Cleaning Industry news

• Cleanology’s Dominic Ponniah moves to chairman role

  02-12-2025 14:48 via fmj.co.uk
  Dominic Ponniah, Co-Founder of national commercial cleaning and FM company, Cleanology, has stepped down as CEO to become its new Chairman.
  Ponniah will still be taking a keen interest in the growth of the company, co-founded with his mother Elisabeth Ponniah in 1999, but he has decided the time is right to step back from the day-to-day running.
  Explaining his move, Ponniah said: “Twenty-two years ago, I agreed to join the business and help my mother with the marketing for three months. Th
  
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• FM leaders urged to act as costs remain out of step with occupancy

  02-12-2025 14:23 via fmj.co.uk
  FM is failing to keep pace with how workplaces are used today according to Colliers’ latest Occupier Cost Index (OCI).
  The annual cost to keep an employee in the office stands at €9,809 per full-time equivalent (FTE), yet European offices operate at just 30-40 per cent occupancy. If costs were calculated on actual usage, they would soar to €25,000-€33,000 per person. This disconnect, warns Colliers is unsustainable and demands immediate action from facilities and building m
  
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• Bridging the gap between maintenance, finance, and sales

  02-12-2025 13:22 via fmj.co.uk
  Frank Hogg, Engineering Problem Solver
  Every site leaks money.Compressed air, steam traps, dripping taps, and idle motors the signs are everywhere.
  Engineers can spot the symptoms instantly, but proving the cost to a decision-maker is another story. The real challenge in maintenance isn’t identifying the problem, it’s proving the value of fixing it. That gap between “I know it’s waste” and “I can prove it” costs UK industry millions every year.
  It’
  
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• Dominic Ponniah is new Chairman of Cleanology after stepping down as CEO

  02-12-2025 12:23 via chtmag.com
  Entrepreneur Dominic Ponniah, the well-known Co-Founder of national commercial cleaning and FM company, Cleanology, has stepped down as CEO to become its new Chairman.
  Ponniah will still be taking a keen interest in the growth of the company, co-founded with his mother Elisabeth Ponniah in 1999, but he has decided the time is right to step back from the day-to-day running.
  Explaining his move, Ponniah said: “Twenty-two years ago, I agreed to join the business and help my mother with the ma
  
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• Peartree Cleaning Services comments on Autumn Budget

  02-12-2025 12:10 via chtmag.com
  Stuart Conroy, Commercial Director at Peartree Cleaning Services, comments on the impact of the latest Budget on Peartree and the wider cleaning industry.
  “Whilst the Autumn Statement did not increase direct business taxes, it also did nothing to inject cash or confidence back into business, nor did it seek to repair the lingering damage caused by the previous Budget – damage that continues to affect service-led sectors such as cleaning.
  “National Living wage at £12.71 pe
  
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• Clean Start initiative inspires over 450 primary school pupils

  02-12-2025 11:10 via cleaningmag.com
  The Clean Start Initiative has delivered an inspiring multi-school presentation to more than 450 pupils from six Bolton-based primary schools, aiming to transform young people’s perceptions of the cleaning industry and highlight the breadth of career opportunities available within the sector.
  
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• Aegis Support Services launches in Dubai as part of its international growth plans

  02-12-2025 11:02 via fmj.co.uk
  UK-based security services provider, Aegis Support Services, has launched in Dubai marking another significant milestone in the company’s growth strategy, following its move to open offices across the UK in Cardiff, Manchester, and Glasgow in 2024. The move is part of the business’s plans to build capability and provide security services to more clients in key global locations, with the business operating under the name Aegis Protection Security in Dubai.
  The Dubai team will offer a
  
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• Chief strategy officer appointment at Kings Secure Technologies

  02-12-2025 10:09 via fmj.co.uk
  James Gilding has been appointed to the role of Chief Strategy Officer at specialist security, fire and life safety technology group, Kings Secure Technologies (KST).
  Gilding, who commenced his new role on 1 December, will work alongside the senior leadership Team, playing a pivotal role in shaping the company’s strategic direction, driving innovation, and supporting continued growth across the group. In addition, he will be at the forefront of driving the international development of KST&
  
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• Third consecutive SFMI Gold for EMCOR UK

  02-12-2025 09:53 via fmj.co.uk
  EMCOR UK has been recognised for its sustainability performance in 2025, having received the Sustainable Facilities Management Index (SFMI) Gold Award for the third year in a row.
  The accreditation follows an extensive assessment that includes more than 300 questions across 23 criteria that align with major ESG frameworks and are highly relevant to the FM industry.
  The SFMI gave EMCOR UK an overall score of 83.64 per cent, calculated as the average of its scores across the three key areas of the
  
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• Sodexo retains food services contract at Derbyshire sweet factory

  02-12-2025 09:39 via fmj.co.uk
  Sodexo UK & Ireland has secured a new three-year contract, valued in the region of £1 million, with confectionery business, Swizzels Matlow Ltd.
  Sodexo has been delivering food services at the Swizzels factory since 2011. The new contract will take the partnership to 18 years.
  Sodexo’s Kitchen Works restaurant serves breakfast and lunch, for Swizzels colleagues Monday to Friday. Menus are curated using seasonal and local ingredients and prepared by Sodexo’s skilled chefs an
  
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