Cleaning Industry news

• Manchester Cleaning Show records biggest and best-ever attended show

  21-03-2024 18:22 via cleaningmag.com
  
  85 exhibitors and more than 2,500 industry professionals attended the show, making it the biggest Manchester Cleaning Show yet.
  
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• IWFM boosts EDI commitment

  21-03-2024 15:31 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Beyond Buzzwords, published by The Young Foundation on 7 March, underlined the economic and social benefits that equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) can bring, while noting substantial barriers to progress. The report confirmed the critical role that professional bodies like the Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM) can play in bringing about the ‘systematic’ change needed to reap these widespread benefits.
  IWFM publicly committed to EDI in 2021 and says since the
  
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• Equans launches data apprenticeships academy

  21-03-2024 13:25 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Equans, in partnership with technology company Multiverse, is offering its UK employees data apprenticeships through the newly launched Equans Digital & Energy Services Data Academy.
  Employees taking part in the academy will develop skills including data analytics, AI (Artificial Intelligence) and predictive modelling. Multiverse will deliver the high-quality education and training programme through applied learning.
  Two different apprenticeships will be available to Equans employees –
  
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• Style named top global dealer for Skyfold

  21-03-2024 12:32 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Style has been named as one of Skyfold’s top 10 dealers in its global awards.
  The award is based on the number of Skyfold moveable walls that were shipped during 2023, with Style enjoying phenomenal demand in the UK market across a broad range of sectors, most notably corporate, education and hospitality. Skyfold is the fully automatic, vertically rising, acoustic moveable wall discreetly housed in a ceiling cavity.
  The award ceremony was held at Skyfold’s manufacturing facility in M
  
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• Construction industry shortage of skilled workers is more prevalent than in other industries

  21-03-2024 12:17 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Skills shortages continue to be a significant challenge for the European construction industry, despite growth prospects in data centres, life sciences and high-tech projects.
  This is according to a new ‘Construction Market Insights‘ report for Europe by global construction consultant Linesight, which shows that widespread labour shortages have emerged within the construction and engineering industries in Europe.
  The report on key trends across the industry in Europe including t
  
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• New fund to support circular economy innovators is launched

  21-03-2024 11:27 via fmj.co.uk
  
  The Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) has launched a new “first of its kind” fund to give circular economy innovators the opportunity to fast-track their business growth through fully funded brand communications, marketing and design support.
  The Circular Economy Innovators Fund will see up to six businesses awarded tailored support to the value of £10,000 each to build on their marcomms strategy. Aimed at small and micro businesses based in the UK and Republic
  
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• Do traditional cleaning products made from petrochemicals meet the demands of FM’s ESG goals?

  21-03-2024 10:37 via fmj.co.uk
  
  By Georgia Jordan, Content Writer at Biological Preparations
  Responding to the widespread growth of the environmental movement, many cleaning products are adopting visible eco-initiatives like minimising plastic waste and addressing transport-related Scope 3 emissions. While monitoring transportation is important in tackling the carbon crisis, gaining insight into a product lifecycle is crucial for informed decision-making, towards achieving environmental targets.
  Because traditional cleaning p
  
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• MAC International achieves ISO 14001 and ISO 45001

  21-03-2024 10:34 via cleaningmag.com
  
  MAC International, a manufacturer of industrial and commercial cleaning equipment and machines, has underlined its commitment to excellence by attaining ISO 14001 environmental management and ISO 45001 health and safety management.
  
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• Orega expands flex space portfolio in Leeds

  21-03-2024 10:21 via fmj.co.uk
  
  The flexible workspace operator is launching its second office flex space in Leeds City Centre having entered into a new 10-year management agreement to create high quality flexible workspace and tenant amenity offering at Broad Gate in Leeds.
  Set to open in Summer 2024, Orega will operate 26,000 sq ft of newly refurbished flexible workspace to provide in the region of 400 workstations on the second floor of the building and will manage the building wide amenity space on that floor.
  Broad G
  
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• Sodexo Live! takes home the Sports, Leisure & Event Catering title at industry awards

  21-03-2024 10:03 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Sodexo’s dedicated business for sports, events and hospitality, Sodexo Live!, has seen its team at ACC Liverpool crowned the winners of the Sports, Leisure & Event Catering Award at this year’s Contract Catering Awards.
  Held earlier this week at the Leonardo Royal Hotel in London, the Contract Catering 2024 Awards celebrate the cream of the crop of the foodservice industry. The awards are judged by a top team of industry peers and professionals.
  Sodexo Live! is the catering partn
  
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• One Retail and Noviniti to transform Warwick Hospital estate

  21-03-2024 09:38 via fmj.co.uk
  
  South Warwickshire University NHS Foundation Trust has partnered with One Retail, Compass Group UK & Ireland’s retail sector and Noviniti, an innovative and solutions driven developer working in partnership with the public and private sectors and leading blue-chip organisations, to transform the Warwick Hospital estate.
  The project is a huge investment, which will help create sustainable and accessible services alongside transforming the hospital’s main entrance look, feel a
  
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• ‘Beautiful, Elegant and Effective’ is how our hospitality clients describe us

  21-03-2024 09:19 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Fitted to thousands of hotel room basins in the last year, effective at reducing their third biggest expense, energy, and of course water. Happy to say that while all other costs rise, because of our growing sales volumes our prices have fallen consistently over the last 5 years!
  Offering a range of styles and flow rates, contact us and we shall help you find the best option for your washroom basins.Waterblade is WRAS approved and UK manufactured in premises with ISO 9001 and 14001. We believe i
  
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• European cleaning industry presents manifesto ahead of EU elections

  21-03-2024 01:00
  EFCI, the European federation representing the cleaning and facilitymanagement industry, has presented its manifesto at an event inBrussels. This comes ahead of the European elections in June.Policymakers, representatives of the business community and socialpartner organisations gathered in Brussels to participate in apresentation of the document, illustrating the points the industryrequires from policymakers to deliver upon in the next EU legislature.The eight priorities cover different policy
  
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