Cleaning Industry news

• Flexible workspace continues to outperform traditional rents in London

  18-03-2026 15:06 via fmj.co.uk
  Higher-quality flexible workspace products are continuing to outperform traditional office rents across most London sub-markets, according to the latest Flexible Workspace Return Index, released by flexible workspace consultancy, HEWN.
  The report analyses 2025 and five-year performance trends across three grades of flexible workspace 5*, 3* and 1* comparing achieved desk rates and returns with traditional headline office rents.
  The findings highlight a widening divide between product quality tie
  
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• Mitie opens Cleaning Training Centre of Excellence at Manchester Airport

  18-03-2026 14:42 via fmj.co.uk
  Mitie has opened a new Cleaning Training Centre of Excellence at Manchester Airport in Terminal 2 to support high‑quality cleaning training and skills development.
  The new centre reinforces Mitie’s long‑term commitment to developing its people, embedding digital ways of working and delivering consistently high standards of service as part of its seven‑year partnership with Manchester Airports Group (MAG).
  Created as a dedicated space for learning, development and practica
  
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• Velway extends FM contract with Ideagen

  18-03-2026 14:14 via fmj.co.uk
  Property management and compliance company, Velway, has secured a three-year contract extension to continue delivering total facilities management services at Ideagen’s 28,000 sq ft global headquarters in Ruddington, Nottingham.
  Velway has worked in partnership with global technology provider, Ideagen, since the business first occupied the headquarters building in 2019, supporting the organisation through a comprehensive, integrated FM service.
  Ideagen delivers innovative, best-in-class so
  
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• Tork survey reveals cleaning staff face significant stress and physical health challenges in workplace

  18-03-2026 13:34 via chtmag.com
  An overwhelming majority of cleaning staff face physical (90 per cent) and mental health (80 per cent) challenges as a result of their jobs.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.
  Nearly half (46 per cent) of cleaning staff surveyed
  
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• BCC ‘extremely disappointed’ at Cleaning Hygiene Operative apprenticeship defunding

  18-03-2026 13:21 via chtmag.com
  Following the recent announcement from the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions Rt Hon Pat McFadden MP, which related to a number of apprenticeships being defunded, David Garcia, Chair of the British Cleaning Council, which represents the £72 billion cleaning, hygiene and waste sector, expressed his disappointment at the defunding of the Cleaning Hygiene Operative apprenticeship.
  In a statement released by the BCC, Garcia said: “We are extremely disappointed to hear of the planne
  
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• Sodexo announces culinary partnership with acclaimed chef 

  18-03-2026 13:07 via fmj.co.uk
  Sodexo UK & Ireland has announced a new culinary partnership with acclaimed chef, restaurateur and television personality Anna Haugh.
  Through the partnership, Haugh will collaborate closely with Sodexo’s culinary leadership team bringing her expertise to support chef development, inspire new ideas, and help shape the distinctive food experiences its frontline teams deliver every day for clients and consumers. She will also participate in client events and chef takeovers, host cura
  
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• Truvox International to preview new floorcare solutions at Interclean

  18-03-2026 13:00 via chtmag.com
  Visitors to stand 05.113 at Interclean Amsterdam (14-17 April), held at the RAI, will have the opportunity to try out three new innovative floorcare solutions from Truvox International.
  “We are proud to be back at Interclean and to be premiering the Valet Aqua range, Hydromist® 40 carpet cleaners and the Valet Backpack PRO Battery dry vacuum, alongside our other established, proven and popular floorcare solutions including the Multiwash PRO range,” says Truvox International Execu
  
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• Employment Rights Act 2025 – what it means for FM

  18-03-2026 11:39 via fmj.co.uk
  The UK’s Employment Rights Act 2025 will be phased in over 2026-2027. Changes include banning zero-hours contracts, ending “fire and rehire”, providing day-one rights for sick pay, parental leave, and protection from unfair dismissal (though with a six-month wait). What impact do you foresee the Act having on the facilities management sector?
  THE RECRUITMENT EXPERT’S VIEWCOLEEN CLOHERTY,MANAGING DIRECTOR CPC CONSULTINGThe Employment Rights Act 2025 marks a significant shi
  
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• Houston & Hawkes continues partnership with Sally Abé

  18-03-2026 11:10 via fmj.co.uk
  Houston & Hawkes is continuing its partnership with Chef Sally Abé for a fourth consecutive year.
  The extended collaboration builds on the role Abé has played in supporting chef development and shaping the company’s culinary approach.
  Over the past three years, Abé has worked closely with the independent B Corp caterer contributing to hands-on ‘masterclass’ cookery sessions, educational tours, mentoring and client events. The continued collaboration pro
  
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• Bennett Hay achieves B Corp certification alongside its strongest year of growth

  18-03-2026 10:33 via fmj.co.uk
  London-based independent workplace catering and guest services business, Bennett Hay, has announced its most successful year to date, marked by strong growth across the business and the achievement of B Corp certification, meaning the company meets B Lab’s standards for social and environmental performance, transparency and accountability.
  The certification comes at the end of a landmark year for the independent hospitality and catering company. Bennett Hay surpassed £20 million in t
  
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• Geopolitical unrest clouds outlook as tender prices rise

  18-03-2026 10:14 via fmj.co.uk
  The latest data from the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS), shows tender prices increased by an estimated 0.7 per cent between 4Q2025 and 1Q2026, resulting in a 2.8 per cent annual growth in the BCIS All-in Tender Price Index (TPI).
  The estimate reflects the consensus view of the BCIS TPI Panel, comprising cost consultants from firms involved in multiple tenders each quarter.
  BCIS Chief Economist, Dr David Crosthwaite, said: “Panel optimism for a recovery in certain construction mar
  
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• Uno Mini – Small footprint. Serious power.

  18-03-2026 09:57 via fmj.co.uk
  Delivering an optimised 100W output in a compact, space-saving unit, UNO Mini is built to power today’s commercial laptops and devices with speed and reliability. With dual 100W USB-C outputs, it charges multiple devices effortlessly with no bulky transformer required, even at full power.
  Designed for flexibility, UNO Mini adapts to every workspace: above desk, in-desk, under desk or integrated into soft seating. A remote power supply that keeps desks and meeting tables clean and clutter-f
  
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• RCP launches CirculAir 90

  18-03-2026 08:00 via cleaningmag.com
  Rubbermaid Commercial Products (RCP) has launched CirculAir 90™, the next evolution of its popular TCell passive air freshening system that’s designed to deliver uninterrupted performance.
  
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