Cleaning Industry news

• Hospitality urged to view accessibility as a strategic business priority

  16-06-2026 12:59 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Hospitality businesses are missing significant commercial opportunities by treating accessibility as a compliance exercise rather than a strategic business priority, according to senior leaders gathered at the latest Accessible Hospitality Alliance (aha) forum.
  Bringing together operators, employers, suppliers and accessibility specialists from across the hospitality sector, the event explored how businesses can create more inclusive environments for both guests and employees while unlocking ac
  
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• Only 10% of UK councils have robust cybersecurity training policies in place

  16-06-2026 15:10 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Councils hold highly-sensitive, confidential data on even the most vulnerable of individuals, yet a new investigation from compliance training provider Skillcast has revealed that the vast majority are failing to adequately train staff against the ongoing threat of cyber attacks.
  To understand how councils across the UK approach cybersecurity training, Skillcast issued Freedom of Information requests to local councils, before analysing their respective cybersecurity awareness training policies.
  
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• H2O Restoration launches Manchester franchise as UK expansion continues

  16-06-2026 14:51 via chtmag.com
  
  H2O Restoration, the specialist external cleaning and restoration company, has launched its latest franchise in Manchester as part of its ongoing UK expansion. The new operation will be led by James Summerton, a serial operator with a track record of building and scaling service businesses across the country.
  Summerton is the owner of JPM Logistics, which operates as the primary third-party logistics partner for Modern Milkman in the North and delivers over 2.5m orders per year. He previously he
  
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• Tork helps customers cut carbon emissions in Europe

  16-06-2026 14:43 via chtmag.com
  
  Tork, an Essity brand and the global leader in professional hygiene, has announced it has significantly expanded its carbon data reporting across its European product portfolio while delivering substantial carbon footprint reductions – including up to 22 per cent – across key systems. The move comes as European businesses face mounting pressure to meet the European Green Deal target of net zero by 2050 and other regulations.
  Tork improves carbon measurement and reporting by tracking
  
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• TSA celebrates success of 2026 Laundry Open Week

  16-06-2026 14:06 via chtmag.com
  
  The 2026 Laundry Open Week organised by the Textile Services Association (TSA) was a great success, according to feedback from participants. It aims to showcase the work the industry does, raise its profile and highlight the career opportunities to local communities across the UK.
  Laundry Open Week is a collaborative initiative organised by the TSA and its partner organisations in Europe via the European Textile Services Association (ETSA). This year it took place from March 16th to the 20th, wi
  
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• COO appointment at BaxterStorey

  16-06-2026 13:56 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Hospitality business BaxterStorey has appointed Chris Mitchell to the newly created role of Chief Operating Officer (COO) – recognising the company’s growth and reinforcing WSH’s long-term approach to developing leadership talent across its family of brands.
  The appointment builds on several record-breaking years for the business and follows a period of significant transformation.
  Mitchell joined WSH in 2024 as part of the Group Genuine acquisition. Since then, he has continue
  
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• Software leads growth in global BACS market

  16-06-2026 12:37 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Software increasingly reshapes building controls with analytics, cloud and refurbishment driving double-digit growth as the sector moves from product sale to operating relationship.
  BSRIA, a world-leading authority on building automation and building services markets, has released its latest analysis of the global Building Automation and Control Systems (BACS) sector. The Building Automation and Control Systems 2026 report findings point to a market expanding on the back of regulation, net zero
  
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• Static to dynamic

  16-06-2026 11:16 via fmj.co.uk
  
  The huge gap between ‘as-built’ documentation and the reality of buildings can create serious compliance and life-safety risks. Rob Norton, UK Director at PlanRadar explains the benefits of taking a dynamic approach to health and safety data
  The Building Safety Act is a landmark moment for the UK built environment. It has raised the bar for accountability across the sector, and rightly so. After years of fragmented oversight, we now have a legislative framework that demands rigour,
  
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• How weather conditions can affect Range Rover wheels

  16-06-2026 10:40 via fmj.co.uk
  
  The British climate is nothing if not unpredictable. One morning might bring frost-covered roads and the next sudden downpour, and drivers who rely on their vehicles daily. These shifting conditions put extra strain on many of the vehicle’s components — particularly the wheels. Understanding how weather affects your Range Rover wheels is not merely a matter of performance; it is a matter of safety and long-term value.
  Winter Roads and Cold TemperaturesWhen temperatures fall, tyre pre
  
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• Inflexion invests in Ranger Fire and Security

