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• Family company Cleenol named among the top 100 Best Places to Work

  14-05-2024 01:00 via europeancleaningjournal.com
  The people manning Cleenol stand 01.235 were particularly bright and chirpy today, with staff members accosting passers-by to talk to them about their chemicals.It turns out they had good reason to be happy. On Sunday It was announced that Cleenol - based in the UK - had been included in the list of the Sunday Times Best Places to Work.The company has changed dramatically since CEO and owner Sam Greaves bought it from his father and grandfather five years ago, however. "There was a toxic culture
  
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• Window cleaner loses arm after overhead cable incident

  29-05-2024 01:00 via europeancleaningjournal.com
  A UK window cleaner has had an arm amputated after his carbon fibre pole moved too close to an overhead cable.Jason Knight, 34, was cleaning the windows of a private house when a 33,000-volt current sent him flying seven feet across the customer's back garden.The self-employed window cleaner from Westbury, Wiltshire, was airlifted to hospital where a scan revealed that the shock had narrowly missed his heart. Doctors were forced to amputate his left arm and five of his toes which had been severe
  
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• Can switching to ‘chrono-working’ improve mental health?

  28-05-2024 15:06 via fmj.co.uk
  
  A survey from specialist recruitment consultancy, Robert Walters, has revealed that two-fifths of professionals feel that their mental health could be improved by ‘chrono-working’ – the process where companies allow you to choose work hours according to your natural sleeping pattern.
  The findings come amidst 54 per cent of employees stating that their organisations flexible work policies are not tailored to their needs – with over a third of organisations (35 per cent) ta
  
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• Tork solutions improve hygiene and deliver on sustainability

  28-05-2024 13:40 via chtmag.com
  
  Tork manufacturer Essity showcased a range of sustainable hygiene solutions at Interclean. These included Tork carbon neutral certified dispensers which were nominated for the Amsterdam Innovation Award.
  The dispensers are produced using certified renewable electricity while the remaining carbon emissions are offset via verified climate projects through ClimatePartner. The range is a step towards Essity’s commitment to net zero emissions, which has been verified by the Science Based T
  
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• Metsä Group’s tissue paper business receives fifth Platinum Rating in EcoVadis evaluation

  28-05-2024 13:25 via chtmag.com
  
  Metsä Group’s tissue paper business including greaseproof paper business, has once again achieved the highest Platinum rating in the EcoVadis sustainability and social responsibility evaluation for 2024. This marks the fifth consecutive year the company has been recognised with this esteemed rating, placing it among the top one per cent of all companies assessed by EcoVadis.
  EcoVadis offers global corporate sustainability ratings through a platform that enables companies to evaluate
  
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• Interclean smash for Northwood

  28-05-2024 13:10 via chtmag.com
  
  Manufacturer and supplier of away-from-home (AfH) professional paper hygiene and wiping products, Northwood Hygiene Products Ltd, has saluted the recent Interclean show, crediting it as the perfect opportunity to gain feedback on exciting new product developments.
  Paul Mulready, Marketing Manager at Northwood Hygiene, said: “The show was a huge success for Northwood. It was great to see so many of our existing customers and engage with them about some exciting innovations that we have
  
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• ISS extends global contract with Barclays

  28-05-2024 11:41 via fmj.co.uk
  
  ISS has extended its global integrated facility services contract with Barclays until the end of 2029.
  ISS and Barclays initiated the collaboration in 2012, and ISS will continue to provide a wide range of integrated facility services, including cleaning, technical, support services, catering as well as workplace solutions across the bank’s facilities in the UK and Ireland, Continental Europe, the Americas, Middle East, India and Asia & Pacific.
  With the new contract extension, ISS wil
  
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• Fresh Start wins waste management deal with Bruntwood

  28-05-2024 10:53 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Fresh Start Waste Services has secured the full waste management services contract across the Bruntwood and Bruntwood SciTech property portfolio. This partnership underscores a shared commitment to sustainability and environmental responsibility, reflecting the core values of both companies.
  As part of this new contract, Fresh Start will implement a focused recycling program designed to encourage both Bruntwood and Bruntwood SciTech customers to reduce waste output and maximise recycling efforts
  
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• LESSEAU - double winner at Interclean Amsterdam 2024

  28-05-2024 10:40 via cleaningmag.com
  
  LESSEAU, the touchless dispensing and solid hand wash technology brought to you through a partnership between Diversey - a Solenis company and Slimstones B.V., earned the Amsterdam Innovation Award in the Sustainability & Environment category. Notably, LESSEAU was also named the Overall Winner of the Amsterdam Innovation Award.
  
