Cleaning Industry news

• Sodexo launches data-driven reporting tool spotlighting social value impact

  10-03-2025 11:27 via FMJ
  
  Sodexo UK & Ireland’s Government business has launched a new client-focussed, data-driven reporting platform to support its public sector clients define, track, measure and evidence the social value over the lifetime of client’s contract.
  Aligned to UN Sustainable Development Goals and nationally recognised methodologies for calculating Social Return on Investment (SROI), Sodexo’s new Social Impact Reporting Platform has been custom-built enabling it to operationalise its c
  
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• ASSIST FM joins the BCC

  30-10-2026 12:45 via Cleaning Hygiene Today
  
  The British Cleaning Council has welcomed ASSIST FM as its latest member, saying the addition will strengthen the cleaning, hygiene and waste sector’s voice.
  There is considerable synergy between the BCC and ASSIST FM and the move will support the BCC’s role as the voice of the UK’s £72 billion cleaning, hygiene and waste sector.
  ASSIST FM is a non-profit association representing facilities management services across all 32 Scottish local authorities, so it has an extensive Scottish netwo
  
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• ISS celebrates 60 years in the UK

  30-10-2026 12:38 via Cleaning Hygiene Today
  
  On Saturday 31 October, ISS is marking 60 years of operating in the UK, a milestone that forms part of the company’s 125th anniversary as a global business in 2026.
  Since the beginning, it’s always been about peopleISS began life in Copenhagen in 1901 as a night watch company, before pioneering contract cleaning in the 1930s. From its earliest days, the business grew by investing in its people, with training, professional standards and employee welfare at its heart.
  That approach travelled w
  
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• Small changes, big impact: ideas into action at the TSA Autumn Conference

  30-10-2026 12:27 via Cleaning Hygiene Today
  
  The TSA’s Autumn Conference explored how relatively small changes can make a significant difference to commercial laundries. Sustainability, safety, communication and culture were recurring themes and, as with previous years, practical advice was given through various research updates and industry debate.
  The Cotswolds venue hosted two days of workshops, presentations and networking. The packed programme included personal subjects like self-promotion and neurodiversity as well as broader indus
  
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• All change at industry-leading Council

  30-10-2026 12:11 via Cleaning Hygiene Today
  
  The British Institute of Cleaning Science (BICSc) has announced a number of key council changes including its new Chair who has been joined by new council members.
  At the recent BICSc AGM it was all change, as Soo Bartholomew stood down as Chair following her three-year tenure and she was joined by Frank Veneman who also departed after his triple-year service as an individual council member.
  Bartholomew passed on the baton to Yvonne Taylor who has gone from joining the profession as a cleaning
  
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• Churchill Group awarded Menopause Friendly Workplace Accreditation

  27-10-2026 12:55 via Cleaning Hygiene Today
  
  Churchill Group has been awarded Menopause Friendly Workplace Accreditation by Henpicked, the menopause in the workplace training provider. The accreditation recognises the organisation’s efforts to raise awareness, build understanding, and provide practical support for colleagues experiencing menopause.
  Churchill Group was assessed independently across five key areas: culture, policies and processes, training, engagement and workplace environment. The accreditation reflects Churchill Group’
  
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• Three industry bodies launch global AI Readiness Toolkit to guide Cleaning and FM’s AI journey

  26-10-2026 15:11 via Cleaning Hygiene Today
  
  Three leading industry bodies representing the cleaning and facilities management sectors have launched a new global AI Readiness Toolkit to help businesses navigate the opportunities and challenges of artificial intelligence (AI).
  The European Cleaning and Facility Services Industry (EFCI) has partnered with the World Federation of Building Service Contractors (WFBSC) and the Building Service Contractors Association International (BSCAI) on this new international collection of resources, which
  
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• BICSc host successful sessions at leading lifestyle show

  26-10-2026 15:00 via Cleaning Hygiene Today
  
  Experts from BICSc hosted knowledge sharing sessions and industry-leading discussions disclosing top tips, trends, home hacks and more at this year’s Home, Life & You Show.
  The team from the British Institute of Cleaning Science (BICSc) hosted the Home Stage at the event which welcomed a diverse range of expert speakers, authors, practitioners and inspirational presenters, all offering practical advice and real-life experiences to attendees. During the two-day event BICSc led sessions and
  
