Industry News

After five years leading the Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association (CHSA), Stephen Harrison, Managing Director of Harrison Wipes, has stepped down as Chairman of the Association. Lorcan Mekitarian, Sales Director of RPC bpi group, took over as Chairman of the ...

For the second consecutive year, facilities management company OCS UK is proud to celebrate its cleaning operatives on Thank Your Cleaner Day. This year’s celebration is bigger than before with OCS supporting the initiative in Ireland, Australia and New Zealand, as well as ...

Commercial contract cleaning provider, Ecocleen, has acquired Regency Cleaning Services, a family-owned cleaning business based in Henley-on-Thames, in a deal worth up to £2.5 million. With an annual turnover in excess of £4 million, Regency Cleaning Services operates throughout Berkshire, ...

The British Institute of Cleaning Science (BICSc) announced the winners of its 2019 Annual Awards in a special presentation ceremony held at Whittlebury Hall Hotel and Spa in Northamptonshire. The awards celebrate brilliance in training and accreditation throughout the cleaning ...

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has announced that Ecolab must sell off Holchem to prevent potential price rises or a lower quality of service as a result of their merger. The decision follows an in-depth Phase 2 investigation by ...

ISSA, the worldwide cleaning industry association, has appointed Dennis Goodwin as its new Education and Certification Business Development Manager. He will be responsible for the development, marketing, and sales of ISSA training, certification and education programmes in UK, Ireland, and ...

Cleaning operators are asked to support a new era in how products are packaged to give immediate visibility of virgin plastic content in what they are buying. In a landmark move, ‘Generation Z’ children, their parents and business united on ...

The British Cleaning Council (BCC) has welcomed the publication of ground-breaking advice for window-cleaners on how to reduce the risk of injury when using telescopic water-fed poles. The leaflet, entitled Window Cleaning Poles: How To Do It And Look After Your ...

ISSA, the worldwide cleaning association, has announced appointments to the 2019-2020 ISSA Residential Cleaning Council, which represents the residential cleaning industry through ARCSI, a division of ISSA. The 2019-2020 ISSA Residential Cleaning Council members are: Alonzo Adams, Chair, Busy Bee Cleaning Co., West ...

Macdet Hygiene Services Limited, a specialist ‘deep cleaning’ business with a wide range of clients across the public and private sectors, has been placed in provisional liquidation. Founded in 1988, the company provided an extensive range of deep cleaning and ...