Cleaning Industry news

• Tennant Company begins manufacturing T16AMR autonomous cleaning robots in Europe

  06-02-2025 14:54 via chtmag.com
  
  Tennant Company, a global leader in designing, manufacturing, and marketing solutions that reinvent how the world cleans, has announced that, for the first time, it will manufacture its market-leading T16AMR autonomous robotic floor scrubber at its Uden manufacturing facility in the Netherlands. The milestone marks the first of Tennant’s Autonomous Mobile Robot (AMR) fleet to be locally manufactured in Europe, further strengthening the company’s commitment to sustainability and to su
  
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• UK average office occupancy rates reach their highest levels in five years

  06-02-2025 14:29 via fmj.co.uk
  
  The average UK office occupancy rates reached 37.1 per cent in the last week of January, the highest levels recorded since the lifting of lockdown restrictions, according to Remit Consulting.
  The management consultant began analysing data taken from access control systems in major office buildings around the UK at the end of the first national lockdown in May 2021. Last week (w/e 31 January 2025), office occupancy rates reached an average of 37.1 per cent over the five working days – 1.2 p
  
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• Equans extends soft FM contract with Portsmouth Hospitals University Trust

  06-02-2025 13:59 via chtmag.com
  
  Equans has extended its partnership with the Portsmouth Hospitals University Trust, which will see soft facilities management services continue to be delivered at Queen Alexandra Hospital until 2029.
  Over the next five years, Equans will provide soft FM services, and also introduce bespoke, innovative solutions tailored to the client’s evolving needs. These innovations include cleaning robots, electronic meal ordering, service delivery enhancements at ward level and supplementary cost savi
  
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• Satino by WEPA launches revolutionary dispenser series, HYGINITY, in the UK 

  06-02-2025 13:51 via chtmag.com
  
  Satino by WEPA, a leading provider of sustainable and innovative hygiene solutions, has announced the UK launch of its HYGINITY dispenser series.
  Designed to prioritise hygiene, efficiency and sustainability, HYGINITY offers facilities managers across a range of industries, from healthcare to hospitality, a refreshed approach to maintaining clean and resource-efficient washrooms.
  Key features include an ergonomic, curved design to promote intuitive end-user interaction and reduce the need for ph
  
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• Unlock Awaab’s Law compliance with audits

  06-02-2025 13:41 via chtmag.com
  
  Leading regulatory and microbiological testing house, MSL Solution Providers, is calling on landlords, councils, housing associations, and facilities management companies to proactively engage in comprehensive cleaning audits to ensure compliance with Awaab’s Law.
  This legislation, which came into effect in January 2024 as part of the Social Housing Regulation Act 2023, is extending to the private rented sector and is widely expected to be enforced with the upcoming Renters’ Reform B
  
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• Another door opens

  06-02-2025 12:33 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Helen Hewitt, Chief Executive Officer at the British Woodworking Federation discusses how the industry can navigate the shift from the British to European standard for testing fire doors
  Since the Government confirmed that the fire testing standards used for National Classifications will be withdrawn from ‘Approved Document B’ in favour of the EN 13501 series of European classification standards, there has been confusion about the differences between the two systems. Most worryingly
  
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• Compliance Group acquires fire safety services business

  06-02-2025 12:08 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Compliance Group, a leading provider of integrated safety and regulatory compliance services across electrical, fire, and water divisions, has acquired fire safety services business, Abbot Fire Group.
  This latest move represents a significant expansion of Compliance Group’s fire safety and protection division, complementing its existing services and highlighting the organisation’s commitment to delivering comprehensive, high-quality compliance services across all its verticals.
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• Exhibitor Spotlight ~ Jangro

  06-02-2025 11:23 via cleaningmag.com
  
  At the 2025 London Cleaning Show, Jangro will unveil its latest innovation - the sustainable paper with purpose range - expanding its ntrl product family and reinforcing its commitment to sustainability and innovation.
  
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• DIO and VIVO launch pilot project to reduce energy use on MOD estate

  06-02-2025 11:04 via fmj.co.uk
  
  A pilot project is underway to refurbish a 45-year-old RAF barrack block at St Mawgan, Cornwall, to meet government energy targets.
  Launched by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and its contractor VIVO Defence Services, the project is the first of its type for UK military Single Living Accommodation (SLA) and aims to show how retrofitting accommodation blocks with carbon reducing technology is a cheaper and alternative way of meeting MOD net zero commitments.
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• ISS and Anthesis join forces to turn sustainable ambitions into action

  06-02-2025 10:31 via fmj.co.uk
  
  ISS has announced an industry-first partnership with Anthesis, a global sustainability firm, to conceive, develop and deliver exemplary sustainability solutions, optimised for FM.
  This partnership harnesses ISS’s extensive operational expertise in managing and maintaining complex facilities across diverse industries alongside Anthesis’ deep sustainability knowledge in managing risk and adding value for organisations on their transformation journeys.
  The partnership will focus on thr
  
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• Hörmann Transdek help Jersey Post streamline logistics

  06-02-2025 09:38 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Hörmann Transdek have recently completed the installation of a customised double deck lift for Jersey Post, enabling them to expand their fleet and seamlessly integrate fixed double deck trailers into their distribution network.
  Independent since 1969, Jersey Post provides postal delivery services five days a week, plus parcels on Saturday, to over 45,000 households and businesses in Jersey, as well as operating a network of Post Offices and Post Boxes. In a drive to improve their environme
  
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• Slim Air - A new air freshener...powered by air

  06-02-2025 08:00 via cleaningmag.com
  
  The latest air freshener from Kennedy Hygiene Products will be launched at the London Cleaning Show on stand B36.
  
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• Nexaro's new robot vacuum can clean larger, more complex spaces

  06-02-2025 01:00
  Robotic vacuum cleaner technology specialist Nexaro has unveiled its latest model - the NR1700 - which it says has been developed to meet the demands of larger, more complex spaces than than the existing NR1500."The Nexaro NR 1700 is the ideal solution for large-scale and complex applications such as lobbies, showrooms and other complex room structures in hotels, office buildings or retail properties," explained Dr Henning Hayn, general manager."It therefore meets the highest requirements in com
  
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