  16-06-2026 09:59 via fmj.co.uk
  
  European mid-market private equity firm, Inflexion, has completed a majority investment in Ranger Fire and Security, a leading fire and security business in the UK and Ireland.
  The investment will enable Ranger to continue acquiring high-performing local businesses, a core part of its growth strategy, and will also support the further integration of back-office functions across the Group – both important factors in Inflexion’s decision to invest.
  Together, these measures, says Ranger
  
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• Shakespeare North Playhouse casts Kimpton for PPM deal

  16-06-2026 09:41 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Kimpton has been awarded the contract to deliver a comprehensive programme of maintenance at the Shakespeare North Playhouse in Prescot.
  The new contract involves maintenance of the venue’s heating system and associated mechanical plant, ventilation handling units, air conditioning systems and its emergency generator.
  The Shakespeare North Playhouse opened in 2022 and was constructed with sustainability as a central priority, integrating environmentally responsible elements into its archi
  
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• Cleanology appoints new Managing Director

  16-06-2026 09:00 via cleaningmag.com
  
  Cleanology has promoted Juliet Widdicombe to be its new Managing Director. The move marks a meteoric rise for Juliet who only joined Cleanology four years ago as Operations Director before achieving a promotion to Associate Director two years ago.
  
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• 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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• HSE to help deliver regulatory clarity for cobots in the workplace

  12-06-2026 13:10 via fmj.co.uk
  
  The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and the Regulatory Innovation Office (RIO) are working together, along with government and industry, to support the safe and responsible adoption of robotics in the workplace.
  The project, launched today during London Tech Week, has been co-designed with industry to give companies clarity on regulatory requirements, and support businesses to increase the use of robotics.
  HSE will partner with Automate UK and the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) to creat
  
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• Operational risk

  12-06-2026 11:13 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Able Managing Director, Myles Cook, explains why failed safety inspections can point to wider issues in maintenance, record keeping and day-to-day oversight
  Most failed safety inspections are treated as one-off problems. Something hasn’t passed, it gets repaired or taken out of use, and everyone moves on. That deals with the immediate issue, but it often misses what actually matters.
  When equipment fails inspection, it is usually not the first time something has gone wrong. More often, it
  
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• Aquablu launches REFILL+ Series 2 with AURA: The next generation of smart workplace hydration now with hot water

  12-06-2026 09:48 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Aquablu launches REFILL+ Series 2, a smart, all-in-one workplace hydration system.
  Designed to boost employee wellbeing, productivity, and support workplace ESG goals.
  Provides real-time data on usage, CO₂ savings, and system performance.Aquablu, the Dutch cleantech company transforming how employees access and enjoy drinking water, has unveiled the REFILL+ Series 2. Powered by the new AURA operating system, the Series 2 sets a new benchmark for sustainable, intelligent hydration in the w
  
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• Compass ‘Classroom to Careers’ programme aims to help young people into meaningful work

  12-06-2026 09:30 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Compass Group UK & Ireland has launched its Classroom to Careers programme to help young people develop the skills, confidence and opportunities they need to progress into sustainable and meaningful employment. This is part of its social mobility strategy – Our Social Promise, which is striving to positively impact one million lives by 2030.
  Classroom to Careers is an innovative programme that brings together Compass’ existing and newly launched early careers initiatives, with a
  
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• Thermatic to provide critical support for Bradford Hospitals

  12-06-2026 09:00 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Facilities management company, Thermatic, is to play a critical role in maintaining healthcare ventilation systems in Bradford’s hospitals. The contract with Bradford Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust sees Thermatic delivering planned preventative maintenance and reactive support across the Trust’s three hospitals to minimise downtime across its theatres and ensure systems across the board meet vital compliance standar
  
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• Metsä launches 2027 Sustainability Awards

  12-06-2026 09:00 via cleaningmag.com
  
  After successful events in 2023 and 2025, the Metsä 2027 Sustainability Awards, in association with the Cleaning and Services Support Association and hosted by Katrin, is back.
  
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• Adler & Allan acquire environmental land remediation specialists Vertase

  11-06-2026 13:46 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Adler & Allan, the leading UK provider of integrated environmental risk reduction services backed by Goldman Sachs, has acquired market-leading contaminated land remediation and enabling specialists, Vertase. The acquisition significantly strengthens Adler & Allan’s contaminated land remediation capabilities, enhancing the service delivered to existing clients while expanding its reach into new sectors and customer bases.
  Founded in 2000, Vertase is one of the UK’s foremost c
  
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