Cleaning Industry news

• Exhibitor Spotlight ~ NILFISK

  14-11-2024 16:30 via cleaningmag.com
  
  Nilfisk is delighted to return to The Cleaning Show 2025 and work with partners Quartz Media to support the event and create a fantastic three-day exhibition for our customers and Nilfisk partners. Our message in 2025 is strong and clear as we launch our next generation of products and cleaning equipment to the industry.
  
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• US pest control giant takes UK number two spot with latest acquisition

  14-11-2024 13:08 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Global pest control specialist Rollins Inc has become the number two player in the UK with its latest acquisition of Beaver Pest Control.
  London-based Beaver Pest Control has been bought by Rollins’ UK subsidiary Orkin UK for an undisclosed sum. This is the third acquisition the team has completed this year and followed significant market interest in acquiring Beaver.
  Established in 1990, Beaver is one of the UK’s largest regional pest control companies employing 92 people in its pes
  
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• Future-proofing facilities with solar savings

  14-11-2024 12:36 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Reducing operational carbon and cutting energy costs have become top priorities for organisations aiming to secure reliable, sustainable energy for their business and the environment.
  Garland UK Technical Manager Justyn Irons explains why retrofitting commercial buildings with solar PV systems offers an unmatched opportunity to boost financial savings and environmental impact in today’s energy landscape.
  EPC ComplianceFor commercial landlords and facilities managers, integrating solar PV t
  
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• The Environmental Cleaners dazzled at the Lord Mayor’s Show 

  14-11-2024 11:39 via chtmag.com
  
  The Worshipful Company of Environmental Cleaners (WCEC) made a radiant impression with the public at this year’s Lord Mayor’s Show with its innovative float, ‘The Cleanest Link’. Highlighting the crucial role of cleanliness in maintaining the health and vibrancy of London and beyond, the float was a crowd favourite.
  Spectators at the popular civic procession joined in chanting “Nice to clean you, to clean you, nice!” along with everyone on the float. That inc
  
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• Holding the line

  14-11-2024 11:22 via fmj.co.uk
  
  With employees working a much broader range of hours, in different ways and increasingly from different work settings and locations, the way businesses handle calls has changed finds Helen Strother
  Call-handling can present various operational challenges. They need the technology and tools to support hybrid working and systems that ensure frictionless, efficient, and fast communication with others. On the most fundamental level, organisations must ensure they can quickly transfer calls, irrespe
  
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• HVACR skills consultation gets underway

  14-11-2024 11:09 via fmj.co.uk
  
  A major task to update National Occupational Standards (NOS) for the heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration (HVACR) sectors is taking place, and the industry is being asked to help by offering their insights through a public consultation process.
  Building Services Engineering (BSE) Skills, is urging employers, employees and other stakeholders who can provide the expertise, experience and understanding of the sector to help them ensure the NOS are technically fit for purpose.
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• Compliance Group acquires electrical testing specialist

  14-11-2024 10:35 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Compliance Group, a leading provider of integrated safety and regulatory compliance services across electrical, fire, and water sectors has completed its latest merger with Electrical Test Midlands (ETM), a leading specialist in electrical testing and compliance.
  This latest move marks Compliance Group’s second addition to its electrical testing division this year after Intersafe joined the Group back in April.
  Established in 2001, ETM delivers electrical compliance services across the UK,
  
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• Public celebrates cleaning’s valuable role at the Lord Mayor’s Show

  14-11-2024 10:17 via cleaningmag.com
  
  The Worshipful Company of Environmental Cleaners (WCEC) made a strong impression with the public at this year's Lord Mayor's Show with its innovative float - 'The Cleanest Link' - highlighting the crucial role of cleanliness in maintaining the health and vibrancy of London and beyond.
  
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• Sodexo HR director recognised as LGBTQ+ role model 

  14-11-2024 10:03 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Laura Purdey, HR Director for Schools & Universities in the UK and Ireland has been named in the 2024 Outstanding Executives Role Model List, which recognises those who are working hard to create more LGBTQ+ inclusive workplaces.
  The global Outstanding Role Model Lists supported by YouTube showcase leaders who are breaking down barriers at work and smashing the ceiling for LGBTQ+ employees within global business.
  Separated into three categories the lists recognise executives, advocates and f
  
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• Knightsbridge LED battens put fluorescents in the shade

  14-11-2024 09:28 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Efficient and affordable, Knightsbridge’s range of interior LED battens are the ideal upgrade for obsolete fluorescent lights, bringing up-to-the-minute performance to industrial, commercial and office premises.
  Available in three sizes (4’, 5’, and 6’ lengths), the interior LED batten range has three variants: standard; microwave presence sensor; and Digital Addressable Interface (DALI), a feature that enables it to be connected to networked building control systems. The
  
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• The crooked paths theory

  14-11-2024 01:00
  Dutch correspondent John Griep tells us about the relevance of the crooked paths theory to cleaning.The ‘crooked paths’ theory is a concept that challenges the idea of always taking the straightforward or predictable route. Instead, it suggests that by allowing space for exploration, flexibility and creativity, one can create opportunities for inspiration, growth and development at every turn. This approach is about embracing the unexpected and finding value in the twists and turns a
  
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