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PULIRE 2019 closes with a positive sign and an increasingly international imprint

The 24th PULIRE – The Smart Show came to an exciting conclusion in Verona, Italy. Presented by Afidamp Servizi and ISSA, the worldwide cleaning industry association, the biennial event was larger than ever, drawing more than 17,000 visitors—an increase of 6% over ...

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Norse adds several new deals to cleaning portfolio

Norse Group’s cleaning division has announced a string of new deals including a four-year contract worth c.£1.6 million with East College, Lowestoft, a number of primary schools, nursery and day-care facilities and estates management properties across Norfolk, as well as ...

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RP Adam announces closure plans

Selkirk-based RP Adam (Arpal Group) is set to close its cleaning products factory, putting close to 50 people out of work. According to American firm Ecolab, who took over the Arpal Group in 2017, the decision to shut the almost ...

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CHSA Gala Ball raises over £8,000 for Grief Encounter

Members and sponsors of the Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association (CHSA), together with their guests, raised over £8,000 at the Association’s Annual Gala Ball for the Chairman’s Charity, Grief Encounter. Grief Encounter supports bereaved children and their families to help ...

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ABCD celebrates 30 years with awards, AGM and lunch at Houses Of Parliament

British Cleaning Council member The Association of Building Cleaning DSPs (ABCD) – the membership association for managers of local authority cleaning and support services and their suppliers – recently celebrated its 30th anniversary with a special celebratory event at the ...

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Getting smart about managing our buildings

Chris Edwards, Facilities Show Event Director, outlines how smart technology is making an impact on cleaning and FM provision The office environment is changing with new concepts springing up all the time in terms of workspace design, such as slides ...

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Addressing plastics at CHSA Conference

The Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association (CHSA) is hosting a conference on 13 June at the National Space Centre, Leicester. Hearing from waste management experts spanning collection to recycling, delegates will gain the insight and understanding they need to address ...

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Portfolio by Churchill headlines at English National Ballet

Churchill’s high specification cleaning division, Portfolio, has secured a three-year contract extension with English National Ballet (ENB). The agreement, which is due to commence late July, will see Portfolio deliver general cleaning services at ENB’s new premises at London City ...

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Bacteria linked to diseases found in four-week-old bedsheets 

People who don’t wash their bedsheets for as little as a month will sleep alongside bacteria linked to a host of diseases such as pneumonia, gonorrhoea, and Lemierre’s syndrome, as discovered in new research by Time4Sleep.  The UK bed retailer asked a member of the public to ...

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Churchill receives encore at English National Ballet

Churchill’s high specification cleaning division, Portfolio has been awarded a three-year contract extension with English National Ballet (ENB). The agreement, which is due to commence late July, will see Portfolio deliver general cleaning services at ENB’s new premises at London ...

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