Cleaning Industry news

• Vending & automated retail industry in UK surpasses £3bn

  19-05-2025 13:32 via fmj.co.uk
  
  The 2024 AVA Census & Market Report published by the AVA: The Vending & Automated Retail Association reveals that the UK vending, coffee services, and automated retail sector has now seen the industry exceed pre-pandemic revenue for the first time.
  According to the comprehensive annual study, which draws on industry market data, product revenue rose by over 13 per cent year-on-year, reaching £2.14 billion in 2024. This marks a significant milestone in the sector’s path to rec
  
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• EDGE grows higher education portfolio with framework appointment

  19-05-2025 12:43 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Multi-disciplinary property and construction consultancy, EDGE, has been appointed to the North Eastern Universities Purchasing Consortium (NEUPC) framework – further strengthening its position as a “trusted partner” in the higher education sector.
  With local offices in Newcastle and Leeds, EDGE says it is perfectly placed to support the NEUPC’s network of higher education institutions across the North East of England. NEUPC is a professional buying organisation working o
  
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• Ensuring accessibility and safe egress: Particularly sites with no lifts or ramps

  19-05-2025 12:10 via fmj.co.uk
  Emma Persey, Co-Founder of The Stair Climbing Company with expert advice on accessibility solutions that help facilities managers create inclusive environments
  As someone who works closely with businesses on workplace accessibility and emergency planning, I see the same challenges come up time and time again. Many companies want to be inclusive, but they don’t always know where to start or what’s required of them.
  Making sure that everyone, including those with disabilities, can move
  
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• Brookfield Properties gets approval for Square Mile’s latest destination office transformation 

  19-05-2025 11:58 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Image © Brookfield Properties & AHMM
  Brookfield Properties has secured planning permission for 300,000 sq. ft of new grade-A offices set in a revitalised public realm after the City of London Corporation approved its sustainability-led transformation of 1 Moor Lane.
  The Allford Hall Monaghan Morris (AHMM-designed redevelopment of the building formerly known as Milton Gate will increase the amount of office space by around 50 per cent and appeal to modern occupiers looking for large, eff
  
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• Mitie’s specialist training arm to deliver first of its kind qualification for protective security advisers

  19-05-2025 10:35 via fmj.co.uk
  A new SFJ Awards qualification designed in collaboration with and endorsed by the Protective Security Centre, Government Security, to bolster protective security skills and support the UK’s national security has launched.
  The new Level 4 Certificate for Protective Security Advisers, which has been developed to upskill security professionals and attract new talent to the protective security industry, will be available to both public and private sectors, fostering a baseline competence acros
  
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• ESS training course receives Association for Nutrition certification

  19-05-2025 09:42 via fmj.co.uk
  ESS, the specialist business of Compass Group UK & Ireland, operating in the Defence, Energy, Government, Infrastructure and Marine & Aerospace sectors has achieved Association for Nutrition (AfN) certification for its ‘Regulatory Health, Wellbeing and Sustainability Training’.
  Available to culinary and front of house colleagues, the course provides valuable insight into the legislative, sustainability and lifestyle aspects of nutrition. Team members across the business have
  
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• Harrisons launches industrial range of nonwoven wipes

  19-05-2025 09:00 via cleaningmag.com
  Harrisons, a leading manufacturer of nonwoven wipes, has announced the launch of the Industrial Range: a collection of high-performance wipes created to support industry.
  
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• Killis and Motorscrubber in demerger

  19-05-2025 01:00
  UK cleaning equipment businesses Killis and Motorscrubber - both founded and led by the Killi family - have announced a demerger to enable each business to pursue its own visions.Founded by Tibor László Killi in 1964 as T.L. Killis & Sons, the company has in recent years been led by his sons, Tibor and Imre. Tibor Killi has been responsible for the Killis equipment distribution business, while Imre Killi has developed the Motorscrubber machine manufacturing brand."The decision
  
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