Cleaning Industry news

• Graeme Cameron appointed to COO role at ISS UK & Ireland

  12-05-2025 13:27 via fmj.co.uk
  Graeme Cameron has been promoted to the role of Chief Operations Officer (COO) of ISS UK and Ireland’s Operations Performance (OP) function, effective 1 June 2025.
  Cameron, currently Commercial Director, succeeds Aidan Bell, who has left ISS after almost five and half years to become CEO of a non-competitor company.
  Cameron joined ISS in 2019, having already spent almost 15 years in the facilities management industry. In a series of roles at the company, including Director of one of I
  
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• Eco-friendly equipment

  12-05-2025 12:03 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Mark Venner, Chief Operating Officer at Kärcher, discusses why choosing sustainable cleaning products is a non-negotiable for facilities managers
  Sustainability and environmental consciousness have permeated our day-to-day lives and is increasingly important to the world of business and by association facilities management.
  Within businesses, proactive sustainable action is now recognised as offering a clear competitive advantage. Economic success is measured for long-term strategies focus
  
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• Magenta launches impact report service

  12-05-2025 11:40 via fmj.co.uk
  
  A new impact report service to help organisations share meaningful environmental and social progress at a time when scrutiny around greenwashing and ESG accountability has never been higher has been launched by employee-owned communications consultancy, Magenta Associates.
  Designed for companies in any sector, the service supports businesses in planning, writing, designing and publicising their annual ESG, sustainability or impact reports.
  With increasing pressure from investors, customers, regu
  
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• Midlands and Central England’s best workplaces revealed by BCO

  12-05-2025 11:20 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Seven office buildings across the Midlands and Central England region have been recognised as the most outstanding workplaces and received British Council for Offices (BCO) Awards.
  Held at The Eastside Rooms in Birmingham, the BCO’s annual Midlands and Central Awards Lunch recognised projects that demonstrate best practice in office design, fit-out and sustainability, setting the standard for excellence across the sector.
  The winners of this year’s competition in the Midlands and Ce
  
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• New trade body to drive professionalism in the property flood resilience sector

  12-05-2025 10:24 via fmj.co.uk
  
  The International Property Flood Resilience Association (IPFRA) launches with a mission to support, promote, and grow the property flood resilience (PFR) sector as it becomes an increasingly mainstream part of construction and environmental resilience strategies.
  Until now, there has been no central organisation representing the interests of contractors, surveyors, installers, and other professionals working in PFR. IPFRA aims to change that by providing a formal industry voice and encouraging b
  
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• ISS expands partnership in APAC region

  12-05-2025 09:54 via fmj.co.uk
  
  The workplace experience and facility services company has expanded its long-standing partnership with a natural resources customer in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region through a new five-year agreement valued at DKK 100 million (£11 million) annually.
  ISS currently delivers services at two regional customer locations. Under the new agreement, which takes effect from June 2025, the partnership will extend to two additional sites, where ISS will provide integrated facility services, including
  
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• Rethinking fire safety: FM’s must see safety training as an investment, not an expense

  12-05-2025 09:36 via fmj.co.uk
  
  The fire safety landscape in the UK presents growing complexities for Facilities Managers. As the responsibilities of Responsible Persons expand and compliance laws constantly evolve, viewing fire safety training as a mere cost is no longer viable. Instead, a fundamental shift in attitude is needed, recognising it as a long term valuable investment in safety, asset protection and compliance.
  Forward-thinking FM’s already recognise the profound impact this ‘flip’ in mindset mean
  
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• Cleaning crew prompts hazmat incident at Colorado nursing home

  12-05-2025 01:00
  A US nursing and rehabilitation facility had to be evacuated after the cleaning crew mixed bleach with a drain-cleaning fluid in a bid to tackle a blockage.The incident took place at a 45-bed centre in Colorado Springs. When a blockage occurred in the drains, cleaners concocted their own chemical cocktail in a bid to unclog it. And this produced a vapour cloud which led to firefighters having to be called out."The cleaning crew mixed bleach and Drano together to try to get a clog out," said Aaro
  
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