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• Serco increases full-year guidance following ‘good progress’

  28-06-2024 11:58 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Serco has updated its full-year guidance for 2024 having reported “good progress” in the first six months.
  The outsourcing firm reports that group revenue is in line with expectations at around £2.4bn, and underlying operating profit is ahead of plan at approximately £140m, with progress in improving productivity and the underlying performance of its portfolio delivering a margin of around 5.8%.
  The company also adds it is in a strong financial position with adjusted net
  
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• Principle joins Churchill’s group of specialist businesses

  29-06-2026 15:19 via chtmag.com
  
  Churchill Group has today (29 June) welcomed Principle, one of London’s most established specialist commercial cleaning providers, into its group of businesses. With more than 37 years of experience, a strong reputation and deep expertise across London’s landmark buildings, Principle and Churchill’s Portfolio business will merge. This will see the Principle brand continue to operate under its well-recognised identity, with Churchill’s Portfolio brand transitioning into it
  
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• Churchill welcomes Principle Cleaning Services into its group of specialist businesses

  29-06-2026 15:11 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Churchill Group has today (29 June) welcomed Principle, one of London’s most established specialist commercial cleaning providers, into its group of businesses.
  With more than 37 years of experience, a strong reputation and deep expertise across London’s landmark buildings, Principle and Churchill’s Portfolio business will merge. This will see the Principle brand continue to operate under its well-recognised identity, with Churchill’s Portfolio brand transitioning into it
  
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• SFG20 unveils new Ratification and Compliance Committee

  29-06-2026 12:18 via fmj.co.uk
  
  The new committee has been launched by industry standard SFG20 to safeguard maintenance standards in the age of AI.
  SFG20 has announced the launch of its Ratification and Compliance Committee, a collective of leading industry bodies established to provide independent oversight of SFG20 maintenance schedules. The committee will ensure that the governance processes behind the standard remain transparent, evidence-based and aligned with current legislation and industry best practices.
  Bringing
  
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• Axis CLC expands fire safety and compliance services offering with acquisition

  29-06-2026 11:38 via fmj.co.uk
  
  National provider of essential property compliance and maintenance services, Axis CLC, has acquired Fieldway Group Limited, a provider of specialist fire safety and compliance services to the public sector.
  Founded in 1999, Fieldway has a strong track record of growth, deep technical expertise and well-established relationships across the social housing, healthcare and education sectors and holds preferred supplier status on multiple national and regional fire safety procurement frameworks.
  The
  
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• CHSA Excellence Awards 2026: celebrating the industry’s best

  29-06-2026 11:21 via cleaningmag.com
  
  The Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association (CHSA) has announced the winners of the 2026 CHSA Excellence Awards, recognising outstanding achievement, innovation, and commitment across the cleaning and hygiene industry.
  
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• Anenta expands into facilities management

  29-06-2026 11:12 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Independent healthcare waste management specialist, Anenta, has announced it will be expanding its services into facilities management with the appointment of former NHS Director of Primary Care, William Cunningham-Davis, as its new Director of Development & Partnerships.
  The appointment comes as organisations across the NHS, the public sector, and the wider private sector face growing pressure to reduce costs, cut CO₂, enhance sustainability, improve financial performance, and navigat
  
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• The Workplace Technology Group formalises parent company structure

  29-06-2026 10:13 via fmj.co.uk
  
  The Workplace Technology Group has formalised its parent company structure, bringing its specialist divisions into closer alignment to support continued growth across the world.
  The move, says The Workplace Technology Group, will strengthen coordination between its five operating companies while maintaining the leadership of each Managing Director. The structure creates a single, integrated delivery model for organisations seeking multi-technology workplace, infrastructure and data centre soluti
  
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• Restore Information Management reduces mileage and emissions across its fleet

  29-06-2026 09:43 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Restore Information Management has reduced mileage and CO2 emissions by 25 per cent at four of its sites after introducing AI-powered route optimisation technology to improve the efficiency of its national fleet.
  The UK-owned provider of information management services, has partnered with fleet optimisation specialist Optimize to improve route planning and make better use of its vehicles across the UK.
  Using data and AI to analyse customer locations, vehicle capacity and traffic conditions, the
  
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• Survey reveals widespread gaps in workplace mediation skills

  26-06-2026 13:51 via fmj.co.uk
  
  According to a new Acas survey, one third of Britain’s workplaces do not have staff with the necessary mediation skills to resolve a workplace conflict.
  The Acas survey, carried out by YouGov, found that 33 per cent of workers thought that their organisation did not have people with the necessary mediation skills to resolve a workplace conflict, with the figure rising to 40 per cent for SMEs.
  Mediation is a way of mending relationships when there is a disagreement at work, and looks at how
  
