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• Sodexo on track to halve its food waste by the end of FY25

  17-03-2025 14:34 via fmj.co.uk
  
  To mark WRAP’s annual Food Waste Action Week (17–23 March 2025), Sodexo UK & Ireland has announced that it is on course to meet its goal of cutting food waste by 50 per cent by 2025 – five years ahead of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) target of 2030.
  Reducing food waste is a key pillar of Sodexo’s 2040 net zero roadmap and a crucial step in its sustainability journey. Originally set in 2017 as part of its Better Tomorrow commitment, the FY25 target
  
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• NGB CLEAN’s tyres and tubes recycling scheme set to be a game changer

  17-03-2025 13:53 via chtmag.com
  
  (l to r) Michael Chapman, Operations Manager at NGB Clean, Edith Velasquez, Building Manager at The Ray Farringdon and Sam Worden, Chief Operating Officer at NGB CLEAN
  A commercial cleaning social enterprise which helps prison leavers rebuild their lives has launched a green initiative to drive recycling of bicycle inner tubes and tyres.
  NGB (No Going Back) CLEAN is ready to roll out the scheme across the country after learning that many of the discarded inner tubes and tyres dumped in office bi
  
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• BM partnership aims to empower London’s most disadvantaged women

  17-03-2025 13:15 via fmj.co.uk
  
  In partnership with law firm Hogan Lovells and social enterprise Luminary Bakery, BM Caterers has opened a new café to empower women who have experienced homelessness, domestic abuse, violence, or sexual exploitation.
  Located at 49 Farringdon street, the café, overseen by BM’s experienced managers as well as five newly recruited hospitality professionals, all of whom will support Luminary’s programme, are helping to enhance future employability with BM’
  
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• Miller Knight appointed to CHIC Fire and Building Safety framework

  17-03-2025 12:38 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Specialist contractor in fire remediation, refurbishment, and compliance-led construction, Miller Knight, has been appointed to the Communities and Housing Investment Consortium (CHIC) Fire and Building Safety framework.
  Awarded by CHIC, a not-for-profit organisation, the framework provides a robust procurement route for fire safety and compliance works across the housing sector. Encompassing a wide range of critical fire remediation and building safety services, the framework offers a fut
  
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• Bidvest Noonan launches new specialist cleaning technology

  17-03-2025 12:08 via chtmag.com
  
  FM services company, Bidvest Noonan, is the first in its industry across the UK and Ireland to introduce a brand-new range of specialist cleaning technology for its customers. Developed for cleanroom environments, where contamination control is critical, this technology enables the high standards of cleaning required in these spaces to be achieved with greater efficiency than ever before.
  The SAFE-T range was developed to meet the needs of a Bidvest Noonan customer, a globally renowned technolog
  
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• Deploying digital maintenance

  17-03-2025 11:34 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Matt Hellicar, Director of Operations & Energy, Platinum Facilities outlines the benefits of digitising the maintenance process to enhance energy efficiency in buildings
  Understanding asset hierarchy and the maintenance regimes that are applied is essential when deploying digital maintenance practices and energy management strategies within buildings.Many organisations are slow to modernise and optimise their building maintenance. Recent research by SFG20, the industry standard for maintenan
  
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• Angel Hill Food Co. giving back to coffee growers in Honduras

  17-03-2025 11:11 via fmj.co.uk
  
  OCS Group’s B&I contract catering company, Angel Hill Food Co., has raised over $10,000 through its Groundhouse Coffee ‘Giveback Programme’, directly benefiting the Capucas Co-operative in Las Capucas, San Pedro, Copan, Honduras.
   
  Angel Hill Food Co.’s innovative Giveback Programme reinforces the company’s commitment to making a positive impact with every cup of coffee sold. In partnership with Capucas Co-operative – founded by Jose Omar Rodriguez in
  
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• Ranger Fire and Security announces first acquisition of 2025

  17-03-2025 10:43 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Ranger Fire and Security has completed its acquisition of North-West based McGoff & Vickers Fire & Security Systems, an industry leader in intruder, CCTV and fire safety services.
  Founded 100 years ago in 1925, MGV has a long history of providing high quality fire protection services within both the private and public sectors. It currently boasts a wide range of high-profile clients including hospitals, councils, and educational facilities. With a hugely loyal customer base, MGV has a 95
  
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• The path to a cleaner future begins at The Cleaning Show 2025

  17-03-2025 10:16 via cleaningmag.com
  
  Nilfisk believes effective cleaning goes beyond appearances – it’s about providing safer, healthier environments for all for a cleaner future. That’s why the company is excited to announce its participation at The Cleaning Show 2025. As the UK’s largest gathering of cleaning and hygiene professionals, The Cleaning Show offers a unique opportunity to explore the future of the cleaning industry. Be sure to stop by the Nilfisk booth, where a team of experts will be available
  
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• Director appointments strengthen BaxterStorey’s sales team

  17-03-2025 09:47 via fmj.co.uk
  
  The hospitality firm has further bolstered its business development team with two new appointments, aiming to build on its strongest sales performance to date last year.
  Michael Namock, UK Sales Director at BaxterStorey
  Following a record-breaking 2024, Michael Namock has been promoted to UK Sales Director, tasked with overseeing the full UK sales function, including strategy, pipeline management and tender operations, and working with the leadership teams to drive growth and visibility of the
  
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• Hörmann industrial doors installed at British Army Vehicle storage depot

  17-03-2025 09:27 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Hörmann are working with Skanska UK on a £259 million Ministry of Defence contract to deliver the Vehicle Storage Support Programme (VSSP) at Ashchurch in Tewkesbury, which will provide modern, sustainable and effective storage and maintenance for the British Army’s land equipment fleet.
  The overall project consists of the construction, mechanical and electrical engineering for a complex programme that will see the demolition of 58 buildings, the construction of 12 new buildings
  
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• Infectious disease cleaners at London hospitals strike over conditions

  17-03-2025 01:00
  Dozens of infection control workers at Guys and St Thomas' Hospital in London walked out last month in a row over working conditions.The five-day strike, which began on February 24, involved the rapid response team tasked with performing "ultra cleans" in the most highly infectious disease areas of the hospital.The cleaners went on strike because they claimed the rest facilities at Guys are inadequate while those at St Thomas' have no ventilation. They are also angry about the hospital's lack of
  
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• Industry exhibitions - set your goals

  17-03-2025 01:00
  The cleaning industry is entering a year when many of the European trade exhibitions are taking place - including London, Paris, Milan, Berlin and Madrid. If you’re visiting any of those shows, how can you make the most of your time there rather than wandering aimlessly through the aisles? Some planning and preparation can make all the difference, writes industry expert Lauren Kyle.The first cleaning show I attended, I remember leaving with bags full of leaflets, pens, pencils, cleaning cl
  
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