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Seven considerations for cleaning businesses for the festive season

The Christmas build up is often one of the most exciting and busiest times of year for UK businesses. This is especially true for retail, with gift buyers and Black Friday shoppers going all out. The hospitality sector has non-stop ...

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KWB Corporate Cleaning awarded two ISO accreditations

Birmingham’s KWB Corporate Cleaning is celebrating after receiving two International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) awards for their environmental performance and health and safety management, to sit alongside their ISO 9001 quality management award. Following intensive external assessment, the city centre-based ...

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A strong Health and Safety strategy can lead to staff loyalty

As staff attraction and retention continues to be an issue for cleaning operators, creating a health and safety culture that goes beyond pure regulatory compliance could be a strategic response to staffing challenges Martin Troelsgaard, Global Head of Insights at ...

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Seven benefits for cleaners and business owners of clear desk policies

Despite many businesses asking employees to return to the office over the past couple of years, the topic is still making headlines as owners and management try to balance work demands with staff needs. Hybrid working and hot desking are ...

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Managing legionella in old buildings

By Jonathan Twaites, Authorising Engineer [Water], Water Hygiene Centre Ltd Older properties can provide unique problems when trying to manage the water systems especially if the water systems were installed before any of the Water Supply (Water Fittings) Regulations 1999 ...

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Cardiff company consults with US Green Seal to implement cleaning industry-wide standards

A global biosciences company with its European headquarters in Cardiff, has been in instrumental in the introduction of new Green Seal Standards that will ensure products in America’s cleaning industry, in particular ‘spray-applied’ microbial-based cleaning products, are safer for the ...

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GBAC provides advice on cleaning and disinfecting for monkeypox

The Global Biorisk Advisory Council (GBAC), a Division of ISSA, has published an informational video that shares important information about the virus and response tactics with the cleaning industry to help eradicate this disease. The cleaning industry will need to respond as the United ...

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Swiftclean awarded top SafeContractor safety accreditation

Duct cleaning and legionella risk experts Swiftclean, has been awarded accreditation from Alcumus SafeContractor for achieving excellence in health and safety in the workplace. The company has won multiple awards for its work in assisting clients to achieve compliance and ...

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Time to refresh disinfection strategy

By Adrian Gee-Turner, Director, L’Eau Ltd The pandemic forced cleaning businesses to expand their range of services to fulfil a vital role in the fight against COVID-19. Many cleaning companies already offered disinfection, and when the pandemic hit, the industry ...

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Jangro enhances Health and Safety training module

Jangro, the largest network of independent janitorial and cleaning distributors in the UK and Ireland, has made further enhancements to its award-winning and CPD-accredited e-learning platform, the Jangro Learning Management Solution (LMS). Its newly refreshed health and safety training course is ...

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