Cleaning Industry news

• Robust start to the year for ISS

  06-05-2025 14:40 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Global workplace experience and facilities management firm, ISS, reports a robust start to the year with continued business development as expected in its trading update for 1 January – 31 March 2025.
  The trading results show organic growth was 4.3% in Q1 2025 (Q1 2024: 6.0%) which ISS says was driven by implementation of price increases, growth from projects and above-base work, and positive volume growth, partly offset by net negative contract wins as expected. ISS also reports that oper
  
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• CBRE and Yondr partner on new data centre apprenticeship

  06-05-2025 12:52 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Global real estate services firm, CBRE, and global developer, owner and operator of hyperscale data centres, Yondr Group, have teamed up to launch a new data centre apprenticeship scheme.
  The programme reiterates both companies’ commitment to developing the skills that the data centre industry needs around the world and will be rolled out to all Yondr data centre projects worldwide.
  As Yondr’s global data centre operations partner, CBRE will collaborate with the company to facilitate
  
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• VIVO Defence extends USVF contract 

  06-05-2025 12:29 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Just over two-years since it started providing facilities management at US air bases across England, VIVO Defence Services’ United States Visiting Forces (USVF) contract has been extended by a further two years, on top of the three years initially awarded in 2022.
  VIVO looks after six USVF bases and five satellite site on behalf of the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO), which is part of the UK Ministry of Defence. The USVF bases VIVO provides services for are RAF Alconbury,  R
  
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• Vertas Group wins prestigious award for sustainable development

  06-05-2025 12:00 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Vertas Group has been honoured with the 2025 King’s Award for Enterprise in Sustainable Development.
  One of only 27 organisations to receive this national accolade, the award reflects the company’s outstanding commitment to environmental responsibility and its ongoing efforts to make a meaningful difference for its people, customers, stakeholders, and the planet.
  As a provider of integrated facilities management services, including cleaning, catering, grounds maintenance, security, e
  
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• Intelligence panel

  06-05-2025 10:58 via fmj.co.uk
  
  FMJ partnered with MRI in a recent roundtable which brought a group of thought leaders from both FM client and services backgrounds together under Chatham House rules to discuss how innovations in AI-based software can be harnessed to deliver intelligent FM solutions PARTICIPANTS• Sara Bean, Editor, FMJ• James Massey, MD of Facilities Management at MRI Software• Emma-Louise Porter, Head of FM & Real Estate Business Partners, Airbus• Heather Nicholson, UK Head of Facilitie
  
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• Pareto retains hard FM contract with London and Whipsnade Zoo 

  06-05-2025 10:40 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Image © ZSL London Zoo
  Pareto FM has retained its long-standing contract with London and Whipsnade Zoos for the provision of hard FM services.
  The renewed partnership, which extends Pareto’s eight-year collaboration with conservation charity Zoological Society of London (ZSL), will introduce an enhanced service delivery model focused on partnership, innovation, and opportunity.
  Over the past eight years, Pareto FM has worked closely with ZSL, which runs London and Whipsnade Zoos, to e
  
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• Engineering Council launches new UK-SPEC HRB Standard

  06-05-2025 10:17 via fmj.co.uk
  
  The official launch of a new Standard for building safety took place on Friday (2 May) at the House of Lords at an event hosted by his Lordship the Earl of Lindsay.
  The new UK Standard for Professional Engineering Competence and Commitment contextualised for Higher-Risk Buildings (UK-SPEC HRB) has been developed by the Engineering Council in response to recommendations made in Dame Judith Hackitt’s independent review of building regulations and fire safety, ‘Building a Safer Future&r
  
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• SmartIntego sets new standard for secure, scalable access control within co-working and multi-tenant spaces

  06-05-2025 09:48 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Managing access in dynamic environments like co-working spaces and multi-tenant properties is no easy task. Operators and developers need to juggle security, flexibility, and efficiency – without the hassle of lost keys, complex credential management, or costly system overhauls. SimonsVoss is tackling these challenges head-on with its advanced access control solution, SmartIntego – a scalable, wireless digital locking option. SmartIntego has been designed precisely for complex enviro
  
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• Only 3 days left to enter the European Cleaning & Hygiene Awards 2025!

  06-05-2025 01:00
  3 Days to Go!There are now only days left to enter the European Cleaning & Hygiene Awards 2025 from European Cleaning Journal.As the only pan-European awards programme dedicated to the cleaning and hygiene sector, this is your opportunity to be recognised for outstanding work in areas such as:• Sustainability
  • Leadership
  • Diversity & inclusion
  • Smart technology
  • Client relationships
  ... and more!With 12 categories celebrating excellence and innovation across
  
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