Cleaning Industry news

• Quality deserves more than a score

  05-06-2024 01:00
  John Griep at VSR in the Netherlands explains how the organisation assesses cleaning quality.At VSR, we do not assess cleaning quality by means of a score, but with the Acceptance Quality Limit (AQL), part of our proven VSR-KMS system. For the quality of cleaning delivered, an unambiguous score is simply inadequate. You can’t just lump different types of cleaning work together and make a uniform judgment. This ignores all kinds of important data.From that point of view we’ve develope
  
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• Bidvest Noonan secures Stena Line contract

  21-09-2026 12:13 via fmj.co.uk
  Bidvest Noonan has been appointed to provide security services for ferry company, Stena Line, at its port operations in Belfast, Loch Ryan, Birkenhead, Holyhead and Fishguard.
  Under the contract terms, Bidvest Noonan will provide a range of security services supporting the safe and secure operation of Stena Line’s port facilities. These will include passenger, baggage and vehicle screening, access control, port patrols and CCTV monitoring.
  David Barker, Chief Growth Officer at Bidvest Noon
  
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• Supply Chain Sustainability School Gold Level Membership for Sunbelt Rentals

  21-09-2026 11:46 via fmj.co.uk
  Sunbelt Rentals UK & Ireland has been awarded the Gold Level Membership by the Supply Chain Sustainability School (SCSS), reflecting its ongoing work across environmental and social sustainability and responsible business practices.
  The Supply Chain Sustainability School brings together businesses from across the built environment to develop sustainability knowledge, share best practice and provide training and resources across environmental, social and economic sustainability.
  Sunbelt Renta
  
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• TWO Services secures strategic growth investment

  21-09-2026 11:14 via fmj.co.uk
  TWO Services, a family-run commercial kitchen cleaning and maintenance specialist celebrating its 40th year in business, has secured a strategic growth investment from YFM Equity Partners, the independent UK private equity firm, which will provide the business with additional resources to invest in its operations and pursue its next stage of growth.
  Founded in 1986 by Alan Osborn, and still led by the next generation of the Osborn family today, TWO Services has grown from its Essex roots in
  
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• Most commercial property sectors see service charges rise by more than inflation

  21-09-2026 09:53 via fmj.co.uk
  A new report from business and accountancy firm, BDO, has revealed that service charges have risen by more than inflation in three out of four commercial property sectors.
  The findings come from BDO’s fourth annual PropCost benchmarking report, which analysed total service charge spend of almost £700 million across around 1,100 commercial properties in the offices, industrial parks, retail parks and shopping centre sectors.
  Retail parks saw the biggest rise in service charge costs in
  
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• Empowering FM teams in closing critical compliance gaps

  21-09-2026 09:21 via fmj.co.uk
  With tightening safety regulations facilities management (FM) teams face mounting pressure to verify workforce competence. PPL Training addresses this challenge by delivering industry assured City & Guilds and BPEC accredited courses across vital estate disciplines, including Mechanical & Electrical, Fire Safety, Legionella (Water Hygiene), and HVAC/F-Gas.
  Operating purpose-built practical facilities in York, Slough, and Livingston, PPL delivers applied instruction tailored for high risk
  
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• 'Qualita' cleaning in the heart of Umbria

  21-09-2026 09:00 via cleaningmag.com
  
  Of the many awe-inspiring conference venues around the world hosting arts and cultural events, the beautiful Auditorium San Francesco al Prato in Perugia, Umbria in the centre of Italy has to be one of the oldest and most lovely.
  
