Cleaning Industry news

• Built Environment Competence Hub launches

  23-01-2026 15:21 via fmj.co.uk
  Launched by BSI, the Built Environment Competence Hub is a new national resource designed to bring together standards, competence frameworks, guidance and trusted industry insight in one central place.
  The digital Hub has been created to act as a central point of reference for competence-related information. It brings together key standards, competence frameworks, guidance and insights in one place, designed to help professionals, organisations and stakeholders navigate an increasingly complex r
  
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• IFMA publishes global FM Pulse Report

  23-01-2026 14:52 via fmj.co.uk
  The International Facility Management Association (IFMA) and the Simplar Foundation have published the Facility Management Pulse Report which provides a quarterly snapshot (October-December 2025) of global facility management trends and for the first time includes IFMA’s inaugural Facility Management Workload Index (FMWI), which captures how workload, budgets, staffing and projects are expected to shift over the next year.
  The report is based on more than 1,400 global survey responses
  
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• Idle workplace tech is adding to business energy consumption

  23-01-2026 13:22 via fmj.co.uk
  The high cost of energy remains a key concern for UK businesses, with nearly nine in 10 (89 per cent) using more energy than ever before. Over a third (34 per cent) of businesses blame energy-intensive technology and process digitalisation for their increased energy usage and bills.
  New research from business energy experts at Uswitch, the comparison and switching service, uncovers how idle workplace technology may be unknowingly contributing to additional business energy consumption.
  A survey o
  
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• New BSRIA guide helps building managers identify the best smart building tech

  23-01-2026 11:17 via fmj.co.uk
  BSRIA has published an essential resource for professionals looking to install or renew smart building systems.
  The new guide ‘BG 91/2026 Procuring Smart Building Technology‘ covers the full procurement process, from defining needs to delivering benefits, ensuring the right people, process and technology are in place to maximise the return on investment. This is practical guidance for both technical and non-technical decision-makers, advising on capital and operational expenditu
  
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• United Infrastructure appointed to Wessex Water framework

  23-01-2026 10:53 via fmj.co.uk
  Wessex Water has appointed United Infrastructure to deliver design-and-build services under its Minor Works Infrastructure Framework.
  The appointment marks the Company’s first framework award with Wessex Water for United Infrastructure’s Water business, creating new opportunities across AMP8.
  Under the framework, United Infrastructure will deliver minor works packages covering water and wastewater projects across the South West of England, supporting Wessex Water’s ongoing
  
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• CIWM joins forces with Defra to deliver Change Network for simpler recycling in England

  23-01-2026 10:32 via fmj.co.uk
  The Chartered Institution of Wastes Management (CIWM) has partnered with Defra (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) in support of the newly established Change Network, aimed at facilitating the implementation of Simpler Recycling in England.
  From 31 March 2026, new household collection requirements are coming into force meaning significant changes across local authorities, waste management companies, businesses, and the public.
  In recognition of the challenge ahead, Defra ha
  
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• JLL research shows lower workplace satisfaction for frontline workers compared to office-based employees

  23-01-2026 10:02 via fmj.co.uk
  As hybrid work policies continue to evolve for office-based employees, research from JLL has found a significant portion of the workforce faces entirely different workplace challenges.
  JLL’s Workforce Preferences Barometer research on The Forgotten Workforce reveals that frontline workers, including retail and healthcare employees, bank branch staff, factory and lab warehouse workers and lab and education personnel, report consistently lower satisfaction despite working in purpose-built f
  
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• Robert Scott: 'New robots deliver safer, smarter and more efficient cleaning'

  23-01-2026 08:00 via cleaningmag.com
  Commercial cleaning product manufacturer and distributor Robert Scott has added two new AI-powered robots to its steadily expanding cobotics range.
  
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