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Merkland Tank appoints new MD

Glasgow-based industrial tank cleaning and maintenance specialist, Merkland Tank, has announced the appointment of Colin Hotchkiss as Managing Director.   Hotchkiss joins Merkland from Loxam where he was Divisional and UK Fulfilment Director, primarily responsible for HSE, engineering, and transport ...

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TidyChoice names Housekeeper of the Year 2021

Silviya Simeonova, a West London resident, has won the 2021 Housekeeper of the Year Award. The Award, sponsored by TidyChoice, celebrates the most professional and reliable housekeepers in London. Simeonova trumped several hundred professionals across the whole of London to ...

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Kimberly-Clark Professional Golden Service Awards 2022 finalists

The finalists are announced for the 2022 Kimberly-Clark Professional™ Golden Service Awards recognising excellence, performance and commitment through unprecedented times in the cleaning and FM industry. Tipped by many as the ‘Oscars’ of the cleaning industry, these awards are the ...

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Healthcare, hospitality, and other cleaning staff facing ‘burnout’ due to severe staff shortages

Industry leaders have warned that cleaning staff in healthcare, hospitality and other parts of the sector are facing burnout because of increased workloads due to the Covid-19 pandemic and severe staff shortages. The extra procedures and protocols put in place ...

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Trauma training for cleaning firm

Staff at Edinburgh-based Perfect Clean are undergoing specialist training to help them cope with trauma. The firm has been providing Covid-19 decontamination services since the onset of the pandemic but has now expanded into trauma cleaning. Technicians are sent on ...

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Kindred to champion social value in schools

Kindred is a radical refresh of a trusted name in UK educational cleaning. Formally Ridgecrest Cleaning Services, established in 1988 and a company already well respected in the education sector, the team at Kindred have relaunched the company to reflect ...

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Cleaning industry leader recognised by the Queen

A leading figure in the cleaning and hygiene industry has been congratulated after being made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the Queen’s New Year’s Honours 2022. Kim Phillips is a Director at the British ...

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Swiftclean marks 2000 BESCA certified TR19 Grease compliant cleans

Swiftclean UK Ltd has passed a milestone of completing 2,000 BESCA certified cleans of kitchen extract systems to the BESA TR19® Grease specification. As a founder member of the BESCA Vent Hygiene Elite (VHE) scheme, Swiftclean is among the first ...

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14forty and LSS help keep COP26 attendees safe with critical cleaning services

FM provider 14forty, via its leisure arm LSS Facilities Management (both part of Compass Group UK & Ireland), was the cleaning contractor at COP26 – The UN Climate Change Conference 2021, which took place at Glasgow’s Scottish Event Campus (SEC) ...

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Cleaning business welcomes new government-backed training

Business leaders can reach their full potential with new government-backed training designed to help them thrive again as the UK builds back better. Clare Halliday, Managing Director of Refreshing Scotland Ltd, in Roslin, Midlothian, has welcomed the Help to Grow: Management course now being delivered by leading business ...

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