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• Dame Judith Hackitt calls for building safety reform built on competence, accountability and continuous learning

  18-09-2026 15:10 via fmj.co.uk
  “Competence is not just about knowledge and experience. It is about what you do with that knowledge and experience,” said Dame Judith Hackitt, who led the UK Government’s independent review of building regulations and fire safety following the 2017 Grenfell Tower disaster.
  Hackitt was speaking at CIBSE Building Safety 2026: Delivering Safer Buildings in Practice, held on 17 September at The Building Centre in London.
  Building safety reform must move beyond regulatory compliance
  
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• Flexible workspace operator Orega completes MBO

  18-09-2026 15:05 via fmj.co.uk
  Orega, one of the UK’s leading flexible workspace operators, has completed a management buyout backed by Apiary Capital, positioning the business for accelerated growth across the UK.
  Apiary Capital, a UK-based private equity firm that specialises in supporting owner-managed businesses, is taking a majority stake in the business and funding a management buyout led by Orega CEO, Alan Pepper, together with Orega’s executive management team: Chris Toon (CFO), David Kinnaird (COO), Sophi
  
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• Campaign unites major names across the built environment to call for sector recognition ahead of the Budget

  18-09-2026 14:29 via fmj.co.uk
  NLA, the membership organisation for the built environment, has launched One Built Environment, a campaign calling on government to formally recognise the built environment as a single, connected economic sector ahead of this autumn’s Budget and 10-year plan for Britain.
  The campaign officially launched on Wednesday 16 September during the London Real Estate Forum (LREF), backed by a coalition of the sector’s leading businesses and organisations, including, but not limited to, Arcadi
  
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• FMs need greater technical understanding as commercial solar deployment accelerates

  18-09-2026 13:51 via fmj.co.uk
  GTEC has opened commercial solar PV training to the client side, not just the installer. The training provider says better understanding among those specifying, procuring and managing commercial solar will be critical as the UK pushes towards 45–47GW of capacity by 2030.
  Renewable energy training provider GTEC has confirmed the continued rollout of its two-day Commercial Solar PV Training Course across its North Yorkshire and Nottingham centres, with a structure that departs from the indus
  
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• Healthier learning

  18-09-2026 12:24 via fmj.co.uk
  JAMIE WOODHALLUK Technical & Innovations Manager at Initial
  As we embrace a new academic year, Jamie Woodhall outlines the key hygiene considerations for schools, colleges and universities.
  Educational settings are naturally some of the busiest shared environments. From washrooms and canteens to classrooms, libraries and student accommodation, countless touchpoints are used by hundreds, sometimes thousands, of people every day. With education providers continuing to focus on curbing increasi
  
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• Elior UK raises over £36,000 for Natasha’s Foundation

  18-09-2026 12:07 via fmj.co.uk
  Elior UK has raised over £36,000 for the UK’s food allergy charity, Natasha’s Foundation, at a fine dining charity dinner at one of its concessions locations at Kenwood House, Hampstead, London.
  The evening saw the contract caterer welcome over 60 guests to a fine dining experience and a live auction of exclusive prizes.
  A team of five chefs from across the Elior UK business delivered the culinary experience, curating a menu inspired by the one that won them the International C
  
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• Cardo reports full-year equivalent turnover of £314m

  18-09-2026 11:49 via fmj.co.uk
  Cardo Group, a leading provider of building maintenance and improvement services to social housing providers and the public sector, has reported another strong set of financial results for the year ended 28 February 2026. On a full-year equivalent basis, including acquisitions made during the year, turnover reached £314 million and Adjusted EBITDA £31.6 million.
  Reported turnover – reflecting acquisitions only for their period under ownership – increased 65 per cent
  
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• Carlisle Support Services achieves Good Employment Charter Membership

  18-09-2026 11:05 via fmj.co.uk
  Carlisle Support Services has been recognised for its sustained commitment to fair, inclusive, and progressive employment practices across its 8,500-strong workforce, having achieved member status in the Greater Manchester Good Employment Charter.
  The announcement follows several years of Carlisle serving as a Charter Supporter, during which it worked closely with the Charter network to review policies, strengthen colleague engagement, and consistently embed good practice across its operations.
  
