Cleaning Industry news

• BaxterStorey wins Large Business of the Year award

  09-05-2025 14:22 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Hospitality business, BaxterStorey, has been crowned Large Business of the Year at the British Business Awards from eight shortlisted companies.
  The awards ceremony held at the Edinburgh International Conference Centre (EICC) is a national, not-for-profit, cross-industry event in partnership with NatWest, which celebrates businesses’ achievements in innovation, leadership, ESG impact and commercial success.
  The Large Business of the Year award acknowledges the UK’s premier large busi
  
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• CBRE GWS awarded long-term FM contract with DC Thomson

  09-05-2025 14:01 via fmj.co.uk
  
  CBRE Global Workplace Solutions (GWS) has entered into a long-term facilities management agreement with Scottish media company, DC Thomson.
  The contract enables a step-change in the delivery of technical services across DC Thomson’s property portfolio and will see CBRE  delivering hard services across 17 sites, which include Dundee, Aberdeen, and London locations, encompassing mechanical, electrical, plumbing, and fabric engineering.
  DC Thomson, a family-owned company headquartered in
  
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• Sodexo appointed strategic supplier to the NHS under new national SSRM programme

  09-05-2025 12:49 via chtmag.com
  
  Sodexo Health & Care has been appointed as one of only 15 strategic suppliers to the NHS, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), and wider health organisations, as part of the newly launched National Strategic Supplier Relationship Management (SSRM) programme.
  The SSRM programme is a joint initiative between DHSC, the NHSE, and the Cabinet Office. It represents a shift in how the health system engages with its most critical suppliers – moving from traditional procurement appr
  
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• Ethical cleaning firm creates local history as it picks up a King’s Award for Enterprise

  09-05-2025 12:41 via chtmag.com
  
  A commercial cleaning firm which helps maintain some of Derby’s best-known buildings has won a prestigious King’s Award for Enterprise for helping refugee women get back into work and rebuild their lives.
  Upbeat Clean, based in St Chad’s Road, has been named as one of five local King’s Award for Enterprise winners today after picking up the award for Promoting Opportunity through Social Mobility.
  It is the first organisation in the county to win the coveted social mobilit
  
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• Design destination

  09-05-2025 12:24 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Madeleine Ford presents a preview of Clerkenwell Design Week 2025: the UK’s leading design festival taking place this May in a range of venues throughout London’s architecture and interior design hub
  The award winning Clerkenwell Design Week is back from the 20-22 of May. CDW has firmly established itself over the years as the UK’s leading design festival. Taking place in the Clerkenwell district in London, home to more creative businesses and architects per square mile than an
  
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• Modular office fit-out delivers embodied carbon savings equivalent to circumnavigating the globe

  09-05-2025 12:04 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Morris & Spottiswood has completed an office fit-out project incorporating modular construction and circular economy approaches, which has delivered embodied carbon savings equivalent to driving 45,255km in a large diesel car around the globe.
  The project to relocate Morris & Spottiswood’s own Glasgow office to new premises Eastworks, in the Dalmarnock area of the city, offered a unique opportunity for the business to showcase its full end-to-end service, drawing on expertise from
  
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• APS appoints Sofie Hooper as deputy CEO

  09-05-2025 11:19 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Sofie Hooper has been appointed Deputy CEO of the Association for Project Safety (APS). She joins APS from her role as Head of Policy and Research at the 11,500-strong global membership body the Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM).
  Hooper has spent much of her career as a Public Policy Advisor across a range of policies and internationally, predominantly in the UK and the EU. While spearheading IWFM’s Building Safety policy strategy, she co-authored the key industr
  
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• BCIA Award winners announced

  09-05-2025 10:44 via fmj.co.uk
  The Building Controls Industry Association (BCIA) crowned its latest annual award winners at an elegant dinner and ceremony at The Eastside Rooms in Birmingham on 1 May.
  This year’s event – hosted by TV magician/presenter Ben Hanlin – brought together industry leaders and key decision-makers to shine a spotlight on the talent and innovation across the building controls and automation sector.
  Celebrating the teams, individuals, and innovators shaping the future of the industry,
  
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• Kanso FM appoints Antony Law as MD of Cleaning

  09-05-2025 10:27 via chtmag.com
  Kanso FM has appointed Antony Law as Managing Director of Cleaning, reinforcing the company’s ambitious growth strategy and commitment to operational excellence across the UK and Ireland.
  Law joins Kanso FM with over 17 years’ leadership experience in the facilities management sector, bringing a proven track record of delivering high-performance cleaning solutions across complex, high-expectation environments. His appointment marks an important milestone in Kanso FM’s journey a
  
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• Antony Law appointed MD of cleaning at Kanso FM

  09-05-2025 10:19 via fmj.co.uk
  Kanso FM has further strengthened its senior leadership team with the appointment of Antony Law as Managing Director of Cleaning.
  Law joins the business with over 17 years’ leadership experience in the facilities management sector, bringing a proven track record of delivering high-performance cleaning solutions across complex, high-expectation environments. His appointment marks an important milestone in Kanso FM’s journey as it continues to strengthen its position as a premium servi
  
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• NHS strategic supplier appointment for Sodexo

  09-05-2025 10:00 via fmj.co.uk
  Sodexo Health & Care has been appointed to the NHS, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), and wider health organisations, as part of the newly launched National Strategic Supplier Relationship Management (SSRM) programme.
  The SSRM programme is a joint initiative between DHSC, the NHSE, and the Cabinet Office. It represents a shift in how the health system engages with its most critical suppliers – moving from traditional procurement approaches to a structured, collaborative
  
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• Exciting news from VES – third generation leadership announcement

  09-05-2025 09:39 via fmj.co.uk
  VES is proud to announce the recent addition of Ben Peters and Will Peters as shareholders and directors of our holding company, Ventilating Equipment Supply Holdings Ltd.
  As a family-owned British manufacturing business, it’s exciting to see the third generation join other family members as part owners, continuing the history and legacy of our company.
  Founded in 1968 by David Peters, VES has grown into a five-decade-long business with two factories, over 200 employees, and more than 75,0
  
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• New recruits for biohazard cleaning company

  09-05-2025 09:00 via cleaningmag.com
  A Northamptonshire-based biohazard cleaning company has expanded its team with five new recruits. The new starters – four supervisors and one operative – have joined Specialist Remediation Solutions (SRS) of Desborough, to support the company’s unique offering.
  
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• Tork supports WHHD with virtual reality training

  09-05-2025 01:00
  Tork manufacturer Essity has been supporting World Hand Hygiene Day 2025 earlier this week by offering free interactive training to healthcare workers.Tork Virtual Reality Clean Hands Training and Education allows staff to practise the WHO's five moments for hand hygiene on their own hands in real-life scenarios."Our hand hygiene training package is a perfect fit with this year's World Hand Hygiene Day, which takes the theme ‘It's Always Hand Hygiene'," said Essity sales mnager Liam Mynes.
  
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• Deadline day for European Cleaning & Hygiene Awards!

  09-05-2025 01:00
  Today's the final day to enter the European Cleaning & Hygiene Awards 2025!This is your moment to be recognised at the only pan-European awards programme for the cleaning and hygiene sector - celebrating excellence in:Sustainability
  Leadership
  Client relationships
  Diversity & inclusion
  Innovation and moreWhether you're a new business, an established organisation, or an industry rising star, there's a category for you.Submissions close at midnight TONIGHT!Get your entry in now: www.echawa
  
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