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• Lisa Ashworth appointed new CEO of BSRIA

  28-05-2024 10:37 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Lisa Ashworth has been named as the new Chief Executive Officer of BSRIA, the research and information membership body for the built environment.
  Ashworth joins BSRIA with a wealth of experience in leading technology-based data and information businesses. With an illustrious career marked by her tenure at organisations such as the Financial Times, PR Newswire, Frost and Sullivan, and Reevoo/Feefo, Ashworth brings a successful track record of growing businesses across diverse sectors. In addition
  
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• Jangro's Catering and Hospitality catalogue published

  24-05-2024 13:01 via cleaningmag.com
  
  Jangro, the largest network of independent janitorial distributors in the UK and Ireland, has published its new Catering & Hospitality Supplies 2024/25 catalogue.
  
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• Mitie wins new £50m hard services contract with Halfords Group

  24-05-2024 11:43 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Mitie has been awarded a new £50 million contract with cycling and motoring retailer, Halfords Group, to provide engineering maintenance services at over 950 of its sites across the UK and Ireland, including garages, retail stores and offices.
  The five-year contract covers planned and reactive maintenance of building equipment including heating and ventilation systems, lighting, cooling systems, boilers and plumbing across Halfords Group’s estate, delivered by Mitie’s nationwid
  
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• Dealing with conflict

  24-05-2024 11:08 via fmj.co.uk
  
  FMJ reports on a new training programme that helps prepare front-line personnel manage conflict by providing simple strategies and universal guidance to manage interventions professionally and effectively
  Earlier this month the government announced a series of measures to combat the rising tide of abuse and attacks on retail staff. Among the measures announced, the Home Office has pledged £55.5 million investment in facial recognition technologies and plans are now afoot to make assaults
  
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• Veolia to deliver waste and street cleansing services in Sutton from 2025

  24-05-2024 10:46 via fmj.co.uk
  
  The London Borough of Sutton has appointed Veolia to deliver waste and street cleansing services as part of a new eight-year contract starting in April 2025.
  The new contract will be supported by new and more energy-efficient vehicles, an improved street cleansing service with waste bags being collected from the street more quickly, as well as a new night cleansing team to clear fly-tips overnight.
  To ensure Sutton’s communities benefit directly from the partnership, Veolia has committed t
  
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• Gleeds appointed project manager for new Leighton Hospital

  24-05-2024 10:02 via fmj.co.uk
  
  International property and construction consultancy Gleeds has been named project manager for the multi-million-pound redevelopment of Leighton Hospital in Crewe, on behalf of Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
  Gleeds will be overseeing the replacement of the existing construction with a state-of-the-art facility that will provide first-rate care for patients – transforming health outcomes and addressing health inequality – under the government’s New Hospitals Program
  
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• High power, high performance with Makita’s VC010G XGT brushless motor upright vacuum cleaner

  24-05-2024 09:53 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Makita’s VC010G upright vacuum cleaner is the latest cleaning product to be added to the company’s battery powered XGT portfolio. This high-powered, high-suction, highly manoeuvrable vacuum is an ideal solution for aiding professionals with more efficient and smoother cleaning, via features such as a redesigned suction port.
  Makita’s new powerful VC010G upright vacuum has three settings, with a suction power of 110W on its highest mode, 50W on normal and 25W on quiet mode, wit
  
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• ASFP’s new office and academy officially opens

  24-05-2024 09:21 via fmj.co.uk
  
  The Association for Specialist Fire Protection (ASFP) hosted the official opening of its office and training Academy on 15 May.
  ASFP staff, members and guests were joined by Lord Mayor of Coventry Cllr Jaswant Singh Birdi and Lady Mayoress Krishna who marked the official opening with a ribbon cutting ceremony and a plaque installed to commemorate their visit.
  Bringing together passive fire industry leaders with organisations that are striving to make a difference in the industry, guests included
  
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• UK government bids to end the rise of the unisex toilet

  24-05-2024 01:00 via europeancleaningjournal.com
  The UK government is bringing forward legislation requiring single-sex toilets to be incorporated into all new non-domestic buildings and refurbishments in England.The news comes after a recent study found that women, the elderly and the disabled felt unfairly disadvantaged by the increasing trend to convert publicly accessible toilets into gender-neutral facilities.A total of 81 per cent of people questioned in the study agreed with the intention to provide separate single-sex toilet facilities
  
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• Overcoming challenges

  23-05-2024 11:48 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Ilaria Cantelli, Education Manager at Uptree on the importance of improving social mobility through education and more inclusive recruitment practices
  In the UK today, your social background still highly impacts your opportunities in life. Compared with other developed countries, the UK has a lower rate of social mobility, and people from lower socioeconomic backgrounds are far less likely to have the chance to climb the social ladder.The Social Mobility Commission defines social mobility as &ld
  
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• Condair helps Konvekta achieve 92% energy recovery

  23-05-2024 09:37 via fmj.co.uk
  
  The Condair ME evaporative humidifier is being used by energy recovery specialists, Konvekta, as one of its standard adiabatic cooling solutions. The humidifier is being incorporated into Konvekta’s exhaust air cooling systems to help Konvekta deliver up to 92% annual energy recovery to its clients’ buildings.
  A Konvekta exhaust air cooling system pre-cools incoming fresh air to reduce a building’s need for mechanical cooling. The Condair ME humidifier is used in this system t
  
