Cleaning Industry news

• Manchester Cleaning Show Shortlisted for Prestigious Best UK Tradeshow Award

  20-05-2024 16:14 via cleaningmag.com
  
  Co-organisers Quartz Business Media and the British Cleaning Council are delighted to announce that The Manchester Cleaning Show 2024 has been shortlisted for an AEO Association of Event Organisers Excellence Award 2024!
  
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• Powerful performance with Makita’s cordless power washer

  20-05-2024 13:18 via chtmag.com
  
  Power tool manufacturer Makita UK has added the new cordless HW001G XGT High Pressure Washer, to its high performance 40VMax XGT range. An ideal solution for trade professionals working with no access to mains power, it provides exceptional mobility combined with a reliable and regular flow rate and pressure, facilitated by three different operation modes.
  The new 40VMax HW001G XGT Brushless High Pressure Washer offers a powerful performance akin to corded washers, with a maximum permissible pre
  
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• Sustainability in cleaning products: The need for a holistic view

  20-05-2024 13:06 via chtmag.com
  
  Ashleigh Brownhill, Commercial Director, EcoTech (Europe) Ltd
  Sustainability has in recent times become a vital criterion in product selection across a broad spectrum of industries.
  Indeed, the sustainability credentials of a potential supplier are often now a pivotal factor in the decision as to whether or not that supplier will be chosen.
  In cleaning and hygiene applications, as elsewhere, customers and end users are seeking to cut their carbon footprint and leave a greener legacy.
  This has p
  
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• Automated gates on site are they safe?

  20-05-2024 11:44 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Automated gates are a regular feature on commercial properties. However, these gates are legally defined as machines, and as such, if the appropriate safety protocol is not adopted, they are capable of inflicting serious injury and ultimately can cause a fatality, warns Rob Williams, Technical and Training Manager, Gate Safe
  Since the inception of Gate Safe in 2010, there have been positive developments in terms of an improved awareness of the required safety features for automated gates that sh
  
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• BSIA appoints new chair

  20-05-2024 11:21 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Martin Watson has been appointed as the new Chair of the British Security Industry Association (BSIA).
  With a background in fire, security and engineering spanning 40 years, Watson is currently Industry Laison Director for BSIA members Mitie Fire & Security Systems; he is also the Chair of the Fire Industry Association, and until recently, was Chair of the Association’s Security Systems section.
  He will take over the role from Simon Banks, who was appointed Chair in July 2018, and is B
  
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• phs Group scoops project of the year accolade at Business Charity Awards

  20-05-2024 11:11 via cleaningmag.com
  
  Hygiene specialist phs Group took home a prestigious award recently having being shortlisted in four categories at the 2024 Business Charity Awards.
  
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• United Living awarded 14-year deal with L&Q

  20-05-2024 10:46 via fmj.co.uk
  
  United Living Property Services (ULPS) has secured a 14-year contract, worth up to £205 million with residential developer & housing association, L&Q, as part of its sector-leading Major Works Investment Programme.
  The contract covers all planned investment and regeneration works across L&Q homes in Trafford and forms part of the housing association’s North West Major Works Investment Programme.
  The programme, which is now in its second year, is believed to be the industr
  
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• University of Bradford and SSE Energy Solutions partner to drive green technology and skills development

  20-05-2024 10:07 via fmj.co.uk
  
  A strategic partnership has been signed between the University of Bradford and energy infrastructure expert SSE Energy Solutions to collaborate on education, research, and the implementation of sustainable energy initiatives.
  The partnership aims to use the expertise and resources of both organisations to enhance educational opportunities, foster cutting-edge research, and explore innovative solutions to address the university’s energy supply and decarbonisation goals. The collaborati
  
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• ‘Gender-neutral lavatories are dirtier than men's and women's toilets’

  20-05-2024 01:00
  Ladies' toilets are cleaner and less germ-laden than the gents', according to new research. But the gender-neutral lavatories tested were the dirtiest of them all.The study was carried out by consultant microbiologist at NHS Lanarkshire Professor Stephanie Dancer who examined the bacteria levels in various hospital toilets.The door handles in the gents' were found to be around eight times as dirty as those in the ladies' while the cleanest facilities were the female staff toilets. However gender
  
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