Cleaning Industry news

• Spanish contract cleaning association has new president

  03-04-2024 01:00 via europeancleaningjournal.com
  Spanish contract cleaning employers' association ASPEL has a new president -Juan Ignacio Beltrán García-Echániz, CEO of Serveo."It gives me great pride and it is a huge responsibility to represent such an important sector in society as is the cleaning sector", said the new president."One of my priorities is to work for the reform of the Public Sector Deindexation Law and to allow modification of the price of contracts already impacted by cost increases, including the minimum
  
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• Manchester Cleaning Show Shortlisted for Prestigious Best UK Tradeshow Award

  20-05-2024 16:14 via cleaningmag.com
  
  Co-organisers Quartz Business Media and the British Cleaning Council are delighted to announce that The Manchester Cleaning Show 2024 has been shortlisted for an AEO Association of Event Organisers Excellence Award 2024!
  
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• Powerful performance with Makita’s cordless power washer

  20-05-2024 13:18 via chtmag.com
  
  Power tool manufacturer Makita UK has added the new cordless HW001G XGT High Pressure Washer, to its high performance 40VMax XGT range. An ideal solution for trade professionals working with no access to mains power, it provides exceptional mobility combined with a reliable and regular flow rate and pressure, facilitated by three different operation modes.
  The new 40VMax HW001G XGT Brushless High Pressure Washer offers a powerful performance akin to corded washers, with a maximum permissible pre
  
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• Sustainability in cleaning products: The need for a holistic view

  20-05-2024 13:06 via chtmag.com
  
  Ashleigh Brownhill, Commercial Director, EcoTech (Europe) Ltd
  Sustainability has in recent times become a vital criterion in product selection across a broad spectrum of industries.
  Indeed, the sustainability credentials of a potential supplier are often now a pivotal factor in the decision as to whether or not that supplier will be chosen.
  In cleaning and hygiene applications, as elsewhere, customers and end users are seeking to cut their carbon footprint and leave a greener legacy.
  This has p
  
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• Automated gates on site are they safe?

  20-05-2024 11:44 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Automated gates are a regular feature on commercial properties. However, these gates are legally defined as machines, and as such, if the appropriate safety protocol is not adopted, they are capable of inflicting serious injury and ultimately can cause a fatality, warns Rob Williams, Technical and Training Manager, Gate Safe
  Since the inception of Gate Safe in 2010, there have been positive developments in terms of an improved awareness of the required safety features for automated gates that sh
  
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• BSIA appoints new chair

  20-05-2024 11:21 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Martin Watson has been appointed as the new Chair of the British Security Industry Association (BSIA).
  With a background in fire, security and engineering spanning 40 years, Watson is currently Industry Laison Director for BSIA members Mitie Fire & Security Systems; he is also the Chair of the Fire Industry Association, and until recently, was Chair of the Association’s Security Systems section.
  He will take over the role from Simon Banks, who was appointed Chair in July 2018, and is B
  
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• phs Group scoops project of the year accolade at Business Charity Awards

  20-05-2024 11:11 via cleaningmag.com
  
  Hygiene specialist phs Group took home a prestigious award recently having being shortlisted in four categories at the 2024 Business Charity Awards.
  
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• United Living awarded 14-year deal with L&Q

  20-05-2024 10:46 via fmj.co.uk
  
  United Living Property Services (ULPS) has secured a 14-year contract, worth up to £205 million with residential developer & housing association, L&Q, as part of its sector-leading Major Works Investment Programme.
  The contract covers all planned investment and regeneration works across L&Q homes in Trafford and forms part of the housing association’s North West Major Works Investment Programme.
  The programme, which is now in its second year, is believed to be the industr
  
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• University of Bradford and SSE Energy Solutions partner to drive green technology and skills development

  20-05-2024 10:07 via fmj.co.uk
  
  A strategic partnership has been signed between the University of Bradford and energy infrastructure expert SSE Energy Solutions to collaborate on education, research, and the implementation of sustainable energy initiatives.
  The partnership aims to use the expertise and resources of both organisations to enhance educational opportunities, foster cutting-edge research, and explore innovative solutions to address the university’s energy supply and decarbonisation goals. The collaborati
  
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• ‘Gender-neutral lavatories are dirtier than men's and women's toilets’

  20-05-2024 01:00 via europeancleaningjournal.com
  Ladies' toilets are cleaner and less germ-laden than the gents', according to new research. But the gender-neutral lavatories tested were the dirtiest of them all.The study was carried out by consultant microbiologist at NHS Lanarkshire Professor Stephanie Dancer who examined the bacteria levels in various hospital toilets.The door handles in the gents' were found to be around eight times as dirty as those in the ladies' while the cleanest facilities were the female staff toilets. However gender
  
