Cleaning Industry news

• Company of Cooks takes £2.5m contract at No.4 Hamilton Place in London’s Mayfair

  13-01-2026 15:30 via fmj.co.uk
  Company of Cooks has won a three-year catering and hospitality contract, worth £2.5 million at No.4 Hamilton Place, the headquarters of the Royal Aeronautical Society (RAeS).
  As well as providing a base for RAeS employees, the Edwardian townhouse features magnificent event spaces perfect for Society events and private and corporate clients, including a stunning roof terrace overlooking Hyde Park.
  Following a competitive tender, the RAeS selected Company of Cooks to deliver its innovative f
  
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• Kärcher UK celebrates the 75-year anniversary of the HDS hot water pressure washers

  13-01-2026 14:59 via chtmag.com
  Kärcher UK is this year celebrating the 75-year anniversary of the HDS hot water pressure washers. These products have trailblazed Kärcher’s strong legacy of innovation and helped the company to achieve a Guinness World Record as the current best-selling pressure washer brand. This milestone further cements Kärcher’s global leadership in a category that is unmistakably associated with the brand.
  The development of HD/HDS
  In 1950, Alfred Kärcher was the pioneer of
  
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• Robert Scott’s new robots deliver safer, smarter, and more efficient cleaning across dynamic spaces

  13-01-2026 14:47 via chtmag.com
  Commercial cleaning product manufacturer and distributor Robert Scott has added two new AI-powered robots to its steadily expanding cobotics range.
  “For some time, Robert Scott has been championing the MT1, the world’s first AI-powered scrubber dryer robot for large-scale environments, such as warehouses, airports, and shopping centres. Following its success, we are now excited to announce the launch of the new MT1 Vac and MT1 Max,” says Alastair Scott, Sales Director at Rober
  
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• Bidvest Noonan appoints head of operations for its Security Co-Ordination and Intelligence Centre

  13-01-2026 14:03 via fmj.co.uk
  Bidvest Noonan has appointed Michele Powell as Head of Operations for its Security Co-Ordination and Intelligence Centre (SCIC).
  In this key leadership role, Powell will oversee the delivery of the company’s specialist operations centre, intelligence and threat-notification capabilities, and incident-coordination function. She will lead Bidvest Noonan’s dedicated Control Room and Intelligence Analysis teams while supporting the continued development of an expanding range of specialis
  
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• Elements Green bolsters UK storage portfolio with acqusition

  13-01-2026 13:20 via fmj.co.uk
  Elements Green, a leading renewable energy developer headquartered in London, has acquired the Bolney Green Energy Hub site from Envirotech Energy Solutions.
  Following the successful signing of a Share Purchase Agreement (SPA), Elements Green has assumed full ownership of the West Sussex development, marking a major expansion of the firm’s UK renewable energy portfolio.
  The Bolney Green Energy Hub, located near Wineham, is a high-capacity 148.8 MW battery energy storage system (BESS) with
  
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• Sitemark secures dual ESPO framework appointments

  13-01-2026 12:46 via fmj.co.uk
  Independent facilities management benchmarking and best practice consultancy, Sitemark has been appointed to two national frameworks that will shape the future of catering and cleaning services across the public sector.
  The company’s selection for both ESPO 704C_25 (Catering Consultancy) and ESPO 263C_25 (Cleaning Consultancy) frameworks provides access to specialist procurement and contract management support for local authorities, NHS trusts, educational institutions, housing association
  
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• Encouraging signs for future of BEMS sector

  13-01-2026 11:37 via fmj.co.uk
  Market performance indicates encouraging signs for future of the building energy management systems (BEMS) sector, according to data from the Building Controls Industry Association’s (BCIA) latest Market Intelligence Report.
  According to the BCIA, the report highlights an increased desire from property developers, architects and designers to decarbonise the UK’s building stock through the specification and implementation of building controls and automation, the BEMS market showed ste
  
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• United Infrastructure awarded UK-wide telecoms estate framework

  13-01-2026 10:51 via fmj.co.uk
  United Infrastructure’s Connected business has secured a major new framework with digital infrastructure service provider, Cornerstone.
  A leading provider of solutions for the UK’s critical infrastructure, United Infrastructure will become the sole provider of planned preventative maintenance and reactive repairs across more than 16,000 telecoms sites nationwide, including Northern Ireland and the Scottish Highlands and Islands. The telecoms estate underpins mobile co
  
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• BSRIA appoints director of professional services

  13-01-2026 10:27 via fmj.co.uk
  BSRIA, the science-driven independent organisation providing practical guidance and commercial solutions for the built environment, has appointed Kim Burgess as Director of Professional Services to transform customer offerings.
  In this role, Burgess is leading the strategic transformation and digitisation of the firm’s interconnected offerings to deliver enhanced value for its over 800 members and substantial customer base. Her remit includes evolving how BSRIA’s technical expertise,
  
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• Supporting the workforce and boosting sustainability with Schneider Electric EcoCare

  13-01-2026 10:09 via fmj.co.uk
  In a time of rapid technological change and new regulations on energy consumption, facilities management (FM) workforces need new skills to operate and maintain new and best-in-class electrical distribution equipment. Without this knowledge, downtime and faults can eat into profits and expend unnecessary carbon.
  The key is to be able to tap into expert knowledge when, where and how it is needed. For example, Schneider Electric’s EcoCare service membership is designed to support FM teams th
  
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• Dalkia UK awarded FM contract with Fujitsu

  13-01-2026 09:53 via fmj.co.uk
  Dalkia UK has won a three-year facilities management contract with global technology leader Fujitsu, following an eight-month competitive tender.
  The agreement, which commences on 1 December, will see Dalkia UK responsible for the delivery of mechanical and electrical maintenance, building fabric services and innovative energy solutions across five state-of-the-art data centres and 15 corporate offices across the UK and Ireland.
  For the first time, Fujitsu’s UK data centres and corporate o
  
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• Atlas Workplace Services delivers £28 million growth in 2025

  13-01-2026 08:00 via cleaningmag.com
  Atlas Workplace Services has reported a strong year of organic growth, securing more than £28 million in new contract wins during 2025, alongside measurable progress on ESG outcomes that are making a real difference to clients.
  
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