The British Institute of Cleaning Science (BICSc) and the Cleaning and Support Services Association (CSSA) have announced an initiative in partnership with the University of Surrey to explore innovation in the cleaning industry. FMJ reports In January, a joint initiative ...
Read More »UK expansion for Hygiacura following its acquisition of Clearlake Cleaning
Hygiacura Group Limited, an investment vehicle focused on building a nationwide network of commercial cleaning and facilities management companies, has acquired Clearlake Cleaning Limited. This move follows the successful acquisition of Sector Support Services Limited, further strengthening Hygiacura’s position in ...
Read More »Southern Health Trust and Medirest awarded NHS Exemplar status
Southern Health Trust, in partnership with Compass Group UK and Ireland’s healthcare division, Medirest, has been awarded NHS ‘Exemplar’ status for outstanding cleaning services at four sites. The acknowledgement recognises their partnership approach to cleanliness, which has embraced the 2021 ...
Read More »NIC Group launches ‘groundbreaking’ in-house apprenticeship programme
The Department of Education has awarded NIC Group a place on the Apprentice Provider and Assessment Register, enabling the business to deliver its own apprenticeships in-house. As the first Employer Provider for Apprenticeships in its field this initiative will enable ...
Read More »Truvox International partners with i-Team Professional to bring imop Lite and i-scrub 21B to the UK
Hedge End, Southampton-based Truvox International has signed an agreement with Eindhoven, The Netherlands-based i-Team Professional to bring two of its products to the UK cleaning and FM market under the Truvox brand. Joining the existing Truvox line-up are imop Lite ...
Read More »Hygiacura acquires Sector Support Services as part of bold expansion strategy
Hygiacura Group Limited, a newly established investment vehicle specialising in growing a nationwide group of commercial cleaning and facilities management companies, has acquired Sector Support Services Limited, marking the beginning of Hygiacura’s ambitious growth-through-acquisition strategy. Hygiacura’s investors and management team ...
Read More »BCIS FM forecast expects a ‘substantial fall’ in repair and maintenance output
According to the latest quarterly forecast for the FM sector from the Building Cost Information Service (BCIS), repair and maintenance output is expected to fall substantially in 2024, by 5.6 per cent compared with 2023. In 2025, the forecast cites ...
Read More »Do traditional cleaning products made from petrochemicals meet the demands of FM’s ESG goals?
By Georgia Jordan, Content Writer at Biological Preparations Responding to the widespread growth of the environmental movement, many cleaning products are adopting visible eco-initiatives like minimising plastic waste and addressing transport-related Scope 3 emissions. While monitoring transportation is important in ...
Read More »Olaya Rodriguez joins Rubbermaid Commercial Products as Sustainability and Communications Manager
Rubbermaid Commercial Products (RCP) has announced the appointment of Adriana Olaya Rodriguez as its new Sustainability and Communications Manager. The multi-lingual author of Make them Behave Sustainably, takes on the newly created position at the global waste and recycling, cleaning ...
Read More »Churchill wins dual service shopping centre deal
Churchill Group has secured a three-year dual service contract with Heathway Shopping Centre in Dagenham. The contract, which commenced at the beginning of 2024, includes cleaning and security services delivered through Amulet. Heathway Shopping Centre is a cornerstone of the ...
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