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BCC renews call for real Living Wage to be paid in the cleaning and hygiene sector

To mark Living Wage Week (14-20 November), the British Cleaning Council (BCC) has renewed its call for cleaning and hygiene sector businesses and organisations to consider also becoming real Living Wage Employers. Supporting the real Living Wage means committing to ...

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This week is Hospice Care Week: How Cleenol has played its part in supporting end-of-life care at Katharine House Hospice

In Hospice Care Week (October 10 to 14) we learn how fourth-generation family-owned The Cleenol Group, a manufacturer and supplier of commercial and industrial cleaning and hygiene products, has enjoyed a close bond for many years with a much-loved local ...

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Cleaning industry body says the Home Secretary’s remarks about migrant workers and unskilled labour are ‘divorced from reality’

The Home Secretary Suella Braverman’s comments about reducing migrant workers entering the country have been branded as “ridiculous”, “completely out of touch” and “divorced from reality” by leaders of the cleaning industry. The £59 billion cleaning, hygiene and waste sector ...

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New dates announced for postponed APPG inquiry into cleaning and hygiene during Covid-19

The remaining two sessions of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for the Cleaning and Hygiene Industry inquiry into the role of cleaning and hygiene during the Covid-19 pandemic will take place on 11 October and 18 October.  The APPG inquiry, entitled ...

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APPG inquiry into cleaning and hygiene during Covid-19 postponed  

The remaining two sessions of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for the Cleaning and Hygiene Industry inquiry into the role of cleaning and hygiene during the Covid-19 pandemic have been postponed following the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. ...

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Industry stakeholders invited to watch APPG inquiry into cleaning during Covid-19 pandemic

Interested members of the cleaning and hygiene industry are being invited to watch an upcoming inquiry by the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for the Cleaning and Hygiene Industry. MPs will next week begin the much-needed review of the role of ...

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MPs to commence inquiry into cleaning and hygiene during Covid

On September 6th, the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for the Cleaning and Hygiene Industry will commence the much-needed review, entitled ‘Embedding Effective Hygiene for a Resilient UK’, with the aim of producing a report with policy recommendations which will feed ...

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Tork extends partnership to deliver its Environment, Cleaning and Decontamination (ECD) programme

Essity’s professional hygiene brand Tork, has extended its partnership with the Infection Prevention Society (IPS) and Sodexo, to continue to deliver its Environment, Cleaning and Decontamination (ECD) programme for IPS members. The renewed partnership, which initially began in July 2021, ...

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Mitie donates essential hygiene equipment to the Ukrainian rescue and relief centre in Poland

Mitie has shipped vital PPE and other hygiene supplies to the GE Operator Humanitarian Centre in Warsaw, which will be used for essential medical care and general hygiene for those fleeing the war in Ukraine. The centre offers temporary refuge ...

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£30m worth of education cleaning contracts in London awarded to Julius Rutherfoord

One of the capital’s largest independent cleaning contractors Julius Rutherfoord, has retained £30m worth of education cleaning contracts, awarded in the last two months, and spread over the next five years. The company, which operates in London and the surrounding ...

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