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New software puts wellbeing at the centre of cleaning activities  

As a result of Coronavirus cleaning activities have an even greater impact on the wellbeing of people in a building. The users of the building, cleaning teams, site and facilities staff are all are affected. Creating the right level of ...

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Principle wins five-year deal at 22 Bishopsgate

Principle Cleaning Services has been awarded a contract with JLL for an initial five-year term to provide housekeeping services to London’s new, people-focused workplace destination, 22 Bishopsgate. Offering over 1.275 million square feet of office space over 62 floors, 22 ...

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Companies that pivot to hand sanitiser production should heed varying rules

Hand Sanitiser Production Cleans Up—Are Companies Ready? Global product liability leader Shook, Hardy & Bacon creates easy-to-read infographics of regulations and requirements for companies entering into complex industry. Business Wire reports that global sales of hand sanitiser will soar to $3.65 ...

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Churchill wins Scottish Police Authority deal

Following a rigorous procurement process Churchill has been awarded a multi-site contract with the Scottish Police Authority (SPA) which begins this month. Churchill will provide cleaning and janitorial services on an initial three-year deal, with an option for a further two years. ...

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How to create a safer washroom experience when re-opening after the Coronavirus pandemic

By Jamie Woodhall, UK Technical and Innovation Manager, Initial Washroom Hygiene Many pubs, cafes and restaurant owners have put in a lot of effort to get their business back up and running from the 4th of July. One area that ...

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Digital hand hygiene game launches

Hand Wash Squad, an exciting new hand hygiene game, launches this month to help parents and teachers across the globe educate children about the importance of handwashing. The concept has been created by a team of entrepreneurs and industry experts, ...

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New cleaning apprenticeship standard being delivered by InterLearn

Yesterday (6 July) saw training provider, InterLearn, launch a new qualification in the form of a trailblazing apprenticeship which has been greeted with open arms by companies in the cleaning industry. The Healthcare Cleaning Operative (HCO) programme comes at a ...

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SoftBank Robotics Group’s AI-enabled vacuum cleaning robot ‘Whiz’ surpasses 10,000 mark

SoftBank Robotics Group Corp. has announced that, as of the end of June 2020, it recorded global cumulative sales of more than 10,000 units of ‘Whiz,’ the AI-enabled vacuum-cleaning robot developed and provided by SoftBank Robotics Corp.  Following the launch ...

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New guide offers cleaning professionals advice on pests

Cleaning professionals returning to premises left empty during the Covid-19 lockdown could face issues with pests – including rats and mice. National trade body the British Pest Control Association (BPCA), has issued a new guide to help them to re-open ...

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A cry for help for 28,000 laundry workers

Everyone agrees that laundries should be on the list of businesses that can apply for rate relief, including MPs, Cabinet Officers and Local Councils. But no one has done anything about it says the Textile Services Association (TSA), despite the ...

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