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Research reveals UK employees’ washroom concerns and how to resolve them

New independent research has found that the majority of employees have concerns about using a workplace washroom and has revealed the washroom improvements that they would like their employers to make. The YouGov, UK employee research, commissioned by national washroom ...

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Cleaning industry needs to adapt to combat “critical” staffing shortages

Employers in the cleaning sector need to adapt to a rapidly changing workforce if they are to win the “frantic” battle for workers. redwigwam, the UK’s largest flexible worker company, says that only by adopting new approaches can businesses expect ...

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Interclean returns in 2022 full of innovations

Following its remarkable success in 2018, Interclean Amsterdam finally returns to the Dutch capital in 2022. Attracting more than 35,000 professionals from across 143 countries, the 2018 event was a truly international affair. The 2022 show will be no different, ...

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ISSA Show North America unveils innovation awards winners

Informa Markets’ ISSA Show North America has named the recipients of the 2021 ISSA Show Innovation Awards at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas. The Innovation Awards programme recognises the latest advancements for the commercial, institutional, and residential ...

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Mitie awarded £92.5m deal at the John Radcliffe Hospital

Mitie has won a new contract to provide cleaning, portering services, and catering for patients and staff at the John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford. Worth £92.5 million over a five-year term, the contract has the option to extend for up ...

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Chloe the robot joins Sodexo hospital cleaning team

Sodexo’s cleaning team at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, part of Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust, has a new recruit of the robot variety who has been named Chloe by young patients on the children’s ward. Chloe the robot will be helping the ...

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WCEC’s Eric Hill Memorial Award 2021 goes to South Thames Colleges Group

The Worshipful Company of Environmental Cleaners (WCEC) is committed to promoting excellence in all aspects of the cleaning profession. This year, it acknowledges South Thames Colleges Group for having the highest exam success rate for the City & Guilds “Practical ...

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SoftBank Robotics expands into Denmark

SoftBank Robotics EMEA has signed distributor agreements with both Abena DK (service provider and knowledge centre) and Virena ApS (cleaning service provider) for different verticals in Denmark. Under the agreement, the companies will now offer Whiz, Europe’s first industrial cobotic ...

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Climate positive products launched by new social enterprise

With  COP26 negotiations having drawn to a close , the launch of a new social enterprise, Amplify Goods, shows how ‘climate positive’ products can help businesses bring the transition to Net Zero to life through their supply chains. Led, owned, ...

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The Cleaning Show celebrates with a triumphant return to London

The UK’s largest and most important event in the cleaning and hygiene sector, The Cleaning Show, welcomed more than 4,600 visitors through its doors when it made its triumphant return to London. It marked the industry’s first physical event since ...

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