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• £557m government investment for public buildings to switch to cleaner energy 

  17-05-2024 15:09 via fmj.co.uk
  
  More public buildings and businesses will benefit from over half a billion pounds in government funding to help reduce their energy bills and carbon emissions.Schools, pools, and hospitals will be supported to make energy efficient upgrades, with over £557 million government investment. The new projects will help reduce emissions and cut bills, as part of the government’s plan to reach its world-leading net zero targets in a sustainable, pragmatic way.
  Heat pumps, solar panels, insu
  
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• Simply Washrooms partners with The Rivers Trust

  17-05-2024 14:05 via chtmag.com
  
  Sustainable washroom services provider, Simply Washrooms, has announced a new charity partnership with environmental NGO, The Rivers Trust.
  The year-long partnership will see the two organisations work together to tackle two key issues which impact our rivers – water pollution and water use – through a combination of educational public messaging, volunteering and fundraising.
  Andrew Shelley, Director of Operations, Simply Washrooms said: “As a major provider of hygiene services
  
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• GPA advances plans for new government digital campus in Manchester

  17-05-2024 13:16 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Plans for a state-of-the-art government digital campus in Manchester took a step closer to fruition following a significant land deal.
  The Government Property Agency (GPA) has exchanged contracts to acquire five acres of the former Central Retail Park in Ancoats, from Manchester City Council (MCC).
  This marks an important step in advancing the GPA’s plans to build Manchester Digital Campus, a new Government office complex in the city, bringing together a number of Civil Service department
  
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• Solid solution

  17-05-2024 11:40 via fmj.co.uk
  
  As waste disposal costs increase, Lee Knott, the Chief Executive of biotechnology business Advetec explains the benefits of turning non-recyclable waste into Solid Recovered Fuel (SRF)
  Faced with the onerous responsibility of Scope 3 emissions reporting and an ever-increasing need for the highest levels of environmental governance, facility managers must become more knowledgeable about the waste their organisations and supply chains create.
  This is particularly timely as the waste industry is fa
  
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• BCO crowns South West’s best workplaces

  17-05-2024 11:12 via fmj.co.uk
  
  The South of England’s and South Wales’s most outstanding workplaces have been announced, with British Council for Offices Awards going to six office buildings across the region.
  Held at The Coal Exchange Hotel, the BCO’s annual South of England and South Wales Awards Dinner celebrated the high-calibre of the region’s offices in terms of design, fit-out operation and sustainability, setting the standard for excellence across the sector.
  The winners of this year’s co
  
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• ABM takes Gold award for health and safety excellence

  17-05-2024 10:24 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Integrated facility and aviation services provider, ABM, has been awarded a Gold RoSPA award for the fifth consecutive year.
  The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) is a leading voice in health and safety, campaigning to reduce avoidable accidents at home, on the road, at work and at leisure. The RoSPA Gold Health and Safety Award sees ABM reaffirm its recognition as a world-leader in health and safety practice.
  The timing of the recognition comes as ABM recently celebrated its
  
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• Is the future workforce on hold?

  17-05-2024 10:09 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Fifty-seven per cent of UK employers have stated that they are now hiring less graduates than last year.
  This comes as recent figures from job search engine Adzuna show that graduate positions have dropped nearly a third across the UK (twice the amount of all job vacancies) – adding further to reports last year of graduate jobs contracting alongside low entry-level pay.
  A recent poll by specialist recruitment firm Robert Walters reveals that as a result, over three-fifths of recent gr
  
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• Helping a cleaning products company branch out into new markets

  17-05-2024 09:30 via cleaningmag.com
  
  Michelin Development is helping a Stoke-on-Trent-based cleaning products company launch a new venture, which has already created additional jobs in the city.
  
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• Expansion at East On Commercial Interiors

  17-05-2024 09:28 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Design and Build specialists, East On Commercial Interiors have recently announced an expansion in their Design team, with Fernanda Scholz being appointed to the role of Head of Design, overseeing the company’s creative and technical output from architectural drawings through to space planning and interior design.
  East On has also appointed Ellie Pearson as Junior Interior Designer to support Fernanda within the design team. These new roles come after a period of intense growth across the
  
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• Window cleaners face ‘grave risks’ when using water-fed poles near overhead power lines, warns FWC

  16-05-2024 15:05 via chtmag.com
  
  Steve Kennedy, Vice Chairman, FWC
  Following the deaths or injury of a number of window cleaners from electrocution while using water-fed poles, the Federation of Window Cleaners (FWC) has called a crucial meeting with key industry bodies and manufacturers with the aim of agreeing improved and robust safety measures.
  In 2021 alone, two lives were lost when water-fed poles inadvertently made contact with live wires, resulting in fatal electrocutions. In a third, recent incident, a former FWC membe
  
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• Elior UK scoops catering deal at The Whitaker 

