Cleaning Industry news

• Dalkia strengthens its educational portfolio

  15-06-2026 15:24 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Dalkia UK’s team in Scotland has secured an £8.9 million mechanical, electrical and plumbing (MEP) package for its third Passivhaus standard school, this time at Trinity Academy, Edinburgh.
  Collaborating with main contractor, McLaughlin & Harvey, the team will begin pre-construction works in October this year with the full project scheduled to complete in August 2028. The new building aims to reduce energy demand for space heating or cooling, resulting in lower running costs and
  
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• Believ and Firehouse Oxford accelerate ultra-rapid EV charging access on key A40 route

  15-06-2026 15:03 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Electric vehicle (EV) charge point operator (CPO) Believ is improving access to high-speed charging through a new partnership with Firehouse Oxford that will deliver a fully funded, ultra-rapid EV charging hub at its site in Witney.
  The restaurant with hotel rooms is conveniently situated near the A40, which links London, Oxford, Gloucester, and South Wales. It attracts around 27,000 drivers a day, making this hub a convenient, reliable charging location for passing traffic, local EV driver
  
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• Cutting corners

  15-06-2026 14:35 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Rising incidents of energy theft are a growing threat to safety and infrastructure, with catastrophic consequences for FMs, warns the Crimestoppers’ Stay Energy Safe division
  Rising utility bills, decarbonisation targets, ageing infrastructure and tighter operational budgets have made energy efficiency a board-level priority and is increasing the pressure on facilities managers. Reducing consumption and optimising assets is now core to the FM role, but as financial strain intensifies, a fa
  
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• Understanding and managing the risks of dirty protests 

  15-06-2026 14:19 via chtmag.com
  
  By Jamie Woodhall, UK Technical & Innovations Manager, Rentokil Specialist Hygiene
  While dirty protests are rarely discussed openly, for those working in hygiene and sanitation, such incidents represent a very real and complex biohazard that must be managed efficiently and discreetly.
  A dirty protest is when a person intentionally urinates or defecates outside of designated sanitary facilities or spreads waste across the surfaces of a confined area. They are most commonly associated with law
  
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• Employers urged to review workplace facilities as Menopause Action Plans become mandatory

  15-06-2026 14:00 via chtmag.com
  
  UK employers are being encouraged to review their workplace washroom facilities following the introduction of Menopause Action Plans in April, and ahead of plans to make them mandatory for organisations with 250 or more employees from spring 2027.
  The new legislation encourages businesses to outline the practical steps they are taking to support employees experiencing menopause and helping to create more inclusive and supportive workplaces for them.
  This legislation comes as research highlights
  
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• Primary schools wanted for targeted hygiene pilot project which could cut absence rates

  15-06-2026 13:43 via chtmag.com
  
  Primary schools and trusts across the UK are being invited to express interest in potentially taking part in a pilot project starting in the Autumn term which aims to reduce absence rates using targeted hygiene.
  The industry body for the UK’s £72 billion cleaning, hygiene and waste sector, the British Cleaning Council (BCC), working with sector partners including SC Johnson Professional, has designed the initiative to explore whether a practical, evidence-informed targeted hygiene ap
  
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• Bellrock and APSE partner to support councils through LGR

  15-06-2026 13:13 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Property and facilities management services specialist, Bellrock, has announced a partnership with the Association for Public Service Excellence (APSE) to support councils as they navigate the structural and funding shifts of Local Government Reorganisation (LGR).
  APSE member authorities can now discover Concerto, Bellrock’s cloud-based Integrated Workplace Management System, which offers councils a single source of data across their estates.
  Bellrock has significant experience in local co
  
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• ISS UK & Ireland strengthens country leadership team with Financial Services segment director appointment

  15-06-2026 13:01 via fmj.co.uk
  
  ISS UK & Ireland has appointed Marlies Hoogeboom as Segment Director, Financial Services. She joins the Company’s Country Leadership Team (CLT), reporting to ISS UK & Ireland CEO, Scott Davies, with a secondary reporting line to Andrew Wilkinson, Global Account Director, Barclays.
  Following the departure of Andrew Wilkinson (formerly COO, Office & Production), to lead ISS Group’s Barclays Global Key Account, the Office & Production segment has been replaced with:
  
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• Mitie secures contracts with Elgin to deliver clean energy to local communities

  15-06-2026 12:49 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Mitie has secured a new partnership with Elgin to deliver grid connections for three solar PV farms, helping bring clean energy to local communities. The projects include connecting two solar farms, Maes Mawr in South Wales and Aston Flamville in Leicestershire, to local electricity networks, while connecting an additional solar farm on the Thorpe Estate in Staffordshire directly to the National Grid.
  G2 Energy, Mitie’s independent connection provider (ICP), will be responsible for end-to
  
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• Dave Cooper appointed as new CIBSE president 2026-2027

  15-06-2026 12:26 via fmj.co.uk
  
  CIBSE has appointed Dave Cooper as its President for 2026–2027, following his inauguration at the CIBSE Annual General Meeting 2026, held at CIBSE’s headquarters in London recently.
  Cooper succeeds Vince Arnold, bringing more than four decades of experience in the lift and escalator industry. He brings exceptional technical expertise, leadership and a strong commitment to the engineering profession. Throughout his distinguished career, he has built a reputation as an engineer, educat
  
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• WCEC launches bursary to open doors for young people in the cleaning industry

  15-06-2026 09:00 via cleaningmag.com
  
  The Worshipful Company of Environmental Cleaners (WCEC) has launched an exciting new bursary programme, offering meaningful financial support to young people whose parents or guardians work in the cleaning industry. The initiative is part of a wider social mobility strategy introduced by the WCEC’s new Master, Kevin Meighan, at his installation in March 2026. Furthermore, it aligns with the Lord Mayor of London's own commitment to expanding opportunity across the City.
  
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