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• New versatile outdoor canopy

  18-09-2026 09:45 via fmj.co.uk
  SIG Building Solutions is excited to unveil its latest innovation at the upcoming Solar and Storage Live show. This new canopy will be on display, highlighting its dual benefits: reliable shelter and the option to offset costs through integrated solar generation. Visitors to the show, held at the NEC in Birmingham on 22-24 September, will see how this cutting-edge solution, aptly named the ‘Compact Mono Canopy’, offers versatile shelter with a solar option.
  SIG Building Solutions has
  
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• International Green Apple Environment Award for Peartree Cleaning

  17-09-2026 15:39 via fmj.co.uk
  Peartree Cleaning Services has won an International Green Apple Environment Award for demonstrating how business growth can be achieved alongside measurable reductions in carbon emissions.
  Peartree’s entry, ‘Growing Greener: Decoupling Business Growth from Carbon’, was recognised in the Service Industries sector for Environmental Improvement. Selected from more than 700 entries worldwide, Peartree will receive its award at the House of Lords on 23 November 2026.
  The winning ent
  
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• Construction firms risk losing contracts without sustainability credentials

  17-09-2026 15:23 via fmj.co.uk
  Construction firms must embrace sustainability to win contracts or risk losing business, according to research by sustainability partner Positive Planet.
  A White Paper authored by Connor Grisdale, Senior Consultant with Positive Planet, is entitled Five Sustainable Construction Trends Reshaping The Built Environment and examines how sustainability is a defining factor in how construction projects are designed, delivered and won.
  A strategic partner working with small and medi
  
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• Sunbelt Rentals celebrates milestone with 30,00 tonnes of CO₂ avoided

  17-09-2026 14:26 via fmj.co.uk
  Sunbelt Rentals UK & Ireland is marking two years as an approved supplier under the Renewable Fuel Assurance Scheme (RFAS), following continued growth in customers switching from conventional diesel to RFAS-certified hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO).
  Since becoming the first UK rental provider to achieve RFAS approval in April 2024, customer switches to RFAS-certified HVO have resulted in 30,000+ tonnes of calculated CO₂ emissions being avoided. The milestone reflects growing demand fo
  
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• SBFM acquires ecosense, safeguarding 1,200 jobs

  17-09-2026 13:56 via chtmag.com
  
  Soft FM provider SBFM has completed the first acquisition in its history and has bought the business and assets of commercial cleaning company ecosense. This follows the company’s entry into administration.
  The deal, effective from 1 July 2026, secures ecosense’s contracts across the UK and safeguards all 1,200 of the company’s roles. Existing ecosense client contracts have transferred to SBFM and services continue without disruption.
  Founded in 2010 and headquartered in London
  
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• Manufacturing leaders reveal biggest cleaning and hygiene challenges facing UK facilities

  17-09-2026 13:49 via chtmag.com
  
  Maintaining regulatory compliance and preventing contamination or cross contamination have emerged as the joint biggest cleaning and hygiene challenges facing UK manufacturing facilities, new research by commercial cleaning company Mrs Buckét has revealed.
  The research asked 250 senior decision makers in manufacturing responsible for cleaning and hygiene across the UK about the growing pressure on manufacturing businesses to ensure their facilities are clean and compliant.
  Both maintainin
  
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• Victor Floorcare machines support cleaning operations at Manchester Airport

  17-09-2026 13:33 via chtmag.com
  
  Shropshire-based Victor Floorcare is supporting cleaning operations at Manchester Airport, with its floor cleaning machines now being used across one of the UK’s busiest transport hubs.
  Manchester Airport welcomes millions of passengers every year, creating a demanding environment where cleanliness, safety and operational efficiency are critical.
  Victor Floorcare has been manufacturing specialist floor cleaning machinery in the UK since 1946 and is recognised for producing robust, easy-to-
  
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• Age of evidence

  17-09-2026 12:56 via fmj.co.uk
  Jane Lingard, Director at GreenED Group with advice on preparing FM for the age of evidence
  Growing legislative requirements, increasing governance expectations, sustainability commitments and greater demands for transparency should be an organisational responsibility, supported by stakeholders, suppliers and contractors alike.
  This is because evidence doesn’t begin at the audit. It begins at procurement. Every decision made throughout the lifecycle of physical products and assets has the
  
