Cleaning Industry news

• Atlas London in Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea win

  18-06-2025 15:04 via fmj.co.uk
  Atlas London has secured a five-year soft services contract with the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
  Spanning 32 sites across the borough, the agreement covers a comprehensive range of services, including daily office cleaning, deep cleans, feminine hygiene, window cleaning, confidential waste management, consumable provision, graffiti removal and reactive pest control.
  Commenting on the new contract award, Martin Fitch, Managing Director of Atlas London said: “We are delight
  
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• National Healthcare Estates and Facilities Day: The faces behind the NHSPS’ biggest heat pump

  18-06-2025 14:48 via fmj.co.uk
  On this National Healthcare Estates and Facilities Management Day, NHS Property Services (NHSPS) is celebrating the unsung heroes who keep our hospitals running efficiently and sustainably.
  At the heart of this celebration is Tony Gatfield, Technical Services Supervisor, who leads a dedicated team of six in managing one of the largest hospitals in the NHSPS portfolio. Royal South Hants is primarily managed by Hampshire and Isle of Wight NHS Foundation Trust and the Hampshire and Isle of Wight In
  
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• FM experts share blueprint to help NHS tackle £13.8bn maintenance backlog

  18-06-2025 14:24 via fmj.co.uk
  The NHS estate has long faced a serious and growing challenge: an overwhelming £13.8 billion backlog in essential maintenance, with costs only rising. Delays in upkeep not only endanger patient safety but can also expose Trusts to legal risks, including fines and increased long-term expenditure.
  Thirty-three per cent of building maintenance professionals reported “defending maintenance budget cuts” as their biggest challenge, a problem intensified by the Building Costs Informat
  
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• BSRIA refreshes Air Quality Hub to mark Clean Air Day

  18-06-2025 12:06 via fmj.co.uk
  To mark Clean Air Day (19 June), BSRIA, the leading authority in building services testing, intelligence and research, has released its refreshed Air Quality Hub. This enhanced resource centre is a vital toolkit, providing building and facilities managers with comprehensive guidance, testing protocols and practical solutions to improve indoor air quality (IAQ) in commercial and public buildings.
  BSRIA’s Air Quality Hub offers expanded resources on IAQ testing, monitoring and improveme
  
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• Time to switch

  18-06-2025 11:33 via fmj.co.uk
  Loraine Perkins, Owner and Co-Founder of DSE Assessments with advice on ensuring good ergonomics across every environment
  Workplace flexibility is no longer a trend, it’s a permanent shift in how we work. Employees are no longer confined to a desk in a single office. In a typical week, one person might use a laptop at home, a desktop at a hot desk, a tablet in a client meeting, and their phone in transit.
  While the hybrid era has unlocked greater freedom and autonomy, it has also made main
  
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• Year of record sales and improved profitability for NG Bailey

  18-06-2025 11:10 via fmj.co.uk
  A year of record sales and improved profitability has been reported by independent engineering and infrastructure services business, NG Bailey, as it delivers its strategy for sustainable, long-term growth.
  The positive financial results follow Jonathan Stockton’s first year in post as NG Bailey’s Chief Executive and the launch of the Group’s Journey to 2030 strategy, which will see it undertake a programme of targeted investment over the next five years as it looks to deliver
  
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• Elliott Group launches UK fit-out division

  18-06-2025 10:41 via fmj.co.uk
  Noel Elliott, CEO, Elliott Group UK, Eddie Campion, Managing Director, UK, and Shaun Atkinson, Fit-Out Director UK
  Elliott Group has launched a dedicated UK Fit-Out Division, marking a significant step in the Group’s ongoing expansion across the UK.
  With a strong pipeline of live projects on site and in PCSA, the construction and fit-out firm says this move reinforces its “long-term commitment to the UK market, founded on almost 100 years of proven delivery”.
  The launch follows
  
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• Hospitality sector needs to be more ‘disability confident’ to tap into a wider pool of guests and employees

  18-06-2025 10:10 via fmj.co.uk
  A recent forum comprising people living with disability, hospitality leaders, and accessibility advocates highlighted the urgent need for the hospitality industry to become more inclusive, with a powerful call for businesses to build “disability confidence” across every level of operations.
  Held on 11 June 2025 at the Urban Farmer Project in the City of London, The aha Forum, in partnership with Thomas Franks was hosted by Accessible Hospitality Alliance.
  The afternoon brought togeth
  
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• EMCOR UK wins TFM deal with Cadent

  18-06-2025 09:43 via fmj.co.uk
  EMCOR UK has won a five-year total facilities management contract with Cadent, the UK’s largest gas distribution network.
  The contract will see 190 EMCOR UK employees delivering a range of services including catering, security, and asset management and maintenance services, across 67 of Cadent’s sites, including 50 staffed locations across the UK.
  Following a competitive tender process, EMCOR UK was awarded the contract due to its innovative data and technology-led solutions, forward
  
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• Chemical dispensing - the pros and cons

  18-06-2025 01:00
  How can chemical dispensing systems help companies to work more productively while also cutting costs and benefiting the environment? And do such systems have any downsides? ECJ asks companies their views.There is a growing tendency for firms to use chemical dosing systems when carrying out cleaning procedures rather than having to dilute their products by hand.The traditional “glug glug” method of mixing is now generally regarded as being old-fashioned, inaccurate and potentially un
  
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