Cleaning Industry news

• Mitie to provide security guarding and intelligence services across South Western Railway network

  06-08-2024 11:54 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Mitie has been awarded a new contract with South Western Railway (SWR), worth £6 million, for up to three-years. Mitie will provide security guarding and intelligence services across SWR’s network which stretches across Greater London, Hampshire, Surrey, Dorset, Berkshire, Wiltshire, Devon, and Somerset, transporting 220,000 passengers every day.
  In addition to keeping 14 sites, including stations, depots and security control centres, secure, Mitie’s Security Officers will also
  
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• A healthy vend

  06-08-2024 11:36 via fmj.co.uk
  
  A new healthy eating framework to improve health and wellbeing within the NHS is being supported by the vending industry. Westways Vending Finance Director, Natalie Baker explains the concept
  Over the years, the perception of vending machines has changed. There is an increased call from people who want to continue enjoying the convenience of vending machines, but who also want to access a healthier, more balanced range of product choices. A wide variety of vending machine operators now regularl
  
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• Specialist delivered-in catering business Grazing joins Restaurant Associates, part of Compass Group

  06-08-2024 11:00 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Restaurant Associates, part of Compass Group UK&I has acquired Grazing, the delivered-in workplace and venue catering specialists. Through the support of the premium hospitality brand, Grazing will be able to build on what has been a remarkable year of growth for the London-based business.
  Founded in 2007 by CEO Sam Hurst, Grazing has grown from one café to a corporate catering business offering delivered-in meeting, office and contract catering services to London’s business and
  
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• Veolia expands solvent recovery capacity which powers the steam boilers at its Garston, Liverpool facility

  06-08-2024 10:40 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Veolia has expanded the solvent recovery capacity at its Garston, Liverpool, facility to 86,000 tonnes a year to meet the growing demand for more sustainable industrial products.  Effective recycling of these used solvents, waste paint thinners and solvent based paint, will create new products as an alternative to virgin solvents, so that they can be used again in industries including pharmaceuticals, semiconductors, paint, agrochemicals and cement manufacture.
  As part of Veolia’s new
  
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• Sto revitalises London office building with specialist rendering

  06-08-2024 09:23 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Sto, in partnership with applicators Chiltern Contracts, have delivered a rendering project maximising performance and aesthetics for a refurbished multi-purpose building in central London.
  Located in Oxford Circus, Henry Wood House was constructed in the 1960s and comprises a 16-storey tower with two five-storey interconnecting wings. The building incorporates 69,000 sq ft of offices, 10,800 sq ft of retail and a hotel on the upper seven floors.
  The external renovation required the existing fa
  
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• Sodexo volunteers put in over 500 hours to support SSAFA

  06-08-2024 09:00 via cleaningmag.com
  
  Sodexo employees, through the Stop Hunger Foundation, continue to support the armed forces community through volunteering activities to help SSAFA, the Armed Forces charity, providing valuable aid to service personnel, veterans and their families.
  
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• Glenn Price joins Fujitsu General Air Conditioning UK as an Applied Specialist

  06-08-2024 07:50 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Glenn Price has joined Fujitsu General Air Conditioning UK as an Applied Specialist. He will look to support and develop the company’s offering across chillers, heat pumps and close control systems.
  Following an electrical apprenticeship, Price has since spent more than 13 years in the air conditioning industry, covering installation, breakdowns and maintenance before extending his knowledge base to include chillers, heat pumps and ventilation.
  He joins Fujitsu from wholesaler TF Solutions
  
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• Window cleaners photobomb BBC Olympic coverage by mistake

  06-08-2024 01:00
  Two window cleaners managed to achieve their five minutes of fame this summer by inadvertently appearing in shot during the BBC's live coverage of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.Presenter Hazel Irvine was speaking to diving expert Tonia Couch when the two men appeared in the window outside the studio and proceeded to clean the glass.Oblivious to the fact that they were on air, the unnamed cleaners carried on with their task for several minutes. This caused awkwardness in the studio and led to cove
  
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