Cleaning Industry news

• Space to breathe

  12-03-2026 17:13 via fmj.co.uk
  Indoor Air Quality is often an overlooked issue when it comes to workplace comfort and health says Janvi Patel, Product Marketing Manager, Mitsubishi Electric
  Indoor air quality (IAQ) which refers to the air inside the spaces people live and work often flies under the radar. But IAQ must be viewed as a core part of building performance, not a separate matter or something less important.
  Within the workplace improving IAQ can be a key driver in improving comfort and reducing complaints. It can a
  
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• New counter terror qualification launches to boost workplace preparedness

  12-03-2026 14:21 via fmj.co.uk
  The Level 3 Ofqual-regulated qualification – called the ‘SFJ Level 3 Award in Counter Terrorism Protective Security and Preparedness’ – aims to strengthen the UK’s counter terrorism protective security and organisational preparedness.
  It has been developed between the National Counter Terrorism Security Office (NACTSO) – a specialist unit within Counter Terrorism Policing with awarding body, SFJ Awards, which works predominantly with emergency services and ju
  
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• Version 1 of the UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard is published

  12-03-2026 13:24 via fmj.co.uk
  Version 1 of the UK’s first cross-industry Standard for Net Zero Carbon Aligned Buildings has been published.
  The UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard (“the Standard”) is a free-to-access technical standard that will enable the built environment to robustly prove that built assets are playing their part to decarbonise in line with the UK’s carbon and energy budgets. Until this point, there has been no single, agreed methodology for defining what ‘net zero carbon&rs
  
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• Keeping things ship-shape – Makita backpack vacuums used for cleaning of the historic Mary Rose

  12-03-2026 12:42 via chtmag.com
  Makita Backpack vacuum cleaners are being used to clean the 500-year-old hull of the Tudor navy ship the Mary Rose at its dedicated museum in Portsmouth. The Makita vacuums provide manoeuvrability and flexibility for the museum staff to easily remove the dust from the surface of the delicate wreck.
  Raised in October 1982 after 437 years on the sea floor, the Mary Rose, said to be King Henry VIII’s favourite ship, is one of the most significant and valuable naval artefacts of the Tudor age
  
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• HF Pest & Bird Environmental targets strategic growth across commercial markets in 2026

  12-03-2026 12:30 via chtmag.com
  HF Pest & Bird Environmental is strengthening its presence across the UK’s commercial pest management sector as it looks ahead to an ambitious year of growth, investment and market expansion.
  With an established reputation for delivering professional pest control and bird management solutions, the business is now sharpening its focus on commercially minded organisations operating in high-compliance, high-risk and heavily regulated environments.
  As part of its continued expansion strate
  
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• Employers are failing to support neurodiversity at work, finds Acas Survey

  12-03-2026 11:48 via fmj.co.uk
  Over a third of workers (35 per cent) think that their employer is ineffective at training managers to support neurodiversity at work, according to a new Acas survey.
  The survey, carried out by YouGov, of 1,000 employees across Great Britain found that just 32 per cent think their organisation effectively trains managers to make reasonable adjustments for neurodivergent colleagues.
  By contrast, 35 per cent said their employer was ineffective, with 18 per cent of those describing their employer a
  
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• Ansell unveils market first modular downlight

  12-03-2026 09:40 via fmj.co.uk
  Championing sustainable and future proof design, Ansell Lighting has unveiled a brand new, market first, modular downlight – Prism Pro XM.
  Replacing the existing Prism Pro range, Prism Pro XM is a next-generation solution that combines the trusted performance of Prism Pro downlighting with a smarter, more flexible design.
  Featuring a replaceable driver and light engine, the new product allows these individual components to be swapped quickly and easily in the event of a part failure or up
  
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• Deborah Rowland Scholarship opens for 2026 applications

  12-03-2026 08:00 via cleaningmag.com
  Applications are now open for the 2026 Deborah Rowland Scholarship, marking the third year of the programme supporting emerging talent into the facilities management profession. The scholarship provides fully funded IWFM-regulated qualifications at Levels 2, 3 and 4. For a second year, training provider Xenon Group will provide two fully funded qualification places.
  
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