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• Star rat-ings: Rat and mice sightings could be scaring away £20k in revenue a year for a UK hospitality business

  02-05-2024 15:02 via chtmag.com
  
  Rat and mice sightings could be costing each British hospitality business up to £20,000 in lost revenue each year, as new research reveals that rodent sightings drag down hospitality establishments’ Tripadvisor ratings by an average of one full star.
  Rentokil Pest Control analysed over 80,000 Tripadvisor reviews of 200 hospitality businesses across the UK, to understand the correlation between negative reviews that mentioned pest sightings, particularly rats and mice, and the overall
  
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• Genesis Biosciences reformulates Evogen concentrates

  02-05-2024 14:41 via chtmag.com
  
  Genesis Biosciences has modernised the formulas of its Evogen concentrates, making the range 100 per cent bio-based.
  The company’s Evogen products combine innovative eco-benign® chemistry and application-specific beneficial bacteria to offer effective cleaning across a wide range of industries including facilities management and wastewater treatment.The range’s performance-driven and environmentally-responsible microbial and antimicrobial technologies are designed to provide sust
  
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• Resilient floorcare business surges with 72% revenue growth post-administration

  02-05-2024 14:29 via chtmag.com
  
  Victor Floorcare, a leading supplier of commercial cleaning equipment, has announced a remarkable 72 per cent surge in revenue from 2022 to 2023, also doubling its turnover in the previous year.
  The company, once on the brink of dissolution, has emerged as a “phoenix from the ashes” since being bought out of administration by IIC Products Ltd in 2020.
  The business has been making cleaning machines since 1946 and the Victor name has become synonymous with high-performance, reliable an
  
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• Promising start to the year for ISS

  02-05-2024 14:18 via fmj.co.uk
  
  In its latest trading update for the period 1 January-31 March 2024, ISS has reported a promising start to the year.
  With continued business improvements, organic growth was 6.0% in Q1 2024 (Q1 2023: 12.0%), mainly driven by successful implementation of price increases to offset wage increases and general cost inflation and volume growth and total revenue for the quarter amounted to DKK 20.1 billion (Q1 2023: DKK 19.3 billion).
  The global workplace experience and facilities management firm also
  
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• RIBA CPD Webinar: Cutting Carbon Through Sustainable Roofing Design

  02-05-2024 12:06 via fmj.co.uk
  
  On Thursday, 16th May from 12:00pm – 1:oopm, Garland UK will present an engaging and informative live RIBA-accredited CPD seminar, ‘Cutting Carbon through Sustainable Roofing Design’ led by Garland UK’s Architectural Manager, Chloe Barber.
  The RIBA-accredited CPD is free to attend and will explore the crucial role of sustainable roofing in reducing carbon emissions throughout the lifecycle of your building project.
  From construction to operational use, you’ll be giv
  
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• Managing estates and facilities with good CAFM software

  02-05-2024 11:42 via fmj.co.uk
  
  CAFM (Computer Aided Facilities Management) software enables you to manage your Buildings, Estates and Facilities amazingly, despite increases in demand and challenging budgets. From PPM to scheduled testing, reactive helpdesks to simplified reporting, managing compliance to allocating jobs, CAFM makes your job easier.
  Investing in a new CAFM solution or module is a big decision. Fortunately, good CAFM software has come into its own over recent months; enabling estates and facilities department
  
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• Projects struggle to attract bidders as uncertainty lingers

  02-05-2024 11:00 via fmj.co.uk
  
  The latest UK Construction Market Report from international property and construction consultancy, Gleeds, reveals contractors are remaining selective about taking on new work, with almost 90 per cent saying they or their supply chain had declined a tender in the previous three months as onerous contract conditions and lack of capacity converge.
  In the wake of this shift in approach, nearly 40 per cent of all respondents claimed to have had difficulty securing a sufficient number of tendere
  
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• EMCOR UK unveils Carbon Transformation solution

  02-05-2024 10:02 via fmj.co.uk
  
  EMCOR UK has unveiled its new Carbon Transformation solution encompassing three key areas – data insights, digitalisation and decarbonisation.
  Launched in response to evolving market trends and customer needs, it will be headed up by Director of Carbon Solutions Kam Singh and Energy Director Richard Lewis. Their team boasts extensive experience in decarbonisation and sustainability, with specialisms including energy procurement, net zero pathways, data analytics and managing critical envir
  
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• BCO Regional Awards names London’s best workplaces

  02-05-2024 09:22 via fmj.co.uk
  
  London’s most outstanding workplaces have been named, with British Council for Offices Awards going to seven office buildings across the city.
  Held at the Park Plaza hotel, the BCO’s annual London Awards Lunch recognised projects that demonstrate best practice in office design, fit-out, operation and sustainability, setting the standard for excellence across the sector.
  The winners of this year’s competition in London stand out for their user-centric design credentials, as well
  
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• GOJO Industries to close European operation

  02-05-2024 01:00
  GOJO Industries, the US-based producer of hand hygiene and surfacecleaning solutions, is to close its European operation which has beenbased in the UK.In a statement the company said: "Our GOJO Europe business hasstruggled financially for over a decade, requiring significant, ongoingsupport from the US throughout that time. As a result, a strategicreview of GOJO Europe was initiated using outside experts to find asustainable, long-term solution."Many options to turn around the business or to sel
  
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