Cleaning Industry news

• Arax appoints Colliers to manage central London office portfolio

  24-01-2025 13:53 via fmj.co.uk
  
  125 London Wall, part of the Arax portfolio. Image © Arax Properties
  International real estate advisor, Colliers, has been chosen by Arax Properties to manage its portfolio of six central London offices.
  Comprising of around one million sq ft of prime office space, the portfolio includes:Duo, City of London
  Mode, City of London
  Johnson Gardens, Farringdon
  12 Soho Square, Soho
  Mainframe, Euston
  21 – 22 Warwick Street, SohoColliers Property Management will be responsible for the proacti
  
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• Director hire at Compass Group’s senior living division as it relaunches its offering

  24-01-2025 12:10 via fmj.co.uk
  
  The senior living division of Compass Group UK & Ireland, White Oaks, has appointed Laura Tighe as its Business Director. This comes as the team relaunch the offer, with a clear vision that encapsulates consistent high-quality food and services, with dedicated expertise.
  Tighe will take on responsibility for overseeing the strategy and operations across White Oaks. She joins from the position of Managing Director at Caterplus, with a wealth of experience and knowledge from 25 years working w
  
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• Nirvana to deliver hard and soft FM services for BTR operator 

  24-01-2025 11:27 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Nirvana Maintenance has been appointed by Build-to-Rent (BTR) operator, Dandara Living Management, to deliver full hard and soft facilities management services across its portfolio of approximately 4,000 homes, spanning key cities nationwide, including Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, Glasgow and Aberdeen.
  Under a multi-year agreement, the scope of services encompasses facility management, maintenance technicians, cleaning, and planned preventative maintenance (PPM).
  Nirvana leverages specialist w
  
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• IronmongeryDirect makes donation to St. Luke’s Hospice

  24-01-2025 10:48 via fmj.co.uk
  
  IronmongeryDirect has raised £1,545 for St. Luke’s Hospice in Basildon through its Christmas employee raffle, with prizes donated from some of the company’s valued suppliers.
  St. Luke’s Hospice, located nearby to IronmongeryDirect, is a charity providing compassionate palliative and end of life care to people whose illnesses are no longer curable, as well as providing support to family and friends of those living with a life limiting illness. By hosting the recent Christm
  
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• Tender prices increase for civil engineering

  24-01-2025 09:47 via fmj.co.uk
  
  According to a newly established panel by the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS) civil engineering tender prices rose by an average of one per cent in the final quarter of 2024.
  The BCIS Civil Engineering TPI panel has been formed to advise on the latest movement in tender prices, i.e. prices agreed between client and constructor at commit to construct, and to inform quarterly updates to the BCIS Civil Engineering Tender Price Index.
  Comprised of cost consultants from firms involved in mul
  
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• International Cleaning Week 2025 set to honour cleaning professionals around the world

  24-01-2025 08:00 via cleaningmag.com
  
  International Cleaning Week takes place March 23-29, 2025. The week-long event hosted by ISSA, the worldwide cleaning industry association, introduces innovative new resources to empower cleaning-industry professionals globally.
  
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• Impact of the telephone sick note

  24-01-2025 01:00
  From Germany Katja Scholz tells us about the increase in the sickness absence rate in the sector.In what has almost become a tradition, the Federal Association of Contract Cleaners (BIV) presented the results of its autumn business survey in October. Over 400 member firms took part, showing the overall mood in the sector along with forecasts and expectations. A particular stand-out topic was the telephone sick note.The spring survey had already shown barely one quarter of the participating compa
  
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