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Carl Smith joins forces with Loo of the Year Awards to champion washroom excellence

Loo of the Year Awards has been joined by Carl Smith, an industry leader in the world of ‘washrooms’ with a track record of improving accessible toilet provision across England. Smith, who recently headed up the Government’s £35 million funded ...

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Mitie takes IFM contract with the Intellectual Property Office

Mitie has secured a new contract with the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) worth £12 million over three years with the option to extend for a further two years. The new contract will see Mitie deliver fully integrated facilities management (IFM) ...

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Multi-site healthcare cleaning: The Clean Space approach

By Wesley Smith, Sales and Marketing Director at The Clean Space In today’s evolving healthcare landscape, ensuring high standards of cleanliness is critical. As healthcare providers expand their networks across multiple sites, the challenge isn’t just about maintaining cleanliness, it’s ...

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OCS announces strategic partnership with the University of Sussex

OCS has announced a new seven-year partnership with the University of Sussex, a transformative step in their commitment to delivering high-quality facilities management services. With an option to extend for an additional three years, this unique agreement sees the University ...

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Harrisons launches the Industrial Range of high performance nonwoven wipes

Harrisons, a leading manufacturer of nonwoven wipes, has launched the Industrial Range: a collection of high-performance wipes created to support industry. Harrisons took a rigorous, science-driven approach to developing the range, starting with an in-depth analysis of customer needs across various ...

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Breathe freshness into larger spaces with OurFresh 2.0 from Robert Scott’s P-Wave brand

Robert Scott’s leading fragrance and air-freshening brand P-Wave® has added OurFresh 2.0 to its active air freshener range. “Say goodbye to leaks and lazy mist bursts, with our new professional 30-day battery-operated air freshener, designed to keep larger spaces invigoratingly ...

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Sodexo appointed strategic supplier to the NHS under new national SSRM programme

Sodexo Health & Care has been appointed as one of only 15 strategic suppliers to the NHS, the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), and wider health organisations, as part of the newly launched National Strategic Supplier Relationship Management ...

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Ethical cleaning firm creates local history as it picks up a King’s Award for Enterprise

A commercial cleaning firm which helps maintain some of Derby’s best-known buildings has won a prestigious King’s Award for Enterprise for helping refugee women get back into work and rebuild their lives. Upbeat Clean, based in St Chad’s Road, has ...

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Kanso FM appoints Antony Law as MD of Cleaning

Kanso FM has appointed Antony Law as Managing Director of Cleaning, reinforcing the company’s ambitious growth strategy and commitment to operational excellence across the UK and Ireland. Law joins Kanso FM with over 17 years’ leadership experience in the facilities ...

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First-of-its-kind report finds universities spend millions on cleaning

A landmark report has revealed that UK universities are spending an estimated £300million annually on cleaning academic and residential buildings. The ‘Cleaning Services Benchmarking Review 2025,’ produced by the Association of University Directors of Estates (AUDE) and facilities management experts ...

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