Cleaning Industry news

• Added Value Enterprises appoints new Business Development Manager

  18-10-2024 12:27 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Food and catering management specialist Added Value Enterprises (AVE) has strengthened its senior management team with the appointment of a new Business Development Manager.
  Sales and growth specialist Adam Brett has joined AVE with the remit to expand the company’s sales division in the education, care, hospitality and leisure sectors, where it provides bespoke procurement, consultancy, purchasing, waste and environmental services for the catering industry.
  Reporting to Edward Wright, AVE
  
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• Deal drivers

  18-10-2024 11:03 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Angus Miller, Partner and Sheetal Parmasur, Assistant Director, in Deloitte’s business services M&A team explain why the UK FM sector is bucking global M&A trends
  It’s no secret that the predicted rebound of global M&A (Mergers & Acquisitions) has not quite had the gusto that commentators expected at the start of the year. A boom in activity was expected, with improved macroeconomic conditions and private equity “dry powder” cited as just some of the reas
  
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• Peabodys Coffee acquired by Compass One with plans for expansion within the NHS

  18-10-2024 09:45 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Compass One, part of Compass Group UK & Ireland, has acquired Peabodys Coffee, a well-known brand among NHS staff, visitors and patients. Led by MD Claudia Mascino, Peabodys Coffee currently operates across ten sites within NHS England, employing 55 people. The acquisition will support its growth, with plans to launch new cafes at seven hospital sites in the coming months.
  Commenting on the acquisition Mark Webster, CEO, Compass One said:
  “We have long admired the ethos of Peabodys Cof
  
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• BM creates new dedicated ESG Project Manager role

  18-10-2024 09:30 via fmj.co.uk
  
  BM Caterers has announced the appointment of Elisabeth Ortiz Kuefler to the role of ESG Project Manager – a newly created role for the business. Ortiz will take on a key leadership role in driving BM’s sustainability and social impact initiatives, and support the company on its journey to becoming B Corp Certified.
  She will focus on further embedding charitable and social enterprise efforts into the fabric of the organisation, enhancing a culture of engagement and participa
  
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• Churchill Group recognised for commitment to social recruitment

  18-10-2024 08:30 via cleaningmag.com
  
  Churchill Group has been accredited as a gold level member by the Social Recruitment Advocacy Group (SRAG). SRAG, created by PeoplePlus, recognises and supports organisations to make a positive difference in recruitment.
  
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• Between viability and social acceptance: technologies in cleaning

  18-10-2024 01:00
  Mark Bergfeld at UNI Europa, believes the viability of the widespread adoption of AI, robotics and other technologies in the cleaning sector depends on their ability to support the existing workforce in engaging in higher value-added tasks and addressing power imbalances equitably. 
  Back in 2019 I visited a cleaning company’s headquarters where I was welcomed by a robot who was supposed to recognise my name and print out a badge for me. Several failed attempts later, two employees swi
  
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