Cleaning Industry news

• Contract caterers achieved near-double-digit sales growth in first quarter of 2025

  13-06-2025 13:00 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Britain’s leading contract caterers show year-on-year increase of 9.5 per cent sales in the first three months of 2025, according to the new Contract Catering Tracker from CGA by NIQ, Bidfood and UKHospitality.
  This means that caterers’ sales have now risen in every quarter since mid-2021, when venues were reopening after COVID-19 restrictions. It builds on growth of between 7 per cent and 12 per cent in each of the four quarters of 2024.
  The latest figure takes groups’ MAT gro
  
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• Colliers announces the appointment of Dafydd Hughes as Director within its EMEA Occupier Services team

  13-06-2025 11:37 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Dafydd Hughes has been appointed Director within Colliers EMEA Occupier Services team, leading its Programme Management Office. Based in London, Hughes reports to Sam Addison, Head of Enterprise Project Management | Occupier Services EMEA.
  Bringing over 25 years of leadership experience in the real estate sector, Hughes joins Colliers from Hadron International, where he served as Managing Director. His appointment reflects Colliers’ commitment to enhancing its programme management capabili
  
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• Actionable data insights

  13-06-2025 11:18 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Are you getting the actionable insights you need to make smarter maintenance decisions? Prabhu Ramachandran, CEO at Facilio with advice on data-led maintenance to achieve operational excellence
  From HVAC runtimes and energy usage patterns to asset health logs and maintenance reports, FM today operates in a world brimming with data that holds the potential to transform operations, cut costs, and boost asset performance. But raw data on its own isn’t enough. The challenge isn’t in gat
  
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• Serco will continue to support the US Air Force in UK with announcement of three new contracts

  13-06-2025 10:45 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Serco has been awarded three contracts to continue to support the US Air Force in Europe (USAFE) at their key bases in the UK, with in total the contracts valued at c.£24m over their lifetimes.
  The three contracts are:Delivery of transportation and supply services across three UK USAFE sites in support of the USAFE 501st CSW: RAF Alconbury; RAF Molesworth; and RAF Croughton for up to five and a half years from September 2024. Historically referred to as the AMC contract (Alconbury, Moleswo
  
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• BaxterStorey scores highest hospitality business accolade on the Inclusive Employers Standard

  13-06-2025 10:00 via fmj.co.uk
  
  BaxterStorey has been named the highest scoring accommodation and food services business on the Inclusive Employers Standard, achieving silver status. To gain the accreditation, BaxterStorey was required to provide a detailed overview of its inclusion activities within an inclusion framework. This submission was then assessed against evidence-based criteria.
  BaxterStorey’s report highlighted a shift from ‘reasonable adjustments’ to more proactive ‘workplace adjustments&rs
  
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• Makita doubles battery warranty

  13-06-2025 09:36 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Leading power tool manufacturer Makita UK is enhancing its standard factory warranty policy on batteries from one to two years. Since the 1st April 2025, any genuine Makita battery purchased will automatically qualify for a two-year standard warranty without requiring any product registration, and this applies to XGT, LXT and CXT battery platforms.
  Makita offers an extensive collection of power tools, cleaning machines, landscaping equipment, and more. Developed using market leading battery tech
  
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• TFM contract with University of Sunderland in London

  13-06-2025 09:00 via cleaningmag.com
  
  OCS has secured a new Total Facilities Management (TFM) contract with the University of Sunderland in London, expanding its presence in the higher education sector and long-term commitment to delivering smart, sustainable FM solutions. The contract went live on 28 April 2025 and will run for an initial three years, with the option to extend for two additional years.
  
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• EMCOR UK and RoSPA launch Health and Safety Academy

  13-06-2025 09:00 via fmj.co.uk
  
  EMCOR UK and the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) have launched a new Health and Safety Academy as part of EMCOR UK’s Sir George Earle Trophy legacy, the most prestigious accolade offered by RoSPA.
  The Academy offers apprentices sponsorship through the RoSPA National Examination Board in Occupational Safety and Health (NEBOSH) certificate, alongside their ongoing apprenticeship training at EMCOR UK.
  Eleven applicants have already gone through a detailed application pro
  
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• Business enters the space race

  13-06-2025 01:00
  Mega-rich entrepreneurs are seizing lucrative opportunities to boldly go where only government agencies with hefty budgets have gone before … and beyond. Hartley Milner explores the burgeoning commercial space industry, its trailblazers, triumphs and troughs.As dawn breaks over California’s Mojave airport, White Knight, a jet-powered carrier plane, takes to the skies with a curious, cigar-shaped ‘parasite’ aircraft clamped to its belly. Whoops and cheers go up from among
  
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