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• Cleanliness counts: why hotel hygiene can make (or break) the guest experience

  22-10-2026 13:16 via Cleaning Hygiene Today
  
  Jamie Woodhall, UK Technical & Innovations Manager at Initial Washroom Hygiene
  In a job interview and when meeting a partner’s parents for the first time, make the right first impression, and you can start to relax.
  But for hotels, a guest’s first impression, and their second, third, and fourth, are just as important. From crossing the threshold of reception on their way to check in, to when they check out, guests will notice the cleanliness of the spaces they encounter.  This will inev
  
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• Cleaning firm supports NEETs through apprenticeships

  22-10-2026 12:50 via Cleaning Hygiene Today
  
  One of the largest commercial cleaning companies in London is harnessing the power of apprenticeships to help people either escape unemployment or climb up the career ladder.
  London-based Regular Cleaning has over 1,300 colleagues across multiple locations and its Service Support Centre in Lewisham.
  The family-owned business has grown significantly in recent years and has a strong belief in offering career progression opportunities, particularly through apprenticeships.
  Working with Realise Trai
  
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• Tennant Company introduces its first autonomous robotic vacuum

  22-10-2026 12:37 via Cleaning Hygiene Today
  
  Tennant Company, a world leader in designing, manufacturing, and marketing solutions to reinvent how the world cleans, has announced the launch of the P1 VAC, the company’s first autonomous robotic vacuum.
  Designed to make robotic cleaning approachable and practical for everyday commercial environments, the P1 VAC combines autonomous vacuuming and dust mopping with a side brush that sweeps debris from walls and edges into the machine’s cleaning path. The compact platform, says Tennant, helps
  
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• SBFM appointed to GCA framework

  21-10-2026 12:25 via Cleaning Hygiene Today
  
  Soft services cleaning provider SBFM has been named as a supplier on Government Commercial Agency’s (GCA) RM6378 Facilities Management and Security Services framework. This strengthens SBFM’s ability to support public sector organisations in the UK.GCA is the UK’s central commercial and procurement organisation, connecting public and private sectors to achieve the best outcomes for the UK and its citizens. GCA uses its commercial expertise to create a simpler procurement experi
  
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• Trusted partnership protects environment and safety

  21-10-2026 12:15 via Cleaning Hygiene Today
  
  A Northamptonshire-based biohazard remediation company has formed a strategic partnership with a trusted waste management company to complete contaminated land remediation projects safely and efficiently across the UK.
  Desborough-based Specialist Remediation Solutions (SRS) has joined forces with waste management and aggregate firm Aggregate Movements in Bedford to enable both companies to meet rigorous environmental compliance standards while delivering projects involving hazardous waste.
  SRS M
  
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• Minster Cleaning marks 30 years with greener travel and local partnership

  20-10-2026 14:10 via Cleaning Hygiene Today
  
  A Northamptonshire cleaning company is marking 30 years of trading with a fleet investment designed to support customers, strengthen frontline supervision and reduce its environmental impact.
  Minster Cleaning has partnered with leading local vehicle leasing firm, Silverstone Leasing, to add three new cars to their fleet of service vehicles.
  The trio of new Nissan Qashqai e-POWER hybrid vehicles will support Minster’s area supervisors, who visit approximately 350 customer sites across North
  
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• Standardising cleaning supplies can create new exceptions

  20-10-2026 13:39 via Cleaning Hygiene Today
  
  By Ian Adams, Owner of Speciality Wipes
  A contractor decides to reduce the number of cleaning wipes used across a mixed-use building. Several products are removed from the approved list and replaced with one general-purpose wipe. It’s cheaper to order in bulk, takes up less cupboard space and gives supervisors fewer stock lines to manage.
  Then a cleaner takes that same wipe into the building’s server room. It’s on the trolley, it’s approved for the contract, and nobody ha
  
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• London Luton Airport reappoints Cawleys for waste management services

