Cleaning Industry news

• United Infrastructure wins £364m contract with The Guinness Partnership

  17-03-2026 14:40 via fmj.co.uk
  United Infrastructure’s subsidiary, Social Infrastructure, has been appointed to deliver planned maintenance and investment across the North West and Greater Manchester on behalf of The Guinness Partnership, one of the largest affordable housing providers in England.
  The contract represents a significant long-term investment from Guinness in the quality, safety, and sustainability of homes across the region. The partnership spans 15 years, with an estimated contract value of £364 mi
  
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• Kärcher UK marks successful 2025 partnership supporting prisoner rehabilitation at HMP Stocken 

  17-03-2026 14:17 via chtmag.com
  Cleaning solutions provider, Kärcher UK, has continued to make a meaningful impact through its Makes a Difference programme at HMP Stocken, part of the Prison Group Directorate.
  Building on a year of progress since announcing the partnership, Kärcher UK is sharing the positive outcomes delivered throughout a highly successful 2025, supporting prisoner rehabilitation through qualifications and real-life, transferable skills that can benefit participants up
  
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• Celebrating SHC’s 30th anniversary with a cleaning industry roundtable stakeholder lunch

  17-03-2026 14:02 via chtmag.com
  Suzanne Howe Communications (SHC), founded in 1996, began its 30th anniversary celebrations in February 2026 by hosting its first stakeholder engagement lunch for the cleaning sector at a London restaurant.Guests in attendance included Ross Osbourne (MSC), Michelle Marshall (European Cleaning Journal), Rachael Carley (Carley Coaching), Sam Worden (NGB Clean), Kate Lovell (Cleanology), Hannah Taylor (The Lens Box), Neil Spencer Cook (BICSc), Amy Carter (Kimberly-Clark Professional) and Deborah Sp
  
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• Peartree Cleaning warns day-one sick pay reform will increase costs

  17-03-2026 13:51 via chtmag.com
  Peartree Cleaning, one of the UK’s leading providers of professional cleaning and facilities solutions, has warned that forthcoming changes to statutory sick pay could significantly increase employment costs for labour-intensive sectors such as cleaning and facilities management.
  Under new legislation, coming into force on 6 April 2026, statutory sick pay will be payable from the first day of absence rather than from day four, a change expected to increase the financial burden on employers
  
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• OCS Ireland takes home Total FM Service Provider of the Year award

  17-03-2026 13:28 via fmj.co.uk
  OCS Ireland has been crowned Total FM Service Provider of the Year at the 2026 FM Awards Ireland, which recognise excellence across the facilities management sector.
  The judges look to recognise the Total Facilities Management provider that has demonstrated the strongest performance across service delivery, innovation, customer satisfaction, and business impact over the past 12 months. For OCS Ireland, this recognition honours the efforts of over 3,000 colleagues across the island, delivering in
  
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• MD promotion for Lexington Catering’s Sean Ritson

  17-03-2026 13:14 via fmj.co.uk
  Sean Ritson has been promoted to the role of Managing Director at corporate contract caterer, Lexington Catering.
  Ritson has been with Lexington for seven years, holding senior leadership positions including Operations Director and, most recently, Divisional Director.
  Throughout his tenure, Ritson has been instrumental in driving innovation and business growth, and guiding the company through challenging market conditions, including the global pandemic and the hybrid working landscape. Known for
  
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• Cleaning staff face significant stress and physical health challenges in the workplace, finds survey

  17-03-2026 12:59 via fmj.co.uk
  An overwhelming majority of cleaning staff face physical (90 per cent) and mental health (80 per cent) challenges as a result of their jobs, according to the findings of a new Tork survey.
  Cleaning staff are essential to public health and the smooth operation of businesses, but global research from Tork, an Essity brand and a global leader in professional hygiene, reveals greater opportunities for facilities managers to support their team and improve staff wellbeing and business performance.
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• Welcoming work

  17-03-2026 12:22 via fmj.co.uk
  Aymen Fetouak MIH, Head of Professional Development at the Institute of Hospitality (IoH) with career advice for FMs thinking of working in hospitality
  Facilities management professionals are already delivering hospitality every day. From front of house services and workplace experience to contract management and people leadership, FM roles increasingly sit at the point where buildings, services and people meet. What is changing is not the nature of the work, but how those skills are recognised
  
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• New chief investment officer appointment at the GPA

  17-03-2026 12:12 via fmj.co.uk
  John Duckworth has been appointed as the new Chief Investment Officer (CIO) of the Government Property Agency (GPA).
  Duckworth brings to the organisation extensive experience in strategic and operational leadership across the real estate industry. Prior to joining the GPA, he was Executive Director at The Instant Group, specialising in rethinking workspace to enable agility and operational resilience for businesses of all sizes. Before that he held senior roles at commercial real estate and prop
  
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• Peartree warns day-one sick pay will increase costs for FM industry

  17-03-2026 11:39 via fmj.co.uk
  Forthcoming changes to statutory sick pay could significantly increase employment costs for labour-intensive sectors such as cleaning and facilities management says professional cleaning and facilities solutions provider, Peartree Cleaning Services.
  Under new legislation, coming into force on the 6th April 2026, statutory sick pay will be payable from the first day of absence rather than from day four, a change expected to increase the financial burden on employers with large frontline work
  
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• Over half of FM teams are not confident in achieving compliance, finds new survey 

  17-03-2026 11:11 via fmj.co.uk
  New data from SFG20, the industry standard for building maintenance, reveals the FM industry’s biggest challenges, from compliance and budget constraints to technology and AI adoption.
  According to a recent survey, 72 per cent of FM professionals stated that improving compliance and safety remains their top priority. However, only 54 per cent are confident in their organisation’s ability to achieve compliance, a nine per cent decrease from last year.
  As part of its State of Facilitie
  
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• Sign Trade Supplies introduces new bolt-down sign post kit for car parks and hard-to-dig environments

  17-03-2026 10:14 via fmj.co.uk
  New baseplate system simplifies signage installation across multi-storey and built-up parking facilities
  Sign Trade Supplies has introduced a new bolt-down sign post kit, designed and distributed to meet the practical challenges of installing signage in car parks and other environments where digging is not possible.Developed specifically for concrete and reinforced surfaces, the system provides a permanent, secure alternative to traditional post foundations. It is well suited to multi-storey and
  
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• Portfolio wins cleaning contract with Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

  17-03-2026 08:00 via cleaningmag.com
  Portfolio has been appointed by CBRE on behalf of global law firm Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer (HSFK) to deliver cleaning and associated services across four of its London offices.
  
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