Cleaning Industry news

• MSL advocates for swift action on BPR dossiers for quats

  21-05-2024 14:34 via chtmag.com
  
  As the 1 July 2024 deadline for the Biocidal Products Regulation (BPR) dossiers for quaternary ammonium compounds (quats) approaches, leading regulatory and microbiological testing house, MSL Solution Providers, is urging manufacturers and suppliers of quat-containing biocidal products to expedite the preparation and submission of their dossiers.
  Quats are used in a variety of biocidal products, including disinfectants for surfaces and human hygiene. Highly effective at killing germs, they work
  
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• Interclean Amsterdam 2024: Beyond business, a festival of networking, social interaction and leisure opportunities

  21-05-2024 14:12 via chtmag.com
  
  Last Friday, Interclean Amsterdam closed its doors after four days of business and networking. Visitors were treated to a whole new Interclean experience, where forging global connections, experiencing the newest innovations and discovering the latest trends was the centrepiece of the biggest Interclean Amsterdam to date. In addition to an extensive range of knowledge sessions, Interclean offered a vibrant networking programme including the daily Interclean Social Club with live entertainment an
  
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• Westgrove Group lands deal with Kingfisher Shopping Centre

  21-05-2024 14:04 via chtmag.com
  
  Independent facilities management company, Westgrove Group has recently secured a new contract with Kingfisher Shopping Centre, Redditch.
  The contract will see Westgrove deliver cleaning, security, and guest host services to the 1.1m sq ft shopping centre in the heart of Redditch town centre.  The award follows a competitive tender process which involved a number of market leading FM companies.
  This exciting partnership brings together Westgrove with Kingfisher Shopping Centre which is mana
  
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• CIBSE publishes new guidance to calculate embodied carbon of warehouse equipment in logistics centres

  21-05-2024 13:11 via fmj.co.uk
  
  The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) has launched new comprehensive Europe-wide guidance, Embodied carbon in building services: logistics centres(TM65.3), which has been developed with the support of Introba and Amazon.
  This is the first industry-wide guidance that helps the logistics industry assess the embodied carbon of material handling equipment (MHE) and mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) equipment commonly used in logistics centres.
  The guidance and meth
  
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• Wates Property Services increases EV fleet

  21-05-2024 12:42 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Wates Property Services, part of the Wates Group, has added 30 all-electric ID. Buzz Cargo vans and 30 Transporter vans to its fleet of maintenance vehicles.
  Wates selected the ID. Buzz Cargo to help reduce its fleet emissions footprint, with an electric range of 254 miles that makes sustainable mobility simple, while allowing access to properties in the Ultra-Low Emissions Zone.
  The all-electric van offers a payload volume of 3.9m and a maximum loading width of 1.7m, height of 1.3m and len
  
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• Making the most of data to build a sustainable workplace

  21-05-2024 11:39 via fmj.co.uk
  
  By Karl Breeze, CEO at Matrix Booking
  As the UK’s deadline for the Net Zero 2030 targets draws nearer, the push for companies to lower their emissions and tackle climate change has intensified. With the shift towards flexible work arrangements—always-in, remote and everything in between—the challenge has grown. It’s hard to predict when and how office spaces will be used. Employees have varied schedules, often book rooms they don’t use or work from home on a whim. T
  
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• Westgrove bags shopping centre deal

  21-05-2024 11:22 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Facilities management firm, Westgrove Group, has won a new contract for the delivery of cleaning, security, and guest host services at the 1.1m sq ft Kingfisher Shopping Centre in Redditch.
  The partnership brings together Westgrove with Kingfisher Shopping Centre which is managed by Landswood de Coy. Kingfisher Shopping Centre is a popular sub-regional shopping destination sitting within a prosperous catchment with robust employment and increasing industrial prosperity.
  Glenn Wilson, Group Manag
  
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• JLL strengthens specialist data centre sector expertise

  21-05-2024 11:08 via fmj.co.uk
  
  JLL has appointed Sam Hill as Project & Development Services (PDS) Data Centres Lead in the UK.
  In this new role, Hill will be responsible for leading data centre PDS projects in the country, working closely with JLL’s established PDS and data centre teams, in supporting clients with integrated end-to-end development services for data centres.
  Hill brings extensive industry experience in managing all aspects of engineering construction and design deliverables. He joins from Arcadis whe
  
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• Rethinking maintenance strategies key to enhancing commercial resilience

  21-05-2024 10:41 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Production, process, and plant managers operating across various industries have been urged to rethink their approach to heat exchanger maintenance following updated insight from a new industry white paper.
  The message comes at a pivotal point for industry, as increasing energy costs, aggressive competition from overseas, and decarbonisation targets risk limiting industry recovery.
  In particular, high-energy users are being warned that running key equipment to failure will result in additional c
  
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• ABM receives RoSPA recognition for fifth consecutive year

  21-05-2024 10:06 via cleaningmag.com
  
  ABM is celebrating after achieving an internationally recognised award for health and safety excellence. The latest RoSPA award marks the fifth consecutive year that ABM has been awarded gold.
  
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• MRI Software to gather industry leaders in a conference

  21-05-2024 09:57 via fmj.co.uk
  
  MRI Software is delighted to present a conference with industry leaders providing keynote speeches and panellists to deliver engaging debates on FM sector’s current challenges and trends.
  On 3rd July, MRI Software will lead the forum tackling the growing number of national and international topics within the FM sector and providing answers to many of the industry’s most important questions.
  The event will take place at The Skyline London at Tower Suites, an astoni
  
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• MRI Software to gather FM leaders in a conference

  21-05-2024 09:57 via fmj.co.uk
  
  MRI Software is delighted to present a conference with industry leaders providing keynote speeches and panellists to deliver engaging debates on FM sector’s current challenges and trends.
  On 3rd July, MRI Software will lead the forum tackling the growing number of national and international topics within the FM sector and providing answers to many of the industry’s most important questions.
  The event will take place at The Skyline London at Tower Suites, an astoni
  
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• New research shows flexible office space in high demand

  21-05-2024 09:41 via fmj.co.uk
  
  More than half of UK landlords are looking to develop additional flexible workspace across their office portfolios, with more than three-quarters seeing an increase in demand for adaptable workspace in 2022 and 2023.
  That’s according to research from the Instant Group, who found that 78% of landlords had encountered a rise in requests for flex office space with demand predicted to reach 50 million square feet by 2025.
  Michael Porter, group sales director at leading moveable wall specialist
  
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