Cleaning Industry news

• Group Metropolitan completes highest value project

  10-07-2026 15:18 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Group Metropolitan has completed a workplace refurbishment for a leading financial services client, delivering new front-of-house and meeting facilities on Level 18 of a 32-storey landmark high-rise building in Canary Wharf.
  Acting as Principal Contractor under a Design and Build delivery, Group Metropolitan provided Project Management, Design and Commissioning Management. The project involved the refurbishment of 43,000 sq ft to create a premium suite of client-facing facilities capable of sup
  
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• ProAstra adds New App to existing Web Application (PWA)

  10-07-2026 13:41 via fmj.co.uk
  
  ProAstra, the smart NFC platform helping organisations take control of assets and service locations, has announced the development of a new App designed to help engineers work more efficiently, wherever they are.
  Using NFC technology, ProAstra delivers a simple one-tap solution for monitoring attendance, managing maintenance activity and supporting compliance:
   
   Tap – Scan the NFC tag to access the asset or location and perform inspections.
   
   Prove – Capture att
  
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• Cleanology launches annual fundraiser in fight against hygiene poverty

  10-07-2026 12:34 via chtmag.com
  
  Office and commercial cleaning company Cleanology has launched its annual fundraising event – now in its sixth year – in aid of The Hygiene Bank.
  The successful fundraiser has established itself as an unmissable event – attracting almost 200 guests each year – and raising in excess of £151,000 in its first five years.
  This year the showpiece event is being held on Wednesday, 11 November, at the Bloomsbury Hotel in Central London, just steps away from Tottenham Court
  
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• Smart planning

  10-07-2026 12:12 via fmj.co.uk
  
  As buildings become smarter, workforce strategies must keep pace, says Vinay Singh, Workforce Transformation Leader for Professional and Business Services at PwC UK
  Buildings are becoming more intelligent, more connected and more data driven. Sensors, automation and analytics are now embedded in everyday operations, designed to deliver safer estates, lower energy use and predictive maintenance.
  However, for FM and the wider built environment, workforce strategy hasn’t evolved at the same
  
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• The AVA appoints new board of directors

  10-07-2026 11:25 via fmj.co.uk
  
  The Automatic Vending Association (AVA) has appointed its new Board of Directors, bringing together a diverse and highly experienced group of industry professionals from across the vending and automated retail sector. The new board spans operations, technology, finance, food and beverages, and industry representation, reflecting the AVA’s commitment to broad and balanced leadership.
  Top row – Chris Skipper, NVCS (Chair); Natalie Baker, Westways Vending; Tom Williams, Coinadrink (Trea
  
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• Cleanology launches sixth annual fundraiser

  10-07-2026 10:34 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Office and commercial cleaning company, Cleanology, has launched its sixth annual fundraising event in aid of The Hygiene Bank, a people-powered charity and social movement, committed to tackling hygiene poverty in communities across the UK.
  The successful fundraiser attracts almost 200 guests each year and has raised in excess of £151,000 in its first five years. Last year Cleanology was awarded the highly coveted Gold Partnership status by the charity.
  This year the showpiece event is be
  
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• Amey to trial and scale climate technologies

  10-07-2026 10:06 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Amey has extended its strategic partnership with climate tech growth partner, Sustainable Ventures, to identify, trial and scale climate technologies across the UK public estate.
  Through the partnership, Sustainable Ventures will connect Amey with its network of more than 1,000 climate tech innovators, alongside investors, corporates and public sector organisations, helping accelerate the deployment of solutions that address climate challenges.
  Amey will act as a bridge between these emerging cl
  
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• Five mistakes businesses make when choosing commercial laundry equipment

  10-07-2026 09:35 via chtmag.com
  
  Although you may rely on professional laundry equipment in your day-to-day operations, that doesn’t mean sourcing replacement appliances will be easy. After all, there’s a lot to consider, and plenty of ways to get things wrong.
  You might, for example, forget to measure the square footage of your laundry room, or else calculate your capacity requirements incorrectly. Or, you might simply opt for the cheapest model, even if that means compromising in other areas.
  In any case, business
  
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• TSA celebrates success of parliamentary cross party meeting

  10-07-2026 09:30 via cleaningmag.com
  
  The recent cross party meeting organised by the Textile Services Association in Westminster 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.
  
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