index report.
  The research found that inefficient commercial property assets recorded a fall of -6 per cent in capital value growth in 2023, compared to just -3.8 per cent for efficient assets.
  The findings also demonstrate a correlation between the energy efficiency of commercial property assets and their investment performance. CBRE found total returns ove
  
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• It’s a gold for BM in top business sustainability ranking

  20-03-2024 11:26 via fmj.co.uk
  
  BM Caterers has been awarded a ‘gold medal’ for its ESG performance by sustainability ratings company, EcoVadis, putting the workplace caterer in the top five per cent of the 100,000 companies rated, which includes AXA, ING, Pernod Ricard, and LVMH.
  BM has been working with EcoVadis as part of a client contract since 2016, which has also been gold-rated for the last two years.
  A new, expanded partnership will see BM benefit from annual sustainability assessments, action plans, a
  
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• It’s a gold for BM in top business sustainability ranking

  20-03-2024 11:26 via fmj.co.uk
  
  BM Caterers has been awarded a ‘gold medal’ for its ESG performance by sustainability ratings company, EcoVadis, putting the workplace caterer in the top five per cent of the 100,000 companies rated, which includes AXA, ING, Pernod Ricard, and LVMH.
  BM has been working with EcoVadis as part of a client contract since 2016, which has also been gold-rated for the last two years.
  A new, expanded partnership will see BM benefit from annual sustainability assessments, action plans, a
  
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• Enhancing workplace wellbeing

  20-03-2024 11:04 via fmj.co.uk
  
  The SFMI 2023 (Sustainable Facilities Management Index) assessments revealed that FMs are now realising the importance of focusing on employee development and wellbeing to help organisations maintain a strong and committed workforce. Which areas should service suppliers and their clients be concentrating on to enhance both individual and organisational wellbeing?
  THE ENVIRONMENT EXPERT’S VIEWCHRIS HAVERS,DIRECTOR, ACCLARO
  The SFMI (an Acclaro initiative) conducted its annual sustainability
  
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• Infection Prevention 2024: 23–25 September

  20-03-2024 10:48 via cleaningmag.com
  
  Infection Prevention 2024 takes place at the ICC, Birmingham on 23-25 September.
  
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• Compass One delivering social value through Royal Voluntary Service partnership

  20-03-2024 10:38 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Compass One, which brings together the specialist expertise of Compass Group UK & Ireland’s ESS, Healthcare and One Retail sectors, has unveiled its first long-term charity partnership, with leading national volunteering charity Royal Voluntary Service.
  In line with the charity’s work across Britain, the partnership aims to support people’s health, social interaction and connections within their communities. The partnership will include rewarding employee volunteering progr
  
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• IWFM publishes new guidance for building energy management

  20-03-2024 10:17 via fmj.co.uk
  
  A new and updated Energy Management Good Practice Guide (GPG) has been published by the Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM) in partnership with energy management expert, Carbon Numbers.
  The GPG addresses critical energy consumption challenges and strategies against the backdrop of climate change and energy crises, acknowledging the key role workplace and facilities management (WFM) plays in achieving organisational sustainability outcomes.
  Its timely publication follows the r
  
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• Kooltherm Pipe Insulation on target at Wembley Park

  20-03-2024 09:33 via fmj.co.uk
  
  The E01, E02 development at Quintain’s 85-acre Wembley Park, named Madison, reached completion in 2020. The mixed-use scheme includes 633 apartments all connected to a district heating network with secondary pipework insulated using Kingspan Kooltherm Pipe Insulation.
  Work on E01 and E02 Wembley Park was overseen by Wates Construction. The 633 homes at Madison, neighbour the national stadium and a new three-acre park with neighbouring facilities across Wembley Park including a range of re
  
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• Interclean Amsterdam to host Healthcare Cleaning Forum

  20-03-2024 01:00
  Interclean's Healthcare Cleaning Forum (HCF) - the one-day international conference dedicated to advancing healthcare environmental hygiene - will take place during Interclean Amsterdam on May 16 at RAI Amsterdam.Healthcare Cleaning Forum brings togetherhealthcare experts, cleaning professionals, hospital managers, infection prevention specialists, facility managers and industry leaders. The focus is on the intersection of environmental cleaning, disinfection, patient safety and infection preven
  
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