Cleaning Industry news

• ABM UK deploys all-electric utility vehicles at Olympia

  25-06-2026 14:23 via chtmag.com
  
  ABM UK, one of the world’s leading providers of integrated facility, engineering, and maintenance solutions, has recently acquired two all-electric utility vehicles which are set to be deployed at the transformed Olympia estate.
  With a history spanning 140 years since it first opened in 1886, Olympia has hosted countless exhibitions, performances, and cultural events, establishing itself as a longstanding hub for events, entertainment and commerce in the capital.
  Today, the landmark is und
  
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• TSA celebrates success of recent parliamentary cross party meeting

  25-06-2026 14:13 via chtmag.com
  
  The cross party meeting organised by the Textile Services Association in Westminster on the 19 May 2026 was a big success that has helped to increase awareness of how the TSA can support the government and collaborate to help them achieve many of their priorities, as well as highlighting the importance of the laundry industry to the UK’s economy among MPs .
  The meeting, hosted by Ruth Cadbury, MP for Brentford and Isleworth, aimed to inform those in attendance about the role of the commerc
  
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• Cleaning competence

  25-06-2026 13:51 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Jade Collazo, HR Director at Cleanology argues that structured training can boost staff retention and improve performance in the cleaning sectorTo improve performance, hygiene and service quality the UK commercial cleaning sector must shed its ‘mop and bucket’ image to embrace structured training and technological integration.
  Upskilling also needs to include digital literacy to meet the demands of modern facility requirements. For instance, staff now need to be trained to operate di
  
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• Sodexo brings together FM and hospitality in pioneering dual-provider apprenticeship programme

  25-06-2026 13:34 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Sodexo UK & Ireland has relaunched its Grow with Sodexo Academy with a new pioneering dual-provider model, bringing together two providers, GLP Training and HIT Training, to strengthen leadership capability, improve workforce agility and support long-term career progression.
  Bringing together hospitality and FM into one connected pathway, the newly launched Grow with Sodexo development programme will provide participants with clearer picture of the progression routes Sodexo offers as well a
  
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• Mitie named Top 50 Employer of Veterans for third year running

  25-06-2026 13:14 via fmj.co.uk
  For the third consecutive year, Mitie has been named a Top 50 Employer of Veterans by Great British Employers of Veterans, in recognition of the company’s ongoing commitment to supporting veterans, service leavers, reservists and military families.
  Recognising the adaptability and operational expertise the Armed Forces community brings, Mitie employs more than 1,100 veterans and reservists across its operations, recruiting over 500 veterans in the past year alone.
  Recruitment is supported
  
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• From transactional to strategic: inspiring innovation and investment

  25-06-2026 12:30 via fmj.co.uk
  
  By Adam Atkins Group CEO and Co-Founder of Coat Facilities Group
  Procurement of Facilities Management can often feel like a tick box exercise: is the tender affordable, does it encompass all the services needed, and will the provider achieve a raft of KPIs? If yes, then the company signs a contract, and then repeats the whole process a couple of years down the line.
  But what if things were different? A shift in focus towards longer-term, stronger partnerships where the provider can truly feed in
  
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• Refrigerant tracking and compliance software: An overview for the European market

  25-06-2026 11:54 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Under the F-Gas regulation, operators and manufacturers of equipment containing fluorinated greenhouse gases (F-gases) of 5 tonnes of CO₂ equivalent or more (exemptions apply), based on the Global Warming Potential (GWP) of the refrigerant used, must keep records for at least five years to adhere to regulatory compliance.
  These records must include detailed information on all F-gas-related activity – from a full inventory of equipment and refrigerant types to initial charge sizes and
  
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• School food standards unviable unless government addresses funding and operational challenges facing schools and caterers

  25-06-2026 11:34 via fmj.co.uk
  
  This was the warning that came from leading voices from across the education catering sector during Arena’s Feeding the Future: Rethinking Catering in Education event in London, where operators, suppliers, wholesalers and sector experts gathered to discuss the future of school food and the growing pressures facing the sector.
  While delegates were united in supporting efforts to improve children’s health and nutrition, concerns were raised that policy ambitions are increasingly outpa
  
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• Sanaway recognises internal talent with promotion

  25-06-2026 10:56 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Clinical waste, washroom services, and matting provider, Sanaway, has promoted Washroom Service Agent, Matt Illsley, who has been working for the company for five years, to the new position of Senior Service Engineer.
  In his new role, Illsley oversees operations and logistics while managing a team of Washroom Service Agents that service customers across London and the South and West of England regions.
  Commenting on the promotion, Sanaway Co-founding Director, Graham Key says: “We are comm
  
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• Prochem training 2026 - dates for diaries

  25-06-2026 10:49 via cleaningmag.com
  
  Prochem has announced forthcoming courses to be held at its Chessington, Surrey training facility. Various packages are available. For start-ups, the C2 Two-Day Carpet Course is ideal, covering the basics that all cleaning operatives should know on the first day, while Day Two applies that knowledge to practical experience of machinery and carpet identification. Next dates are July 14/15 and September 29/30.
  
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• BCIA welcomes tougher commercial building energy standards 

  25-06-2026 10:34 via fmj.co.uk
  
  The Government has announced that privately rented non-domestic buildings over 1,000 square metres in England and Wales will be expected to achieve a minimum EPC B rating by 2031, describing the move as an important step forward in improving the energy performance of the UK’s commercial building stock.
  Under the proposals, larger commercial buildings will be required to meet the higher standard where improvements are considered cost-effective, while existing flexibility measures, including
  
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