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• M&E sector shows ‘impressive resilience’

  17-09-2026 12:20 via fmj.co.uk
  The mechanical & electrical (M&E) contracting market has shown impressive resilience in the face of challenging economic conditions, according to a new report from the Building Engineering Services Association (BESA).
  In the latest edition of its annual survey of the largest firms in the sector, the Association reports a collective turnover recovery from £4.7 billion in the wake of the pandemic to over £6 billion today.
  The report shows that data centres and the wider digital
  
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• Martin Steele to leave NHSPS following transformational nine-year tenure

  17-09-2026 11:37 via fmj.co.uk
  Chief Executive Officer of NHS Property Services (NHSPS) Martin Steele will be leaving the organisation at the end of March 2027, following nine years with the business.
  During his tenure, first as Chief Operating Officer and subsequently as CEO, Steele has overseen a significant period of transformation for NHSPS, helping establish the organisation as a leading estates partner to the NHS and strengthening its role in supporting healthcare delivery across England.
  Since joining NHSPS, he has pla
  
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• Assurity Consulting at 40: sustained growth, technology investment and ambitious future plans

  17-09-2026 11:13 via fmj.co.uk
  Independent workplace compliance specialist, Assurity Consulting, is marking its 40th anniversary with continued business growth, investment in technology and a strengthened leadership team as demand for specialist compliance expertise continues to increase across the UK.
  The Horsham-headquartered business, which joined the Celnor Group in 2024, has grown into one of the UK’s leading independent workplace, health, safety and environmental compliance consultancies, employing more than 90 pe
  
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• New report identifies gaps in contractor verification policy and practice 

  17-09-2026 10:37 via fmj.co.uk
  New research by SafeContractor has found almost one in four contractors (23 per cent) start work before compliance checks are complete, exposing a gap between contractor management policy and day-to-day practice.
  SafeContractor’s Control or Assumption? The State of Contractor Management in 2026 report surveyed 200 hiring clients and 300 contractors working across social housing, facilities and property management, manufacturing, transport and logistics. The report explores h
  
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• ISS UK generates £1.67bn in social value since 2023

  17-09-2026 10:04 via fmj.co.uk
  ISS reports it has generated £1.67 billion of social and local economic value since 2023. This figure comprises social value of £766 million in 2025, £571 million in 2024, and £340 million in 2023.
  Activity contributing to the generation of £766 million in social value in the UK in 2025 includes:714 employees undertaking 30,500 weeks of apprenticeships
  60 per cent reduction in Scope 1 & 2 emissions from its 2019 baseline
  1,034 weeks of meaningful work place
  
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• Juniper celebrates the people behind its catering, cleaning and health and safety services at inaugural Awards for Excellence

  17-09-2026 09:47 via fmj.co.uk
  Juniper Ventures marked its first ever Awards for Excellence on Friday 17 July, bringing together 200 colleagues, guests and sponsors at The Old Town Hall to recognise the people behind its catering, cleaning and health and safety services across schools and public buildings.
  The evening celebrated achievement across eleven categories, from Cleaning Team of the Year and Catering Team of the Year through to Health and Safety Compliance Champion, Unsung Hero, Making a Difference and Colleague of t
  
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• SBFM completes its first acquisition

  16-09-2026 15:07 via fmj.co.uk
  SBFM has bought the business and assets of commercial cleaning company ecosense, following the company’s entry into administration.
  Marking the first acquisition for the soft FM provider, the deal, effective from 1 July 2026, secures ecosense’s contracts across the UK and safeguards all 1,200 of the company’s roles. Existing ecosense client contracts have transferred to SBFM and services continue without disruption.
  Founded in 2010 and headquartered in London, ecosense has grow
  
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