  20-10-2026 13:30 via Cleaning Hygiene Today
  
  Cawleys, a subsidiary of SUEZ in the UK, has been reappointed by LLA to deliver its waste management services for a further five years, building on a successful partnership that supports the airport’s waste management plans and sustainability goals.
  The contract extension follows the original award in 2021 and will see Cawleys continue to manage all airside and landside waste operations, supporting the airport’s environmental targets while introducing new innovations in recycling, di
  
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• CHSA puts members at the heart of new advertising campaign

  16-10-2026 12:39 via Cleaning Hygiene Today
  
  The Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association (CHSA) has launched a new advertising campaign that demonstrates the commercial value of membership. With members front and centre, the campaign features manufacturers and suppliers explaining what CHSA membership means to them and, importantly, their customers.
  Focused on the simple proposition – “Our Standards. Your Guarantee” – the campaign showcases the role of the CHSA’s Accreditation Schemes in providing in
  
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• TEA ROUNDS BEWARE! Office kettle hides loo-level bacteria as flu season hits

  16-10-2026 12:27 via Cleaning Hygiene Today
  
  With flu jabs being rolled out across the UK and cases expected to peak over December and January, the annual office cold is about to do the rounds. Windows are shut, the heating is on and the tea round is in full swing. But new research suggests germ risks are not just the colleague sniffling at the next desk. It could be the kettle.
  An experiment, conducted by Banner, swabbed eight of the most touched areas in the workplace and cultivated the samples in agar-filled Petri dishes to compare germ
  
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• The Cleaning Show 2027 to bring the UK’s £72bn cleaning and hygiene industry together in London

  14-10-2026 12:51 via Cleaning Hygiene Today
  
  The Cleaning Show will return to Excel London from 16–18 March 2027, bringing suppliers, buyers and operational leaders together as cleaning teams face rising expectations around hygiene, staffing, sustainability and cost control.
  The event will give professionals responsible for cleaning and hygiene the opportunity to compare products in person, test new equipment, hear how other organisations are tackling shared challenges and identify solutions for their own operations.
  The 2027 show fo
  
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• 2Pure Products’ closed-loop LoopBox solution

  14-10-2026 12:36 via Cleaning Hygiene Today
  
  UK-based hygiene industry innovator 2Pure Products is measurably reducing plastic waste through LoopBox, the UK’s first closed-loop initiative for recycling both containers and packaging in the cleaning and facilities management (FM) sector.
  Market-leading products, including OdorBac Tec4 multipurpose cleaner and OdorBac Toilet & Scale, are delivered to commercial customers in reusable LoopBoxes. Once empty, containers are returned in the boxes, collected by UK distributor BCHS (Bunzl
  
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• Kärcher shines a light on the people behind our everyday moments

  13-10-2026 13:26 via Cleaning Hygiene Today
  
  The UK’s wider cleaning, hygiene and waste sector contributes nearly £72 billion to the economy and employs 1.51 million people, around five per cent of the national workforce. Behind those figures are the cleaning professionals who help keep workplaces, schools, hospitality venues, healthcare settings and public spaces clean, safe and ready for use every day.
  Much of that work takes place before the day begins, after buildings have closed or in the background of busy environments. Y
  
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• ‘WeeCan’ – and we did … successful charity partnership between Perfect Hygiene and UCAN

  13-10-2026 13:15 via Cleaning Hygiene Today
  
  An innovative campaign launched two years ago to help men manage urinary incontinence conditions in public and social settings has now become established across the North-east of Scotland.
  Independent hygiene and clinical waste service provider Perfect Hygiene teamed up with Aberdeen-based charity UCAN to provide washroom bins where men living with urological issues can discreetly dispose of sanitary products.
  Their joint ‘WeeCan’ campaign was created not only to provide men with pr
  
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• Cardiff biosciences company to inspire future of STEM with new award

  13-10-2026 13:02 via Cleaning Hygiene Today
  
  Genesis Biosciences has launched a new award to inspire the next generation of scientists as the company approaches its 25th anniversary in 2027.
  The Young Scientist of the Year Award challenges secondary school students across Cardiff and the Vale of Glamorgan to investigate how microbiology could help address a real-world challenge of the future.The competition, which has categories for both GCSE and A-level students, is designed around scientific research, reasoning, evaluation and communica
  
