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• BCO celebrates the North’s best workplaces

  10-05-2024 14:38 via fmj.co.uk
  
  The North’s most outstanding workplaces have been announced, with prestigious British Council for Offices (BCO) Awards going to seven landmark office buildings across the region.
  Held on 9 May at Manchester’s Kimpton Clocktower, the BCO’s annual Northern Awards recognised projects that demonstrate best practice in office design, fit-out, operation and sustainability, setting the standard for excellence across the diverse sector.
  The BCO Regional Award winners in each category f
  
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• Maintaining a clean fleet of commercial vehicles is essential

  10-05-2024 13:46 via chtmag.com
  
  Companies operating fleets of trucks, vans or buses run the risk of thousands of pounds worth of fines and their vehicles being ordered off the roads if they fail to keep on top of their cleaning and maintenance, warns leading commercial vehicle cleaning specialist Britannia Wash Systems.
  Maintaining a clean fleet of commercial vehicles is an essential element of transport operations in any business – not only to ensure the brand is well represented on the roads but to also ensure vehicles
  
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• MCS Cleaning & Maintenance acquires Gemclean

  10-05-2024 13:29 via chtmag.com
  
  MCS Cleaning & Maintenance Ltd, a commercial and home cleaning services company based in Leicester, has acquired Gemclean Ltd.
  After decades of dedicated service and unwavering commitment to excellence, the founders of Gemclean, Jack and Karen Hobbs, are passing on the baton to their daughter and son-in-law, Kelly and Tim Blacknell, owners of MCS Cleaning & Maintenance.
  Established in 1977, Gemclean began as a small window cleaning business in Berkshire and quickly grew and develop
  
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• BSIA releases updated cyber exposure mitigation code of practice

  10-05-2024 12:30 via fmj.co.uk
  
  The British Security Industry Association (BSIA) has updated its manufacturers’ code of practice that recommends on the design, testing and manufacture of safety and security products with a cyber exposure, whilst aligning with major new UK legislation.
  ‘Manufacturers of safety and security systems Cybersecurity code of practice‘, is based on international industry best practice regarding cybersecurity and refers to recognised guidance and standards applied to safety and securi
  
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• Supporting net zero ambitions with zero-emission pressure washers

  10-05-2024 11:50 via cleaningmag.com
  
  Ruck Engineering, a leading cleaning equipment supplier in the North East, has partnered with AV Dawson Group to support the company’s ambition to achieve net zero by providing it with zero-emission pressure washers.
  
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• Keeping your grounds afloat

  10-05-2024 11:34 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Karl Cundill, Joint Managing Director at LitmusFM, looks at proactive maintenance plans that can be implemented to reduce the risk of grounds flooding
  The UK is experiencing increased rainfall, with the past 18 months being the wettest England has seen since records began in 1836. Many climate scientists have warned that this is becoming the norm, with climate change exacerbating weather events, creating both warmer and wetter conditions. As climate change results in more frequent, and heavier,
  
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• Sodexo on a mission to support school cooks in the Gambia

  10-05-2024 11:13 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Sodexo UK & Ireland’s Food Innovation & Sustainability Director, Schools & Universities, David Mulcahy, recently returned from a week-long Stop Hunger YEAH! Mission in the Gambia.
  This skills-based volunteering mission, organised in partnership with the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), aims to provide valuable culinary training for school cooks in the Gambia and neighbouring countries.
  The trip took Mulcahy to four schools supported by WFP’s school meals program
  
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• BESA elects new IAQ group chair

  10-05-2024 10:45 via fmj.co.uk
  
  The CEO of ARM Environments, Adam Taylor, has been elected as chair of the Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) group of the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA).
  Taylor takes over the role from Nathan Wood, MD of Farmwood M&E Services, who served as chair for five years and is now taking up a new position as Head of Special Projects focused on helping BESA establish competence standards for ventilation design, installation and commissioning.
  During Wood’s time in office, the grou
  
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• OCS lands contract extension with British Airways

  10-05-2024 10:12 via fmj.co.uk
  
  British Airways has extended its long-term partnership with OCS for the provision of soft FM and laundry services.
  Since 2013, OCS has been entrusted by British Airways to handle its soft service needs, while providing laundry services to the UK’s flagship airline for over 25 years. The soft services partnership originated when British Airways opted to discontinue a total facilities management service provided by its previous vendor, with the aim of enhancing its services.
  Following a comp
  
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• A more comfortable working environment

  10-05-2024 09:45 via fmj.co.uk
  
   Facilities Managers, upgrade your spaces with window film for a transformative blend of efficiency and comfort. Experience reduced energy costs through solar control, mitigated UV damage to furnishings, and enhanced privacy without sacrificing natural light. Say goodbye to glare-induced productivity slumps with anti-glare solutions, fostering focused, comfortable work environments. Our window films offer a seamless integration of innovative technology and aesthetic appeal, elevating your f
  
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• Woman in Amsterdam wins fight for more accessible public toilets

  10-05-2024 01:00 via europeancleaningjournal.com
  A nine-year campaign for washroom equality in Amsterdam has finally paid off.Geerte Piening spearheaded the campaign after being fined for urinating in public in 2015.She committed the offence because she needed to use the loo one night late when the bars were all closed and the nearest public washroom was two kilometres away. She was spotted by police and issued with a €140 penalty.But the following day, she woke up in a fury at the injustice. "There were a lot of urinals for men nearby bu
  
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