Cleaning Industry news

• £557m government investment for public buildings to switch to cleaner energy 

  17-05-2024 15:09 via fmj.co.uk
  
  More public buildings and businesses will benefit from over half a billion pounds in government funding to help reduce their energy bills and carbon emissions.Schools, pools, and hospitals will be supported to make energy efficient upgrades, with over £557 million government investment. The new projects will help reduce emissions and cut bills, as part of the government’s plan to reach its world-leading net zero targets in a sustainable, pragmatic way.
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• Simply Washrooms partners with The Rivers Trust

  17-05-2024 14:05 via chtmag.com
  
  Sustainable washroom services provider, Simply Washrooms, has announced a new charity partnership with environmental NGO, The Rivers Trust.
  The year-long partnership will see the two organisations work together to tackle two key issues which impact our rivers – water pollution and water use – through a combination of educational public messaging, volunteering and fundraising.
  Andrew Shelley, Director of Operations, Simply Washrooms said: “As a major provider of hygiene services
  
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• GPA advances plans for new government digital campus in Manchester

  17-05-2024 13:16 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Plans for a state-of-the-art government digital campus in Manchester took a step closer to fruition following a significant land deal.
  The Government Property Agency (GPA) has exchanged contracts to acquire five acres of the former Central Retail Park in Ancoats, from Manchester City Council (MCC).
  This marks an important step in advancing the GPA’s plans to build Manchester Digital Campus, a new Government office complex in the city, bringing together a number of Civil Service department
  
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• Solid solution

  17-05-2024 11:40 via fmj.co.uk
  
  As waste disposal costs increase, Lee Knott, the Chief Executive of biotechnology business Advetec explains the benefits of turning non-recyclable waste into Solid Recovered Fuel (SRF)
  Faced with the onerous responsibility of Scope 3 emissions reporting and an ever-increasing need for the highest levels of environmental governance, facility managers must become more knowledgeable about the waste their organisations and supply chains create.
  This is particularly timely as the waste industry is fa
  
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• BCO crowns South West’s best workplaces

  17-05-2024 11:12 via fmj.co.uk
  
  The South of England’s and South Wales’s most outstanding workplaces have been announced, with British Council for Offices Awards going to six office buildings across the region.
  Held at The Coal Exchange Hotel, the BCO’s annual South of England and South Wales Awards Dinner celebrated the high-calibre of the region’s offices in terms of design, fit-out operation and sustainability, setting the standard for excellence across the sector.
  The winners of this year’s co
  
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• ABM takes Gold award for health and safety excellence

  17-05-2024 10:24 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Integrated facility and aviation services provider, ABM, has been awarded a Gold RoSPA award for the fifth consecutive year.
  The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) is a leading voice in health and safety, campaigning to reduce avoidable accidents at home, on the road, at work and at leisure. The RoSPA Gold Health and Safety Award sees ABM reaffirm its recognition as a world-leader in health and safety practice.
  The timing of the recognition comes as ABM recently celebrated its
  
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• Is the future workforce on hold?

  17-05-2024 10:09 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Fifty-seven per cent of UK employers have stated that they are now hiring less graduates than last year.
  This comes as recent figures from job search engine Adzuna show that graduate positions have dropped nearly a third across the UK (twice the amount of all job vacancies) – adding further to reports last year of graduate jobs contracting alongside low entry-level pay.
  A recent poll by specialist recruitment firm Robert Walters reveals that as a result, over three-fifths of recent gr
  
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• Helping a cleaning products company branch out into new markets

  17-05-2024 09:30 via cleaningmag.com
  
  Michelin Development is helping a Stoke-on-Trent-based cleaning products company launch a new venture, which has already created additional jobs in the city.
  
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• Expansion at East On Commercial Interiors

  17-05-2024 09:28 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Design and Build specialists, East On Commercial Interiors have recently announced an expansion in their Design team, with Fernanda Scholz being appointed to the role of Head of Design, overseeing the company’s creative and technical output from architectural drawings through to space planning and interior design.
  East On has also appointed Ellie Pearson as Junior Interior Designer to support Fernanda within the design team. These new roles come after a period of intense growth across the
  
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