• The Cleaning Show 2025 to highlight innovations leading the future of cleaning

    The Cleaning Show 2025 to highlight innovations leading the future of cleaning
    The Cleaning Show, the UK’s largest cleaning and hygiene event, will return to the ExCeL London from 18–20 March 2025, showcasing the latest innovations that are shaping the future of the cleaning sector. With over 130 exhibitors offering solutions to sectors such as facilities management, healthcare, hospitality, retail, and contract cleaning, the show will provide visitors with a first-hand look at the latest innovations in cleaning technology, sustainability, and business manageme
  • Amulet gets on board with Docklands Light Railway

    Amulet gets on board with Docklands Light Railway
    Amulet has been awarded a 13-month contract win with Docklands Light Railway (DLR), in line with its concession agreement, that includes security to manage the access control at the gatehouse and front-of-house security services at DLR depots in Beckton and Poplar.
    Transport is a specialist sector for Amulet, which already supports customers including Northern Trains, Avanti West Coast, East Midlands Trains and c2c. This expertise was one of the reasons that Amulet was successful in a competitiv
  • Mace finalises new Group Board to support growth plans

    Mace finalises new Group Board to support growth plans
    The global delivery consultant and construction expert has appointed the final independent Non-Executives who will join its new Group Board.
    From 1 January 2025, former Heathrow CEO John Holland-Kaye and Sylvia Metayer, former Chief Growth Officer at Sodexo, will join the new Group Board as Non-Executive Directors as the company looks to expand across its four hubs – UK & Europe, Middle East & Africa, the Americas and Asia Pacific.
    Through his role at Heathrow, Holland-Kaye has bee
  • Grosvenor Services retains and expands business across four destinations

    Grosvenor Services retains and expands business across four destinations
    Grosvenor Services has announced the retention of its FM contract at Europe’s largest shopping centre, Westfield London, marking a significant achievement in its long-standing partnership with Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield (URW). Alongside this retention, Grosvenor has successfully expanded this relationship with three additional shopping centres to provide comprehensive cleaning, FM and environmental services. This multi-million partnership includes three new locations: Westfield Stratford Ci
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  • Richard Irvin FM wins HVAC contract with Stirling Council

    Richard Irvin FM wins HVAC contract with Stirling Council
    Richard Irvin FM has been awarded a four-year HVAC maintenance services and reactive repairs services contract with Stirling Council across its portfolio.
    The contract will support current and future operational management by providing planned heating maintenance to ensure the safe and efficient operation of the HVAC system in all Stirling Council buildings.
    Stirling Council is a local authority in Central Scotland serving both the City of Stirling urban areas and rural areas surrounding the cit
  • BCIA Young Engineers Network set for strong future with new leadership appointments

    BCIA Young Engineers Network set for strong future with new leadership appointments
    The Building Controls Industry Association’s (BCIA) Young Engineers Network (YEN) has grown and developed hugely in recent years under the leadership of its inaugural Chair Greg Smith, and now following the appointment of a highly experienced and driven new Chair and Vice Chair, the Network is committed to supporting and nurturing talented professionals even further.
    The Young Engineers Network is aimed at those under the age of 35 in technically biased roles within the BEMS industry and p
  • Over half of employers don’t think that young people are generally well-prepared for the world of work

    Over half of employers don’t think that young people are generally well-prepared for the world of work
    Many UK employers believe young people aren’t ‘job-ready’ and lack important workplace skills, with a fall in earning and learning opportunities cited as a key reason, according to the CIPD’s latest report ‘Changing face of the youth labour market‘.
    The report found that just one in four (28 per cent) employers who’ve recruited someone aged 16-24 in the past 12 months think that young people are well-prepared for the world of work.
    It also revealed that
  • Bona launches Resilient Solution Colour Collection

    Bona launches Resilient Solution Colour Collection
    Bona, a global leader in innovative floor care and maintenance solutions, announces the launch of the new Bona Resilient Solution Colour Collection. Based on the science of colour psychology, the new collection is inspired by nature and designed to transform interior spaces into a welcoming environment that promotes wellbeing and productivity. The collection consists of five colour groups and 15 earthbound hues that work in tandem with the Bona Resilient System – Bona’s innovative s
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  • Washbasin-cleaning robot can imitate human motions

    Robots are now capable of performing complex tasks such as cleaning a wash hand basin by learning from humans, according to scientists.Innovative data-processing has been developed by a research team at TU Wien to allow robots to learn from humans and apply their knowledge to different situations.Researchers have previously struggled with issues such as how to calculate the movement of a robot arm to enable it to reach every part of a washbasin. This becomes particularly complex if, say, the bas

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