  16-05-2024 14:42 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Contract caterer, Elior, has landed a three-year deal at The Whitaker Museum & Art Gallery (The Whitaker) in Rossendale, for the provision of a variety of café, restaurant, kiosk, event and meeting catering services.
  Elior secured the contract because of its creativity and innovative plans to develop educational food offerings to accompany the museum’s calendar of exhibitions. Elior will serve local produce across The Whitaker’s 65-seat restaurant, outdoor kiosk and variet
  
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• Grazing introduces grab & go range

  16-05-2024 14:16 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Delivered-in office and venue catering specialist, Grazing, has launched a grab & go range, offering an entry-level alternative to existing delivered-in catering options.
  The new range has been designed to meet the needs of smaller offices (between 20 to 1,000 people) and hybrid working patterns, with no need for a contract or minimum order spend. It has been developed to give businesses outsourcing their catering requirements for the first-time a commercially viable option to explore.
  Grazi
  
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• Smart Service for Smart Facilities: How facility management businesses can utilise AI-powered technology to be smart, safe, efficient, and profitable 

  16-05-2024 12:53 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Smart technologies are transforming facilities management, driving energy efficiency, safety, and sustainability. However, relying solely on off-the-shelf technology can lead to inefficiencies, poor sustainability practices, and decreased customer satisfaction, impacting margins. IFS AI-powered technology empowers leading global facilities management companies to optimize field service and asset efficiency, delivering services profitably.
  IFS AI-powered technology is used by leading global facil
  
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• Appliance of science

  16-05-2024 11:24 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Dominic Folliss of Churchill describes a science-led approach that explores best practice hygiene processes, something of particular relevance for flexible workspaces
  It seems that every week there is a new report about the future of the workplace, veering from a full return to the office to predictions that remote working will become the norm. The truth probably lies somewhere in between as companies find a solution that suits them, which is often a hybrid arrangement. As such, flexible offices
  
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• Buro Happold lands key role on national heat decarbonisation framework

  16-05-2024 11:08 via fmj.co.uk
  
  The engineering, design, and advisory practice, has been awarded a place on the National Heat Network Zoning Programme to provide national zoning methodology, commercial, technical and project management support to the UK Government Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ).
  From 2025 national Heat Network Zoning policy will come into force which will seek to decarbonise heat through zoning and scheme development across England and Wales.
  Government expects heat networks and heat pumps
  
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• Veolia joins NHS Scotland Recyclates and General Waste Management Framework

  16-05-2024 10:38 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Resource management company, Veolia, has been appointed to the NHS Scotland Recyclates and General Waste Management Framework for the next five years.
  Working with the Common Services Agency (more commonly known as NHS National Services Scotland) this strategic placement will enable NHS Scotland Health Boards access to compliant and comprehensive general waste and recycling services. Supported by Veolia’s extensive treatment and collection infrastructure, the service covers all aspects of
  
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• EMCOR UK wins RoSPA Sir George Earle Trophy and FM Sector Award

  16-05-2024 10:13 via fmj.co.uk
  
  EMCOR UK has had a hugely successful year in the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) Awards. It has won the coveted Sir George Earle Trophy, the Facilities Management Industry Sector Award, an Order of Distinction, four Gold Medals and three Gold Awards, and was commended in the Water Industry Sector Award.
  Sir George Earle Trophy
  EMCOR UK has won the Sir George Earle Trophy, RoSPA’s oldest and most prestigious health and safety award. It was first given out in 1956, and
  
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• Compass delivers ‘strong set’ of half year results

  16-05-2024 09:50 via fmj.co.uk
  
  The food and support services business has announced double-digit organic revenue growth across all regions in its half year trading results for the six months ended 31 March 2024.
  The group reports a strong underlying operating profit growth of 18.7% on a constant-currency basis, to $1,474m, delivered through a balanced organic revenue growth of 11.2% and underlying operating margin up 50bps year on year to 7.1%. Operating profit increased by 35.8% to $1,420m.
  Supporting growth, Compass ha
  
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• Wide ranging exterior maintenance products from IronmongeryDirect

  16-05-2024 09:37 via fmj.co.uk
  
  Now that spring has arrived, many organisations will be turning their attention to exterior maintenance and repairs. Leading specialist retailer IronmongeryDirect can make the procurement process more efficient, with a comprehensive choice of lighting solutions, security and safety hardware in stock to suit a range of applications.
  With September 2023 marking the beginning of the phase out of fluorescent lighting, now’s the time to start sourcing suitable alternatives. IronmongeryDirect of
  
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• Diversey reinforces commitment to sustainability

  16-05-2024 09:30 via cleaningmag.com
  
  Diversey, a Solenis company, has launched two new mechanical ware washing products with significant sustainability profiles.
  
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