The current pandemic has led Christeyns Food Hygiene to reassess its training programmes for customers in the food, beverage and dairy industries to assist them in meeting recent staffing challenges. With restaurants closing and a soaring rise in demand for ...
Read More »BCC warns public of ‘profiteers’ cashing in on Coronavirus fears
The industry body for the cleaning and hygiene sector says the public is being targeted by organisations from outside the established cleaning and hygiene sector, that offer products and services which purport to protect buyers from the virus but can come with an exceptionally high mark-ups or have ...
Read More »Kersia acquires Holchem from Ecolab
Arrowpoint Advisory has advised Ecolab, a global leader in water, hygiene and infection prevention solutions and services, on the disposal of Holchem, a UK-based supplier of hygiene and cleaning products and services, to Kersia, an international biosecurity and food safety company backed by French ...
Read More »Merco consolidates time and attendance requirements
Merco, the Salford-based contract cleaning company, has used SmartTask to consolidate its time and attendance requirements across more than 100 customer sites in North-West England and North Wales. As a result, the employee scheduling and workforce management software has helped ...
Read More »Mitie launches UK’s first cleaning service “proven” to kill Covid-19
Mitie has launched the UK’s first cleaning service with a chemical-free cleaning product which it says is “proven” to kill Covid-19 on surfaces for six months. Citrox Protect is a non-toxic cleaning product made from two natural materials – silicon dioxide and ...
Read More »CHSA requests CMA investigate unscrupulous traders
The Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association (CHSA) has written to the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) requesting it investigate possible profiteering by unscrupulous organisations capitalising on the exceptional demand for cleaning and hygiene products. The CHSA has requested the investigation ...
Read More »Mrs Buckét and Paramount Office Interiors launch new ‘Prevent and Protect’ service
As lockdown rules continue to ease over the coming weeks and months, the two companies have come together to help allay the fears of many local businesses who are concerned about re-opening their workplaces safely. Mrs Buckét, the South West and Wales ...
Read More »It’s official, City of Westminster is full of rats!
The London borough had more rodent call-outs in the last year than anywhere else in the capital, according to data from home services firm Fantastic Services. Westminster – home to the Houses of Parliament and a breeding ground for the nation’s ...
Read More »Vorsor’s specialist bio-misting helping Britain get back to work
Wales-based facilities services provider Vorsor, is one of the few FS providers in the UK with the specialist bio-misting equipment, which delivers a complete sterilising solution for every kind of working environment; giving a deep clean that kills 99.99999% of bacteria, ...
Read More »Personal care products business invests £5m and creates up to 80 new jobs
Zidac Laboratories, a manufacturer of personal care products, is investing £5 million into expanding its facilities and the creation of up to 80 new positions at its Portsmouth factory. The investment follows increased demand for Zidac’s antibacterial and sanitising products during the Covid-19 outbreak, and will expand the factory’s capacity ...
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