Cleaning Industry news

• Third generation of Stewart family takes the reins at Andron

  12-04-2024 15:19 via chtmag.com
  
  A leading UK facilities management business established nearly 50 years ago by a father and son will soon be in the hands of their family’s next generation and its first female chief executive.
  Andron Facilities Management was formed in 1980 by Ron Stewart and his son, also Ron, when the two men were made redundant within weeks of one another.
  From a small carpet cleaning business serving clients in Aberdeen, the two men have grown the enterprise into an industry-leading soft services spec
  
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• Landsec secures planning permission for latest net zero development in the City of London

  12-04-2024 14:06 via fmj.co.uk
  
  The City of London Corporation Planning Applications Sub-Committee has approved plans from Landsec to transform Hill House, EC4 into a sustainable workspace and new rooftop restaurant.
  Situated adjacent to Landsec’s New Street Square cluster, Hill House has been designed to respond to market demand for sustainable, well-connected workplaces supported by great local amenities. It will enhance the Square Mile’s cultural and leisure appeal by combining 380,000 sq ft of high-quality
  
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• Elior introduces robots to deliver food to students’ rooms

  12-04-2024 12:46 via fmj.co.uk
  
  The contract caterer has introduced new autonomous delivery robotics to deliver food to students’ rooms at the University of Roehampton, London.
  Elior provides student catering at the University of Roehampton’s campus restaurants and noticed that many preferred the ease and convenience of ordering takeaways directly to their halls of residence.
  Elior devised a way to utilise innovative technology to deliver meals to students across campus. In partnership with GW P
  
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• MRI Software partnership offers end-to-end energy management for UK businesses

  12-04-2024 12:31 via fmj.co.uk
  
  MRI Software has announced a strategic partnership with EDW Technology’s TEAM Energy, a leading multidisciplinary energy and sustainability consultancy, which will offer end-to-end energy management for UK businesses, institutions and government organisations to boost savings and support zero carbon initiatives.
  The agreement sees TEAM Energy replacing its existing solution with MRI Energy invoice validation. The offering, which ensures accurate and error-free billing and advanced web-enab
  
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• Roofing’s role in achieving Net-Zero emissions

  12-04-2024 11:40 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Sustainable roofing initiatives are increasingly common as the UK aims for Net-Zero carbon emissions by 2050 across all sectors. The built environment, responsible for nearly 40% of total carbon emissions, presents a crucial opportunity for significant change. However, achieving Net-Zero requires more than just new construction projects. With approximately 70% of commercial buildings in the UK constructed before 2000 and still in use by 2050, retrofitting is essential to upgrade them to Net-Zero
  
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• Striking a balance: Navigating the office temperature debate

  12-04-2024 11:18 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Two in five people have found themselves engaged in workplace-based conflict over office temperature. Jason Webb, Managing Director at Electronic Temperature Instruments outlines the legal requirements, the standards, and the measures needed to provide optimal comfortLegally, there is no mandated required temperature for an office. What is advised, however, is a recognised health and safety authority agreement stating that a reasonable temperature would be considered above 16 ºC. In this a
  
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• ESS partnership to deliver ‘First Steps’ supported internship

  12-04-2024 10:46 via fmj.co.uk
  
  ESS, the Defence, Energy and Government Services sector of Compass Group UK & Ireland, has partnered with Bedford College, part of The Bedford College Group, to deliver the ‘First Steps’ supported internship at its MOD Chicksands site.
  The programme is providing students with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) an opportunity to gain valuable work experience in a variety of roles.
  ESS joined the Central Bedfordshire Council SEND Employment Forum to identify opp
  
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• Expansive FM partners with Busy Bees

  12-04-2024 10:10 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Expansive FM has landed a new CAFM partnership with childcare provider, Busy Bees.
  Busy Bees is the largest early-years childcare provider in the UK, with more than 360 nurseries providing care for tens of thousands of children. Founded in 1983, Busy Bees has grown significantly over the years, not only within the UK but also expanding internationally with locations in Canada, Singapore, Malaysia, and beyond.
  Creating safe, welcoming and comfortable environments where children and their carers c
  
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• Profile Industrial Roofing completes commercial roof replacement project for Leekes

  12-04-2024 09:38 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Profile Industrial Roofing, a market leader in the provision of industrial and commercial roof refurbishment solutions, was selected by Leekes to undertake the refurbishment of the roof at its department store in Pontyclun, South Wales.
  The project involved the safe removal of the existing asbestos sheeting, providing full documentation for the disposal of the asbestos sheets. Following that, we installed an insulated composite panel 150 mm core to achieve 0.13 U’Value (w/m2k) and applied
  
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• CSSA seminar on AI, GDPR compliance and cyber crime prevention

  12-04-2024 09:30 via cleaningmag.com
  
  CSSA members and non-members are invited to attend an Innovation and Technology Seminar tailored for the cleaning industry where speakers will explore the transformative potential of AI, GDPR compliance and cyber crime prevention. Expert presentations from industry leaders followed by a Q&A panel session form the agenda.
  
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• Sustainability - opportunity to transform

  12-04-2024 01:00
  The impact you have on the world is changing. Are you taking advantage of it? As an industry, we need to change how we think and talk about cleaning, says Malene Thiele, global director, ESG & sustainability at Nilfisk.Global warming and the extreme weather events often linked to it are key reasons why. Because no matter where we live, we’ve entered an era of extreme weather. Along with its challenges, extreme weather brings transformation and changes the impact of our industry. She te
  
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