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• World Water Day: Elior UK collaborates with Britvic to spearhead fundraising for Water Unite

  22-03-2024 15:12 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Elior’s Director of CSR Charlotte Wright with Nzambi Matee, founder of Gjenge Makers in Kenya, supported by Water Unite
  Contract caterer, Elior UK, has worked with Water Unite for the past five years and has donated over £100,000 towards Water Unite’s championed programmes in East Africa, funding progressive initiatives to support water, sanitation and recycling projects. Today, on World Water Day, Elior has expanded its fundraising partnership by collaborating with one of its
  
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• World Water Day: Businesses advised to carry out regular Legionella testing as cases rise in the UK

  22-03-2024 13:08 via chtmag.com
  
  Each year, it is reported that there are between 4,000-6,000 cases of Legionnaires’ disease in the UK, killing between 7-12 per cent of all those infected. Although the severity of this disease is extreme, more can be done to raise awareness of prevention amongst the UK population.
  Therefore, to provide awareness on World Water Day (22 March), Legionella Risk Assessment experts, Direct365 have issued a warning to businesses about the importance of regular Legionella testing in order to mai
  
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• Manchester Cleaning Show boasts biggest and best-ever attended show to date

  22-03-2024 13:05 via chtmag.com
  
  Manchester Cleaning Show celebrated its biggest and best-attended event last week, with a record-breaking 85 exhibitors and 2,558 attendees participating in the two-day event.
  Attendees descended upon Manchester Central from all over the world, including North America, South Africa, China, UAE and Australia.
  Over 40 expert speakers from organisations such as the British Cleaning Council, Birkin, Reckitt and Killis, shared their insights in a range of talks across the two days, with ESG, sustaina
  
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• Advantos Group acquires United Facilities Management

  22-03-2024 12:33 via fmj.co.uk
  
  The acquisitions platform for the mechanical and electrical (M&E) and facilities management sector, Advantos Group, has acquired its fourth business with the help of funding from Frontier Development Capital (FDC).
  The addition of United Facilities Management (UFM) brings the group’s total turnover to over £22 million, and keeps it on track to achieve its ambitious goal of reaching £150 million by 2033.
  UFM, which is based in Basildon with an office in Reading, employs arou
  
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• Sodexo’s Partners with Purpose conference focuses on sustainable growth and collaboration

  22-03-2024 12:12 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Yesterday (21 March), saw Sodexo UK & Ireland welcoming 43 supply partners to Brighton & Hove Albion’s Amex Stadium for its second ‘Partners with Purpose’ supply partner conference, the agenda for which focused on themes around sustainable growth and collaboration.
  Attended by over 110 representatives from its supply chain, including SMEs and VCSEs, Sodexo’s ‘Partners with Purpose’ conference facilitated insightful discussions and sessions with senior
  
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• Government administration on track for net-zero with help from MRI Energy

  22-03-2024 11:55 via fmj.co.uk
  
  A UK government institution is working hard to reduce carbon emissions and drive forward sustainable practices across the country. Their regional facilities management team has made progress on the path towards net zero with energy-efficient initiatives across their offices and specialist sites to operate more sustainably.
  These initiatives included installing LED lighting, solar PV, biomass district heating, free cooling from automatic windows, building management system upgrades and water-savi
  
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• Size and scale

  22-03-2024 11:39 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Drawing on over a decade of experience, Jonathan Eland, Sales Director of PPL Training presents anecdotal evidence from recent client case studies on the key similarities and differences in the training needs of SMEs and larger organisations
  With such a varied client base (from sole traders, to multinational corporations), all of whom work within facilities management in one form or another, we continually ask…
  WHAT CAN WE LEARN FROM YOU?
  We recently conducted a number of case studies wi
  
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• Workforce health, safety and wellbeing should be at the heart of economic growth, says British Safety Council

  22-03-2024 10:28 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Ahead of a UK General Election expected this year, British Safety Council has published a manifesto containing policies to support better productivity and growth as well as ensure a healthier, safer and happier workforce.
  The UK lost an estimated 32.5 million days to work-related ill-health and non-fatal workplace injuries in 2022/2023, and sickness and illness are at a 10-year high, costing businesses and the economy up to £77.5 billion a year. Poor mental health is also estimated to cost
  
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• IFMA President and CEO to step down in 2025

  22-03-2024 10:05 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Don Gilpin, current President and CEO of the International Facility Management Association (IFMA), has made the decision to not renew his contract which will conclude at the end of the Fiscal Year 2025 (30 June), in order to pursue other interests.
  Gilpin joined IFMA in 2018 as a consultant and swiftly transitioned into the roles of Chief Operating Officer and President. In 2022, he was promoted to the position of CEO. During his tenure, Gilpin successfully led IFMA through a transformative
  
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• Get a sporting edge with Condair

  22-03-2024 09:27 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Condair RS steam humidifiers are creating the precise humidity needed in Sporting Edge’s sophisticated environmental training and research chambers. Sporting Edge are a global leader in altitude and environmental facilities, that recreate climates from around the world for sports performance training, research and rehabilitation.
  Sporting Edge’s clients include Premier League football clubs, universities, Olympic associations and even high-end residential homes. Its environmental cha
  
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• Churchill Group wins dual service contract with Heathway Shopping Centre

  22-03-2024 09:00 via cleaningmag.com
  
  Churchill Group has secured a three-year contract with Heathway Shopping Centre in Dagenham. The contract includes cleaning and security services delivered through Amulet and commenced at the start of the year.
  
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• BCC research shows cleaning industry 'in recovery' after pandemic

  22-03-2024 01:00
  New research published by the British Cleaning Council (BCC) shows how the cleaning, hygiene and waste sector is ‘in recovery' after the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic.The latest figures, published last week, show the industry contributes nearly £59.8 billion (€69.95 billion) to the economy, after a dip following the start of the pandemic. It remains one of the 10 biggest sectors in the UK.There are a number of positive developments for the industry to build on including th
  
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