Cleaning Industry news

• Webinar: Using AI learning to improve frontline staff engagement

  14-08-2024 13:43 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Frontline workers, such as cleaners, security and maintenance staff form the backbone of facilities management services, serving as the face of the brand and interacting directly with customers. Yet research by both L&G and the Living Wage Foundation reveals the majority feel overlooked and expendable.
  Accelerating the problem is a growing technology gap. Despite having 2.7 billion deskless workers worldwide, representing 80 per cent of the global workforce, only one per cent of software and
  
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• BICSc celebrates award success and calls for greater recognition of cleaning community talent

  14-08-2024 13:22 via chtmag.com
  
  The British Institute of Cleaning Science (BICSc) has called for greater recognition for talented individuals within the professional cleaning community as it celebrates award success.
  Business leaders at BICSc said they are proud its Technical Manager, Kelsey Hargreaves, has been announced as a finalist in the Rising Star of the Year category in this year’s European Cleaning & Hygiene Awards 2024.
  While welcoming news of Hargreave’s award finalist success, the Institute took the
  
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• Cleaning sector hits the mark with record cancer charity golf fundraiser

  14-08-2024 13:09 via chtmag.com
  
  The cleaning industry has teamed up to raise a record amount of £14,500 for The Royal Marsden Cancer Charity at the Pearroc Golf Day 2024. Sixty-eight golfers from across the sector swung into action at the golf fundraising event organised annually by the janitorial and washroom supply company, smashing last year’s £10,000 total.The popular summer event attracted more cleaning manufacturers and suppliers than ever before, with eighty-five guests also joining the post event awar
  
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• Principle’s Vertical division scoops RoSPA Award

  14-08-2024 12:56 via chtmag.com
  
  Principle Cleaning Services’ Vertical division has won a RoSPA Award, demonstrating its commitment to health and safety excellence.
  The company’s window cleaning team was recognised with a Bronze Award in the Industry category, demonstrating its dedication to ensuring its clients and staff get home safely at the end of each working day.
  The RoSPA Awards are in their 68th year as the UK’s largest and most impactful health and safety programme. With almost 2,000 entries annually
  
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• Leadership team appointment at Elior UK

  14-08-2024 12:06 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Contract caterer, Elior UK, has bolstered its leadership team with the appointment of Laura Kendrick, who joins the business as Chief Information Officer.
  Kendrick brings extensive cross-sector experience in leading IT Operations and delivering large complex transformation programmes. She joins Elior UK from IPG Mediabrands where she led IT and Technology for the EMEA region and was responsible for bringing together the UK and European IT teams to move completely to the cloud for all infrastruct
  
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• Pest management manifesto

  14-08-2024 11:39 via fmj.co.uk
  
  In the wake of the of general election, Ian Andrew, Chief Executive, British Pest Control Association (BPCA) sets out its policy details for the new Labour Government
  The British Pest Control Association (BPCA) has called on the new UK government to continue conversations around pest control following the general election. The Association had published a manifesto in June, highlighting restrictions on control methods, restraints on innovation and a lack of understanding of pest control that can
  
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• Flex spaces top list of most popular office conversions

  14-08-2024 11:23 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Office landlords in the UK are turning to flexible or coworking spaces when converting existing offices into new types of real estate, according to new research by workspace provider, infinitSpace.
  The independent survey of 250 UK Office landlords has revealed that repurposing traditional office space into flexible or coworking space was the most popular type of conversion (11 per cent), ahead of hospitality (10 per cent), retail outlets (8 per cent), and residential property (7 per cent).
  
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• Reconomy expands international footprint with first US acquisition

  14-08-2024 10:41 via fmj.co.uk
  
  International circular economy specialist, Reconomy, has acquired Lincoln Waste Solutions LLC, a leading US-based waste and recycling management and consulting firm.
  Headquartered in Windsor, Connecticut, and founded in 2005, Lincoln provides a comprehensive, full-service management approach to handle all types of waste and recycling. Its services include recycling, waste consulting, hauler management and back office support. Lincoln’s objective is to work closely with its clients and vend
  
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• Quirepace launches new cordless industrial vacuum cleaner

  14-08-2024 10:41 via cleaningmag.com
  
  Quirepace has introduced its new BVC IV60 eGX cordless industrial vacuum cleaner.
  
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• KlinMak (Italy) introduces new ride-on scrubber dryer

  14-08-2024 10:34 via cleaningmag.com
  
  KlinMak (Italy) has introduced a new ride-on scrubber dryer - HiLoEx8065 - originally designed and built to work in Hazardous Area Zone 2 & 22 - ATEX II 3G IIB T3 / 3D IIIC T200°C.
  
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• Staff shortages bring less growth

  14-08-2024 01:00
  In Germany, the mood in the latest BIV spring survey was not so positive - reports Katja Scholz.The Federal Association of Contract Cleaners (BIV) has been carrying out a business survey in spring each year since 2019, in which BIV member companies provide a picture of the mood in the sector and express their views on market forecasts, sales expectations and current issues.The outcome first of all: a significantly dampened mood! This follows on directly from the results of the 2023 autumn survey
  
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