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What will 2021 look like for the commercial cleaning industry?

Shaun Doak, CEO of REACT Specialist Cleaning It may seem unsurprising that one of the industries that saw an increase throughout the pandemic was commercial cleaning. The sector quickly adapted existing technologies and methods to cope with the new virus ...

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Francois Oosthuizen joins Ecocleen as chief operations officer

Commercial contract cleaning provider, Ecocleen, has announced the appointment of Francois Oosthuizen as Chief Operations Officer. The former COO at Servest Group, joins the company with over 20 years of experience in the FM sector. With Oosthuizen’ extensive expertise within the cleaning, ...

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SoftBank Robotics signs partnership deal with Bunzl Cleaning & Hygiene Supplies

SoftBank Robotics EMEA has signed a strategic partnership with Bunzl Cleaning & Hygiene Supplies (BCHS), part of Bunzl plc, one of the fastest-growing international distribution and outsourcing groups. Under the agreement, BCHS will now offer Whiz, Europe’s first industrial cobotic ...

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Rawlins: Let this finally be the year of change for the cleaning sector

The start of a new year always brings with it reflections on the last. It’s a time when we remember our achievements and consider what changes we can make to better ourselves, both personally and professionally. When we look back ...

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Proposed APPG ‘should call for key worker status and vaccines for cleaning and hygiene personnel’

The proposed All Party Parliamentary Group for the cleaning and hygiene industry will have the status of the sector’s operatives as key and essential workers, and their priority for Covid-19 vaccination, as a priority. The British Cleaning Council (BCC), which ...

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Samsic UK delivers cleaning and hygiene services at NHS vaccination centres

Samsic UK is fielding support to a growing number of Covid-19 NHS Vaccination and Plasma Donor Centres. The national facilities management services provider is working at the Princess Royal Sports Arena in Lincoln – one of the country’s first mass vaccination ...

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‘Exceptional conformance’ to CHSA Accreditation Schemes in 2020

The coronavirus pandemic did not stop the Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association (CHSA) auditing members, giving buyers of cleaning and hygiene products the certainty that ‘what’s on the box is what’s in the box’. During 2020, a total of 146 audits took ...

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Kärcher continues to support Team BRIT

Global cleaning equipment manufacturer, Kärcher, has confirmed its support of all-disabled Team BRIT, for the third consecutive year. The global brand partnered with Team BRIT for the first time in 2019. Team BRIT’s drivers are disabled, and it aims to ...

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SC Johnson donates additional €120,000 to Save the Children

SC Johnson, an industry-leading manufacturer of household cleaning and other consumer and professional products, is donating an additional €120,000 to help Save the Children address urgent local needs of vulnerable children and families across Europe. Donations supporting projects in the ...

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The BCC is ‘proud’ to support the Living Wage

The British Cleaning Council (BCC) has renewed its commitment to being a Living Wage employer, encouraging member organisations to support the payment of the real Living Wage. This commitment should apply equally to directly employed staff and also to third ...

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