Cleaning Industry news

• Jangro's Catering and Hospitality catalogue published

  24-05-2024 13:01 via cleaningmag.com
  
  Jangro, the largest network of independent janitorial distributors in the UK and Ireland, has published its new Catering & Hospitality Supplies 2024/25 catalogue.
  
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• Mitie wins new £50m hard services contract with Halfords Group

  24-05-2024 11:43 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Mitie has been awarded a new £50 million contract with cycling and motoring retailer, Halfords Group, to provide engineering maintenance services at over 950 of its sites across the UK and Ireland, including garages, retail stores and offices.
  The five-year contract covers planned and reactive maintenance of building equipment including heating and ventilation systems, lighting, cooling systems, boilers and plumbing across Halfords Group’s estate, delivered by Mitie’s nationwid
  
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• Dealing with conflict

  24-05-2024 11:08 via fmj.co.uk
  
  FMJ reports on a new training programme that helps prepare front-line personnel manage conflict by providing simple strategies and universal guidance to manage interventions professionally and effectively
  Earlier this month the government announced a series of measures to combat the rising tide of abuse and attacks on retail staff. Among the measures announced, the Home Office has pledged £55.5 million investment in facial recognition technologies and plans are now afoot to make assaults
  
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• Veolia to deliver waste and street cleansing services in Sutton from 2025

  24-05-2024 10:46 via fmj.co.uk
  
  The London Borough of Sutton has appointed Veolia to deliver waste and street cleansing services as part of a new eight-year contract starting in April 2025.
  The new contract will be supported by new and more energy-efficient vehicles, an improved street cleansing service with waste bags being collected from the street more quickly, as well as a new night cleansing team to clear fly-tips overnight.
  To ensure Sutton’s communities benefit directly from the partnership, Veolia has committed t
  
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• Gleeds appointed project manager for new Leighton Hospital

  24-05-2024 10:02 via fmj.co.uk
  
  International property and construction consultancy Gleeds has been named project manager for the multi-million-pound redevelopment of Leighton Hospital in Crewe, on behalf of Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
  Gleeds will be overseeing the replacement of the existing construction with a state-of-the-art facility that will provide first-rate care for patients – transforming health outcomes and addressing health inequality – under the government’s New Hospitals Program
  
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• High power, high performance with Makita’s VC010G XGT brushless motor upright vacuum cleaner

  24-05-2024 09:53 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Makita’s VC010G upright vacuum cleaner is the latest cleaning product to be added to the company’s battery powered XGT portfolio. This high-powered, high-suction, highly manoeuvrable vacuum is an ideal solution for aiding professionals with more efficient and smoother cleaning, via features such as a redesigned suction port.
  Makita’s new powerful VC010G upright vacuum has three settings, with a suction power of 110W on its highest mode, 50W on normal and 25W on quiet mode, wit
  
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• ASFP’s new office and academy officially opens

  24-05-2024 09:21 via fmj.co.uk
  
  The Association for Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP) hosted the official opening of its office and training Academy on 15 May.
  ASFP staff, members and guests were joined by Lord Mayor of Coventry Cllr Jaswant Singh Birdi and Lady Mayoress Krishna who marked the official opening with a ribbon cutting ceremony and a plaque installed to commemorate their visit.
  Bringing together passive fire industry leaders with organisations that are striving to make a difference in the industry, guests included
  
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• UK government bids to end the rise of the unisex toilet

  24-05-2024 01:00
  The UK government is bringing forward legislation requiring single-sex toilets to be incorporated into all new non-domestic buildings and refurbishments in England.The news comes after a recent study found that women, the elderly and the disabled felt unfairly disadvantaged by the increasing trend to convert publicly accessible toilets into gender-neutral facilities.A total of 81 per cent of people questioned in the study agreed with the intention to provide separate single-sex toilet facilities
  
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