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• Churchill Group generates over £280m in social value in 2024/25

  09-03-2026 15:29 via fmj.co.uk
  Churchill Group has published its latest social value report, which was created and validated by Social Value Portal. The report outlines how the business has generated social value through four key themes – work, economy, community, and planet.
  The largest share of this impact came from local employment. Defined as work carried out within 10 miles of each site’s postcode, local hiring accounted for £275.7 million. Targeted recruitment also played a role, generating nearly &pou
  
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• Senior leadership team appointments at Houston & Hawkes

  09-03-2026 14:56 via fmj.co.uk
  The independent, B Corp caterer has strengthened its senior leadership team with four appointments, two of which are internal promotions.
  Houston & Hawkes has appointed Graham Meek as Finance Director. Meek brings more than 25 years’ experience in the contract catering sector, having held senior finance roles at WSH, Sodexo and Pabulum. In his role at Houston & Hawkes, he will oversee financial strategy and reporting, with a focus on supporting long-term, sustainable growth and fur
  
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• Two-thirds of organisations not formally assessing workplace stress despite HSE scrutiny

  09-03-2026 12:30 via fmj.co.uk
  According to new data from employment law, HR and health and safety specialists, WorkNest, UK businesses are overlooking a key health and safety risk despite increasing regulatory focus on workplace mental health.
  The research found that only 18 per cent of organisations regularly and formally assess work-related stress as part of their risk management process.
  Over one third (35 per cent) of organisations do not assess workplace stress at all, while 30 per cent said stress is assessed but incon
  
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• Experience makers

  09-03-2026 11:42 via fmj.co.uk
  Alexis Kennedy, HR Director, Sodexo Live! UK & Ireland explains how the hospitality brand recruits and motivates its ‘experience maker’ workforce
  Sodexo Live! is Sodexo’s dedicated global hospitality and live events brand, supporting many of the UK and Ireland’s most iconic music, cultural and sporting events, as well as conference centres and airport lounges. It delivers world-class food and hospitality services that create exceptional moments, to help venues reach t
  
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• Peartree ESG report shows improved carbon efficiency and sustained business growth

  09-03-2026 10:52 via fmj.co.uk
  Peartree Cleaning Services has released its 2024/2025 ESG Report, demonstrating measurable year-on-year progress, improved carbon efficiency and sustained business growth, alongside independently validated environmental and governance milestones.
  The independently verified report confirms total organisational emissions of 1,329 tCO₂e, representing a 6.32 per cent year-on-year reduction, while revenue increased by 7.91 per cent over the same period. Emissions per £m of turnover fell b
  
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• Juniper Ventures secures catering partnership with 26 Waltham Forest primary schools

  09-03-2026 10:31 via fmj.co.uk
  The appointment follows the Waltham Forest Aggregation Tender, which saw 26 schools come together to tender collectively for their future food service.
  The partnership between Juniper Ventures and the 26 primary schools across Waltham Forest, marks the start of a new chapter for school meals in these settings, rooted in fresh, seasonal food, genuine engagement with pupils and a strong connection to the local community.
  From Spring 2026, pupils will see vibrant new menus designed to balance nutri
  
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• RCP expands its waste and recycling portfolio

  09-03-2026 10:30 via cleaningmag.com
  Rubbermaid Commercial Products (RCP) has expanded its waste and recycling portfolio with its new Rubbermaid Range of stylish, high‑performance solutions designed specifically for small spaces and light‑traffic areas.
  
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• Interaction wins national green design award 

  09-03-2026 09:56 via fmj.co.uk
  Bath-based B Corp-certified workplace design and fit-out specialist, Interaction, has won a prestigious workplace design award for the ultra-sustainable offices it has created for Bristol packaging compliance company, Ecosurety.
  The 7,000 sq ft workplace at Picture House, in Colston Avenue, scooped the Sustainable Workplace Design of the Year accolade at the first-ever Workspace Design Awards. Launched at the Workspace Design Show in London, the awards celebrate exceptional workplace projects a
  
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• MSL enhances hygiene auditing with air quality testing for Awaab’s Law compliance

  09-03-2026 09:42 via fmj.co.uk
  Leading regulatory and microbiological testing house MSL Solution Providers has expanded its CleanSure Hygiene Auditing Solution to include air quality testing. The addition of air plate testing, alongside existing swab testing, enables landlords, councils, housing associations, and facilities management (FM) teams to validate indoor air quality as well as surface cleanliness in line with the latest requirements of Awaab’s Law.
  The approach adapts GMP level environmental monitoring practic
  
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