Cleaning Industry news

• Peartree Cleaning Services wins prestigious Green Apple Award

  05-12-2025 13:24 via chtmag.com
  Peartree Cleaning Services, one of the UK’s leading providers of professional cleaning and facilities solutions, has been honoured with a prestigious Green Apple Award for ‘Helping the Environment’, recognising the company’s ongoing commitment to sustainability and environmental leadership.
  The award was presented on 17 November at the House of Lords, where organisations from around the world came together to celebrate excellence in environmental innovation, commitment, a
  
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• Knights advises on management buyout for Sheffield-based industrial cleaning specialists

  05-12-2025 13:17 via chtmag.com
  Sheffield-based law firm Knights has advised on the management buyout of local Industrial Cleaning company, IRATA Rope Access Grit Blasting, and Confined Space Entry & Rescue business, LRES-UK from its founders.
  Established in 2012, LRES-UK has become a leading provider of industrial cleaning and site support services. The buyout will see ownership transferred from co-founders Lee Reynolds and David Reynolds to the existing leadership team of LRES-UK, led by Thomas Rowland (Managing Director
  
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• Webinar FMJ and askporter: How to overcome the comms gap in FM with AI and tech tools

  05-12-2025 12:59 via fmj.co.uk
  According to the 2026 UK Facilities Management Market Research Report by askporter, facilities management professionals want clear, verifiable evidence of work being delivered, with teams that can communicate progress in real time. This requires technology that is affordable, intuitive, and quick to adopt.
  Yet the report found that:
  Over three quarters of FM professionals (76 per cent) experience operational inefficiencies caused by siloed software which results in a lack of real-time visibilit
  
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• WORKTECH Index launched to help companies improve experience

  05-12-2025 11:53 via fmj.co.uk
  The future of work is ever-evolving, but one question keeps shaping these changes as they unfold: magnetise vs mandate – how do we get employees back into the office? Mandates for workplace attendance are being implemented across a wide variety of firms globally, but experts warn that without enhancing experience, companies risk losing staff.
  An enticing workplace experience can benefit everyone, because when employees want to be in the office, culture improves – and when culture imp
  
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• Vertas Group presented with King’s Award for Enterprise

  05-12-2025 11:21 via fmj.co.uk
  Vertas Group has formally been presented with the prestigious King’s Award for Enterprise in the category of Sustainable Development. The presentation took place at the company’s Ipswich headquarters on 3 December.
  Vertas Group is the only facilities management company in the UK to receive this accolade in 2025, marking a truly historic achievement.
  The award was presented by Clare, Countess of Euston, His Majesty’s Lord-Lieutenant of Suffolk, who is The King’s official r
  
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• Amulet wins award for Best Security Training Initiative

  05-12-2025 10:47 via fmj.co.uk
  Amulet has been recognised at the 2025 Security and Fire Excellence Awards for its leadership in modernising frontline railway security training.
  The business was also commended for Security Guarding Company of the Year – over £35 million turnover, and highly commended for its partnership with c2c in the Security Team of the Year category.
  This year’s award celebrates the Railway Safety Accreditation Scheme (RSAS) Plus, which was first developed in par
  
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• New research reveals competency gaps in FM teams managing lifts and escalators

  05-12-2025 10:35 via fmj.co.uk
  Lift industry leaders are calling for action as new research has found widespread competency gaps in FM teams managing lifts and escalators, with many struggling to keep pace with safety and compliance demands.
  Skills gaps and competency shortfalls are leaving many facilities management teams unable to confidently manage and maintain lifts safely. These deficiencies risk occupant safety, disrupt operations, and expose building owners and managers to regulatory and financial penalties.
  Amid risin
  
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• CIBSE conference explores the future of building performance

  05-12-2025 10:28 via fmj.co.uk
  CIBSE’s recent conference, ‘Building Performance Reimagined – What’s Next?’, brought together senior engineers, architects, innovators and policymakers at the Royal Society in London to explore the evolving challenges and opportunities within building performance.
  Aligned with 2024–25 CIBSE President Fiona Cousins’ theme, the event focused on practical strategies to enhance sustainability, efficiency and occupant wellbeing across the built environment. D
  
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• Atlas London appoints new MD

  05-12-2025 10:13 via cleaningmag.com
  Atlas FM, one of the UK’s fastest-growing FM providers, has appointed Dan Smallbone as Managing Director of Atlas London.
  
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• Thomas Dudley has acquired Bailey Products and its iconic Blue Rods®, expanding its range of products designed for drainage, telecoms, and chimney industries sales at home and abroad

  05-12-2025 09:34 via fmj.co.uk
  Thomas Dudley and The Marmon Group Limited (TMGL), a US-owned (Marmon Holdings, Inc) company who provide engineering solutions across 11 industry groups, have agreed terms to transfer the production of Bailey products from Cerro EMS (a company within TMGL) to Thomas Dudley who will continue to manufacture Bailey products in the UK.
  Bailey Products are well known for their range of high-quality drain rods and test plugs which are manufactured and distributed from their site in Birmingham, West Mi
  
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