Cleaning Industry news

• ASFP reveals 2024 Passive Fire Protection Award winners

  05-12-2024 12:48 via fmj.co.uk
  
  The Association for Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP) has named the winners of its 2024 Passive Fire Protection (PFP) Awards, which took place on 28 November at the Association’s Awards Dinner at the the Athena Hotel in Leicester.
  Selected by an independent judging panel, comprising fire industry leaders, this year’s winners include:Best Large Scale Installation/Project of the YearLDD Construction: Installation of passive fire protection systems at Powergate, a 96MW Hyperscale Data C
  
  Read more

• Mitie partners with WalkSafe to help keep people safe on the streets after dark

  05-12-2024 12:08 via fmj.co.uk
  
  New research from Mitie and personal safety app, Walksafe, shows that almost half of women (44 per cent) and a fifth of men (21 per cent) feel unsafe when walking in the dark, even when making every day journeys, including commuting to work. As a result, almost three quarters of people (69 per cent) change their route home during winter to avoid walking in the dark, spending an average of £100 extra per month on taxis and public transport.
  In response, Mitie has partnered with personal saf
  
  Read more

• ESS appointed for soft FM services at Tedworth House

  05-12-2024 10:39 via fmj.co.uk
  
  ESS Defence, specialist provider of foodservice and facilities management to military establishments across the UK, has further expanded its service delivery with the addition of Tedworth House, home to the Tedworth House Recovery Centre which supports the holistic recovery of MOD personnel.
  Located in Tidworth, Wiltshire, the Grade II* listed building includes single occupancy accommodation, family suites, classrooms, sports and leisure facilities, social spaces and offices.
  ESS is delivering a
  
  Read more

• Over half of UK workers neglect essential desk breaks

  05-12-2024 10:10 via fmj.co.uk
  
  A new survey highlights UK workers’ desk-break habits amid growing mental health concerns.
  Conducted by workplace product supplier, AJ Products, the survey sought to dig deeper into the importance of desk breaks and their impact on workers, whether UK workers are adhering to current guidelines and the consequences, and to look at the results by age, region and profession.
  Workplace health experts have long advocated for hourly breaks during desk work, emphasising the benefits of standing,
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• BM Caterers named one of the UK’s top 100 employers 

  05-12-2024 09:55 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Best Companies has named BM Caterers as one of the top 100 large companies to work for in the UK.
  In addition, the business has been ranked among the top 25 large companies to work for in London, and among the top 10 in the business services sector in the Best Companies annual ranking.
  Best Companies recognises the UK’s most attractive and effective employers. Participating businesses are judged on factors including workplace engagement initiatives, staff wellbeing, benefits, company
  
  Read more

• Scotland’s leading modern university introduces step-free access in its cyberQuarter building

  05-12-2024 09:42 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Abertay University, recently ranked as a top modern university in the National Student Survey, is setting an exemplary standard in terms of accessibility by introducing step-free access across all five floors of the cyberQuarter building, thanks to Stannah lifts.
  This lift retrofit and installation was awarded to Stannah, who secured first place in the APUC framework. This process allows the university to award contracts without the need for a tendering process, streamlining the project and ens
  
  Read more

• Churchill, West One Shopping Centre and Carrot team up to reduce waste

  05-12-2024 08:00 via cleaningmag.com
  
  From 31 March 2025, the 'Simpler Recycling' legislation means that businesses must have a minimum number of recyclable waste streams presented for recycling or composting, to improve national recycling rates. However, effective waste segregation in large retail premises is complex with a high waste-stream contamination risk. Churchill, West One, Weightron and Carrot (a waste management platform), are partnering to get ahead of the curve at the prominent shopping centre on Bond Street. The platfo
  
  Read more

Follow @CleaningIndusUK on Twitter!