Cleaning Industry news

• Cleaning industry resilient and committed to innovation despite persistent challenges

  14-01-2025 14:00 via chtmag.com
  
  Despite persisting economic challenges, the cleaning sector continues to demonstrate confidence and a firm focus on sustainable innovation, according to new research from cleaning manufacturer and distributor Robert Scott.
  More than 70 per cent of the cleaning professionals surveyed in the research stated that the rising cost of doing business had the greatest impact on their operations in 2024, with almost 90 per cent believing it will remain a significant factor in 2025. This points to a more
  
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• Restore secures DWP mailroom and document management services contract

  14-01-2025 13:12 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Nigel Dews, Managing Director at Restore Information Management
  Restore Information Management has won a six-year contract with a value of up to £72 million to take over the management of the Department for Work and Pensions’ (DWP) inbound mail and document services.
  The terms of the agreement will see the processing of DWP’s mail items and documents transitioned to be managed by Restore at a specialist facility, alongside the continuation of its existing records management ser
  
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• Metsä Group reveals shortlist for 2025 Sustainability Awards

  14-01-2025 12:24 via chtmag.com
  
  Metsä Group’s tissue paper business, Metsä Tissue, in partnership with the Cleaning & Services Support Association, is pleased to announce the shortlist for its 2025 Sustainability Awards.The deadline for submitting entries for the 2025 Sustainability Awards passed on 30 September 2024, with an exceptional 91 entries received from 46 companies. Nominations were submitted across all five categories and all were automatically entered into the Judges’ Choice.
  After mont
  
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• More than 140 audits completed and 36,000 products checked in 2024: the CHSA Accreditation Schemes guaranteeing standards

  14-01-2025 12:11 via chtmag.com
  
  The Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association (CHSA) completed 89 audits of its manufacturing members and 52 audits of its distributor members in 2024. Members achieved high levels of compliance, guaranteeing ‘what’s on the box is what’s in the box’.
  Conducting the audits, the Independent Inspector checked over 1,700 labels and 1,000 products across all our Manufacturing Schemes. Within the Distributor Scheme approximately 31,250 products from Accredited Manufacturers
  
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• Metsä Group unveils 2025 Sustainability Awards shortlist

  14-01-2025 11:29 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Metsä Group’s tissue paper business, Metsä Tissue, in partnership with the Cleaning & Services Support Association, has announced the shortlist for its 2025 Sustainability Awards.
  The deadline for submitting entries for the 2025 Sustainability Awards passed on 30 September 2024, with an exceptional 91 entries received from 46 companies. Nominations were submitted across all five categories and all were automatically entered into the Judges’ Choice.
  After months of ca
  
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• Foodbuy expands to create largest GPO in the UK

  14-01-2025 10:22 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Compass Group UK & Ireland’s procurement arm, Foodbuy, has expanded to form the industry’s largest group purchasing organisation (GPO) – Foodbuy Group (UK & I).
  With a combined purchasing power of over £2 billionn across 70+ categories, Foodbuy Group creates tailored solutions for client partners, helping them get the best possible value out of the supply chain.
  One of the new divisions of Foodbuy Group, is a collection of independently run, sub-sector specialist
  
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• NHS SBS launches £500m framework to help public sector hit net zero targets

  14-01-2025 09:43 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Corporate services provider, NHS Shared Business Services (NHS SBS), has unveiled a £500 million framework agreement designed to help public sector organisations, including the NHS, decarbonise their estates.
  The new Decarbonisation of Estates framework agreement helps the NHS achieve its ambition of becoming the world’s first net zero national health service, reaching net zero by 2040 for the emissions the NHS controls directly.
  Work covered under the agreement includes internal and
  
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• Cleaning machines - which battery?

  14-01-2025 01:00
  Floor cleaning machines are increasingly powered by battery, but which one is best for each application? Matt Herr, senior product manager at Trojan Battery Company, takes a lookat the advantages and limitations of each battery type - including the latest Li-ion technology - and highlights optimal deployment scenarios.Original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) design floor cleaning machines to meet the maintenance needs of small, medium, and large facilities. Ride-on, walk-behind, and autonomous mo
  
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