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• Protecting power: Why grid capacity is becoming critical in logistics real estate

  26-06-2026 13:02 via fmj.co.uk
  
  By Anne Brom (Savills Cross-border team) and Abe Jongbloed (Head of Property Management Netherlands)
  In today’s European logistics market, access to power is no longer a given: it is a strategic asset. What was once a future challenge is now an immediate constraint. In many locations, grid capacity is already insufficient to support existing operational requirements, let alone future demand from electrification, automation, and energy-intensive occupiers. Property managers are increasingly
  
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• The Clean Space appointed by SET to support its growing London art centres

  26-06-2026 11:54 via chtmag.com
  
  Specialist commercial cleaning company, The Clean Space, has been appointed by SET, a contemporary arts organisation and registered charity, to provide scheduled cleaning services across eight sites in London.
  SET transforms vacant buildings across London into spaces for experimental culture, collective making, artistic production and community use. Founded by three artists in 2016, the organisation has grown into a network of city-wide centres, providing genuinely affordable studios, a multidis
  
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• The Clean Space awarded cleaning services contract across SET’s London art centres

  26-06-2026 11:31 via fmj.co.uk
  
  SET, a contemporary arts organisation and registered charity, has appointed specialist commercial cleaning firm, The Clean Space, to provide scheduled cleaning services across eight sites in London.
  SET transforms vacant buildings across London into spaces for experimental culture, collective making, artistic production and community use. Founded by three artists in 2016, the organisation has grown into a network of city-wide centres, providing genuinely affordable studios, a multidisciplinary p
  
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• Double award win for Mitie at Hospitality Assured Awards

  26-06-2026 10:59 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Mitie secured two prestigious honours at the Hospitality Assured Awards 2026, recognising excellence in customer experience, leadership and integrated facilities management.
  The organisation received the Highest Scoring Newcomer Award following its first full Hospitality Assured assessment on the EY Integrated Facilities Management contract, achieving an outstanding World Class result.
  The assessment recognised the close collaboration between Mitie and its Journey Partners, demonstrating how int
  
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• AVA hosts MPs in Parliament for vending engagement

  26-06-2026 10:47 via fmj.co.uk
  
  AVA: The Vending & Automated Retail Association recently hosted a dinner at the House of Lords, bringing together MPs and vending industry representatives to raise the profile of the UK vending sector, introduce parliamentarians to the people and businesses behind it, and open a dialogue on the legislative challenges it faces.
  The AVA’s members account for 80 per cent of the UK vending industry’s £3.6 billion turnover and employ more than 19,500 people directly, with furthe
  
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• Compass Group UK & Ireland CEO to retire

  26-06-2026 10:04 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Robin Mills, CEO of Compass Group UK & Ireland, will retire this summer after 19 years with the business, including seven years as CEO and as a member of the Compass Group PLC Executive Committee.
  Known for his people-centred and client-focused leadership, Mills has overseen a period of significant growth, with the UK & Ireland business doubling in size during his tenure. He successfully guided the organisation through the challenges of the Covid-19 pandemic, helping it emerge stronger a
  
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• BICSc reveals 2026 awards finalists

  26-06-2026 09:30 via cleaningmag.com
  
  The finalists for this year’s BICSc awards have been revealed after another record-breaking number of entries were submitted to the Institute. The BICSc annual awards, which will be staged in September, saw another significant increase in nominations across numerous categories with outstanding entries highlighting how standards continue to rise industry-wide.
  
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• 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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• Climate X and Mitie form partnership focused on physical climate risk

  24-06-2026 15:12 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Climate X, a leader in climate resilience analytics, has announced a new partnership with Mitie to help organisations identify, quantify and mitigate the physical impacts of climate change across their assets and operations.
  Through the partnership, Climate X’s climate risk intelligence tools will power Mitie’s new Climate Change Risk Assessment service. This says Climate X, will enable Mitie to help customers identify climate vulnerabilities, assess financial exposure and develop ta
  
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• A legacy of leadership: Douglas Cooke steps down from CSSA role

  24-06-2026 14:34 via chtmag.com
  
  After 33 years of dedicated service to the Cleaning & Support Services Association (CSSA), including two terms as Chairman spanning four and six years, Principle Cleaning Services’ Founder and Chairman, Douglas Cooke, is stepping down from his long-standing role as a Director of the Association.
  The announcement was made on 5 June at the CSSA Annual Luncheon at The Savoy, London, where colleagues, peers and industry leaders gather to celebrate the achievements of the professional clean
  
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