Cleaning Industry news

• Mears Group reappointed as repairs contractor for Thanet District Council

  31-03-2025 16:54 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Thanet District Council has reappointed Mears Group as its repairs and maintenance contractor for the next ten years. The contract sees the continuation of a 27-year partnership.The new contract starts on Tuesday 1 April 2025. It will cover all responsive repairs, together with grant funded energy efficiency improvements for Thanet’s 3,450 council-owned properties.
  The contract includes repairing empty properties, ensuring these are ready to let to new tenants as quickly as possible. It al
  
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• Improving compliance and safety remains the top priority for FM industry, new survey reveals

  31-03-2025 13:11 via fmj.co.uk
  
  New data reveals that the industry’s biggest challenges are budget constraints, understaffing, and barriers to technology adoption
  According to a recent survey, improving compliance and safety continues to be the number one priority for facilities management professionals. However, 14% of respondents expressed uncertainty about meeting building maintenance compliance standards, while only 23% plan to increase their investment in compliance and safety measures.
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• Building Better Futures: CIBSE’s Measuring Performance & Facilities Management Conference

  31-03-2025 11:45 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Are you looking to stay ahead of the curve in facilities management? CIBSE’s upcoming Measuring Performance & Facilities Management Conference offers an unparalleled opportunity to gain insights from industry leaders and network with like-minded professionals.
  Why Attend?
  The built environment is evolving rapidly, with increasing demands for sustainability, efficiency, and occupant wellbeing. As a facilities management professional, you’re at the forefront of implementing and mai
  
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• Touch-free technology for washroom cleaning

  31-03-2025 11:39 via cleaningmag.com
  
  Cleaning machine and solutions dealers across the world are meeting a common and growing need with the latest Prochem CR2 ‘touch-free’ cleaning and restoration system.
  
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• Board level appointment at Cloudfm

  31-03-2025 11:15 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Katie Harvey has been promoted to the Executive Board as Group Director of Operations at Cloud.
  The appointment recognises the influence of the operations team on the company’s business success, and will ensure the strategic influence of operations at board level.
  With 10 years of dedicated service at Cloud, Harvey has demonstrated exceptional leadership across various domains, from reshaping helpdesk support to account management and supply chain optimisation. Since taking on the role of
  
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• Monopoly themed flexible office refurbished and expanded as iconic board game marks 90th anniversary

  31-03-2025 10:37 via fmj.co.uk
  
  London flexible office space provider, Office Space in Town (OSiT), has announced the refurbishment and expansion of its Monopoly styled-Liverpool Street office, as 2025 marks the 90th anniversary of the iconic board game.
  The redevelopment, designed by interior design studio Sam Kopsch Studio and delivered by workplace specialists Area, has been delivered at a time when increasing numbers of workers return to the office and flexible workspace offers an attractive and functional solution to emp
  
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• Mears reappointed to Dover District Council contract

  31-03-2025 09:31 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Mears Group has been reappointed as Dover District Council’s (DDC) repairs and maintenance contractor.
  Commencing on 1 April 2025, the new five-year contract will see Mears Group continue to deliver responsive repairs and maintenance works for the 4,863 council properties within the district.
  The contract also includes voids work on the council’s empty properties, which will see empty homes quickly brought up to standard and ready for new tenants – and planned works, such as ki
  
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• Cleaning workload in shared workplaces

  31-03-2025 01:00
  Forthreeyears a team of industry expertshas been gathering material on cleaning ergonomics and consciouscleaning. In the latest of their exclusive articles for ECJ, Helge Altfrom Puhastusekspert in Estonia and Tarja Valkosalo of Propuhtaus Finland (who have been involved since the start) tackle the subject of cleaning workload in shared workplaces.If you do an online image search with the words 'good ergonomics', you get pictures of a worker sitting at a desk. The images show how to ergonomicall
  
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