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• Mrs Buckét is the second Welsh business to receive prestigious CX Excellence Mark

  12-10-2026 13:20 via Cleaning Hygiene Today
  
  Commercial cleaning company Mrs Buckét has become the second company in Wales to be awarded the prestigious Insight6 CX Excellence Mark, recognising its outstanding commitment to customer experience.
  The accolade, awarded through the Insight6 CX Excellence Recognition Scheme, celebrates businesses that put customers first, actively listen to feedback, invest in their teams and embed high service standards into everyday practice. Bluestone was the first Welsh company to achieve the award
  
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• Courage, expertise and new affiliations at the Environmental Cleaners Military Awards 2026

  12-10-2026 13:10 via Cleaning Hygiene Today
  
  On 22 September 2026, the Worshipful Company of Environmental Cleaners (WCEC) held its annual Military Awards at Drapers’ Hall, recognising outstanding contributions to environmental health and wellbeing across the Armed Forces and cadet organisations.
  More than 170 guests attended, making it one of the best supported events in the Company’s calendar. The Environmental Cleaners were joined by their Military Affiliates: the Royal Army Medical Service, the Royal Air Force Environmental
  
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• ECH Awards 2026 winners announced

  09-10-2026 12:30 via Cleaning Hygiene Today
  
  The professional cleaning and hygiene industry came together in Palma de Mallorca on 8 October to celebrate the winners of the European Cleaning & Hygiene Awards 2026.
  Held at the spectacular Pueblo Español, the ninth edition of the awards saw industry leaders from across Europe gather for an evening celebrating the people, businesses and initiatives making a difference across the sector.
  A total of 56 finalists competed across 11 categories, showcasing
  
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• Fenton Packaging Solutions and Quadpak bring UN-approved Bag-in-Box solutions to the cleaning and hygiene sector

  08-10-2026 13:52 via Cleaning Hygiene Today
  
  “By combining Quadpak’s flexible packaging expertise with Fenton’s market knowledge and customer relationships, we can help businesses identify suitable packaging alternatives for their cleaning, hygiene and chemical packaging requirements.” 
  UN-approved Bag-in-Box (BiB) packaging is now available for detergents, professional cleaning products and suitable chemical applications in the UK, Ireland and the United Arab Emirates, providing an alternative to traditional r
  
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• New software lets kitchen extract cleaning firms send TR19 Grease reports and certificates from the engineer’s phone

  08-10-2026 13:28 via Cleaning Hygiene Today
  
  Bristol-based Smart Solutions has launched SMART – TR19 Grease reporting, software built for UK firms that clean kitchen extract systems to TR19 Grease, BESA’s specification for grease extract ductwork.
  On site, the engineer records grease deposit readings and before-and-after photographs on their phone. Back at the office, the job is reviewed and the client receives a locked post-clean report and a certificate in the cleaning firm’s own branding, with a draft invoice raised i
  
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• TSA launches fire audit to strengthen safety and insurability in commercial laundries

  07-10-2026 14:09 via Cleaning Hygiene Today
  
  The Textile Services Association (TSA) is introducing a new Fire Safety Code of Practice Audit for commercial laundries, designed to strengthen fire risk management across the sector and demonstrate a consistent, independently verified approach to fire safety. It has been developed in consultation with TSA members, expert fire safety auditors, insurance brokers and independent audit provider WorkNest. The audit aims not only to further improve fire prevention in commercial laundries, but also to
  
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• Churchill appointed to GCA framework as soft FM supplier

  06-10-2026 14:40 via Cleaning Hygiene Today
  
  Churchill has been named as a supplier on Government Commercial Agency’s (GCA) Facilities Management and Security Services framework (RM6378).
  GCA is the UK’s central commercial and procurement organisation, connecting public and private sectors to achieve the best outcomes for the UK and its citizens. GCA uses its commercial expertise to create a simpler procurement experience that redirects valuable resources into essential public services – creating value for the nation.
  Chu
  
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