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• Aramark opens Europe’s first automated theme park store 

  23-05-2024 09:37 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Aramark UK has unveiled DUPLO Coffee Co, its frictionless coffee and convenience store located within the DUPLO Valley region of LEGOLAND Windsor Resort. The launch of this innovative store follows the opening of the 2024 season, marking the “first of its kind” in a European theme park.
  By partnering with the forward-thinking, AI-powered, cashierless platform, Zippin, Aramark UK has invested in sophisticated retail technology to enhance the guest experience, effectively eliminating w
  
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• Majority of sustainability leaders say time and cost spent on carbon reporting is delaying decarbonisation

  23-05-2024 09:07 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Seven out of 10 (70 per cent) sustainability leaders believe that the time and cost spent on reporting admin has driven decarbonisation delay as resource constraints are hampering action on sustainability goals.
  This is according to the findings of new research by Mitie, which surveyed 500 sustainability decision makers from UK organisations.
  Over half (55 per cent) of sustainability leaders surveyed agreed that sustainability reporting requires too much admin and over a third are considering ou
  
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• Cordless power washer from Makita

  23-05-2024 09:00 via cleaningmag.com
  
  Makita UK has added the new cordless HW001G XGT High Pressure Washer to its 40VMax XGT range. An ideal solution for trade professionals working with no access to mains power, it provides mobility combined with a reliable and regular flow rate and pressure, facilitated by three different operation modes.
  
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• NHS Open Space extends to landlords and wider NHS

  23-05-2024 08:52 via fmj.co.uk
  
  NHS Property Services this month relaunches its space management system NHS Open Space – which will help benefit customers, landlords and patients across the entire health system.First launched in 2016, NHS Open Space was developed by the NHS for the whole healthcare sector. The complete space management system provides all NHS and public sector landlords with a suite of specialist estates management, booking and analytics tools, complemented by expert support and guidance from healthcare
  
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• Agreement on common definition of “statutory” to drive up FM standards in contracts

  23-05-2024 08:00 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Major professional bodies and firms comprising the Building Services Research and Information Association (BSRIA), SFG20 (part of Building Engineering Services Association (BESA)), Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) and Institute of Workplace and Facilities Management (IWFM) have agreed a common definition for the term “statutory” in the context of workplace and facilities management (WFM). This definition will be used going forward in guidance issued by the
  
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• Built environment should be a priority in this election says UK Green Building Council and RICS

  23-05-2024 07:00 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Representatives of the built environment have responded to the announcement by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak that a general election will take place on 4th July. The UK Green Building Council – which represents some of the UK’s biggest names in the built environment, including housebuilders, banks, social housing providers, local councils, developers, estates and engineering companies and universities is calling for a ‘built environment election’, while the RICS says it must
  
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• Cleaning monitoring and management software: Introducing KleenCheck

  22-05-2024 11:48 via chtmag.com
  
   Orange Technology Ltd, a leading software solutions provider, has announced the upcoming launch of its cutting-edge monitoring and management software for cleaning companies and large organisations, including the NHS, in particular environments where infection prevention and control are key considerations.
  Set to hit the market in May 2024, KleenCheck software promises to improve cleaning standards in all industrial sectors by offering unprecedented tools for managing and training cleanin
  
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• ISSA launches Emerging Leaders Awards  

  22-05-2024 11:26 via chtmag.com
  
  ISSA, the worldwide cleaning industry association, has announced the launch of the 2024 ISSA Emerging Leaders Awards.
  The inaugural awards program is designed to recognise the brightest young talents from across the cleaning industry supply chain—manufacturers, manufacturer representatives, wholesalers, distributors, building service contractors, in-house service providers, residential cleaners, and associated service members—who are proven leaders in their field.
  Participation in th
  
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• Jangro presents new Catering & Hospitality Supplies catalogue

  22-05-2024 11:06 via chtmag.com
  
  Jangro, the largest network of independent janitorial distributors in the UK and Ireland, has launched its new Catering & Hospitality Supplies 2024/25 catalogue. Boasting a fresh new look, the latest edition is the ultimate caterer’s companion, offering a wide range of quality brands and choice at competitive prices.
  Enabling establishments to keep up to date with trends, the catalogue offers all the equipment and supplies required to stir up positive customer experiences. From front o
  
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• Challenges for FM in meeting ESG standards

  22-05-2024 10:27 via fmj.co.uk
  
  The announcement in the Spring budget that the Government intends to introduce regulations for the providers of Environmental, Social, and Governance ratings illustrates an increased focus on managing environmental and social risks and building strong governance. With research suggesting the negative impacts of non-compliance on brand reputation, what are the main challenges for the FM sector in meeting ESG standards?
  THE ENERGY MANAGEMENT EXPERT’S VIEWCHRIS NORTON,ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, VISI
  
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