Cleaning Industry news

• The Mitie Podcast returns for a second series

  24-02-2026 14:49 via fmj.co.uk
  The Mitie Podcast returns for another season following the award-winning success of its debut series, which surpassed 220,000 downloads this year.
  The second series will take listeners behind the scenes of the UK’s most high-performing places where Mitie operates, including Heathrow Airport, Boulby Underground Laboratory – the only deep underground science facility in the UK – and Mitie’s Intelligent Security Operations Centre (ISOC) in Northampton.
  Hosted by FM experts C
  
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• High number of non-member PPE failed safety and compliance checks in 2025

  24-02-2026 14:03 via fmj.co.uk
  New market surveillance data from the British Safety Industry Federation (BSIF) highlights widespread failures in PPE performance, certification, and documentation.
  According to findings published in BSIF’s new white paper, Combatting Substandard PPE in the UK, 82 per cent of personal protective equipment (PPE) products sourced from non-registered suppliers failed to meet required standards during testing in 2025.
  The results are based on testing and compliance assessments carried out betw
  
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• Electrolux Professional announces cleantech partnership

  24-02-2026 13:31 via chtmag.com
  Electrolux Professional Laundry Solutions is leveraging the Group’s sustainability credentials – including EcoVadis Gold Rating (top five per cent globally) and second consecutive TIME and Statista World’s 500 Best Companies recognition – to advance next-generation solutions for professional textile care. The business area has announced a strategic partnership and minority equity stake in Swedish cleantech company Mimbly, addressing emerging EU microplastic regulations an
  
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• TSA welcomes new CCA and applauds laundry industry’s sustainability achievements

  24-02-2026 13:02 via chtmag.com
  The Textile Services Association (TSA) has welcomed the new Climate Change Agreement (CCA), which comes into force in 2026.  Like its predecessor, the new CCA scheme offers significant discounts on the Climate Change Levy (CCLevy) – for a typical laundry, this can amount to savings of up to 20 per cent on its energy costs.  The discounts are based on the site’s success in meeting energy and carbon reduction targets.
  Laundries who are already in the CCA scheme and undertakin
  
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• Merger set to create an international leader in field service management

  24-02-2026 12:24 via fmj.co.uk
  Totalmobile and Solvares Group have announced they are to merge, creating one of the most comprehensive international providers of field service and workforce optimisation technology.
  This follows the investment in Solvares in December 2024 by Five Arrows and funds advised by Deutsche Beteiligungs AG, and the completion of the subsequent acquisition of Totalmobile, following regulatory approval.
  The merger brings together Solvares and Totalmobile’s market leading field service manage
  
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• Government office closures save over £17m

  24-02-2026 11:44 via fmj.co.uk
  In the past six months, the government has saved over £17 million in rental payments by closing three expensive central London offices and relocating staff to existing spaces.
  10 Victoria Street has now officially closed its doors, marking the third central London office to close in the last six months as part of the Government’s ‘Plan for London’ (PfL) efficiency drive, which is being delivered by the Government Property Agency (GPA), and will achieve £8.8 million
  
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• Central London office investment climbs 45% 

  24-02-2026 11:13 via fmj.co.uk
  Investment into Central London office space has climbed by 45.1 per cent annually, as investors increasingly target prime commercial assets within the capital amid the continued return to the workplace, according to the latest research by BPS London.
  The independent property consultancy analysed commercial property investment data across the UK, comparing total investment volumes and transaction levels to understand how investor appetite has shifted across the office sector.
  The research shows t
  
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• Savills to manage Swindon Designer Outlet

  24-02-2026 10:14 via fmj.co.uk
  Frasers Property Group has appointed Savills to provide property management services to Swindon Designer Outlet.
  Comprising 110 units, the 250,000 sq ft outlet centre, is set within the historic Great Western Railway buildings in the heart of the city, and combines heritage architecture with a modern retail environment.
  The centre has seen sustained improvements in footfall, turnover and average spend, supported by the arrival of new brands alongside reinvestment from long standing tenants. Its
  
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• Dalkia to lead Energy Centre Programme at British Museum

  24-02-2026 09:57 via fmj.co.uk
  Dalkia has been appointed by the British Museum to deliver the Energy Centre Programme, a critical component of the Museum’s wider Masterplan. As one of the most significant cultural redevelopment initiatives underway globally, the Masterplan will reshape the British Museum for the 21st century. The Energy Centre will be transformative in phasing out fossil fuels and improving the efficiency and resilience of its energy infrastructure.
  As Principal Contractor, Dalkia will oversee all works
  
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