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Inside First Mile’s “Sacktory”

CEO and founder of First Mile, Bruce Bratley, explains how the UK’s first sack-sorting facility is boosting recycling success for business waste Setting the scene In 2017, leading recycling company, First Mile, revolutionised the way business waste is processed by ...

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Mitie extends Historic Environment Scotland cleaning deal

Mitie has extended its relationship with public body Historic Environment Scotland (HES) following the award of a five-year cleaning contract worth £4.4 million. Mitie has held the long-term contract with HES since 2010, and will continue to provide a range ...

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Norse wins cleaning deal with the Inspiration Trust

Norse Group’s cleaning division has won a three-year contract with the Inspiration Trust. The contract, valued at £2.3 million, covers daily and periodic deep cleaning at the Trust’s 13 academies across Norfolk and North Suffolk. Under the contract terms, which ...

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NJC grows London portfolio with Cannon Bridge House win

NJC, the cleaning and support services company, has won a three-year contract with property management firm, BNP Paribas. The deal covers Cannon Bridge House, a landmark City of London building comprising of two interconnected buildings with roof gardens. Under the ...

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Design for recycling and an integrated approach: messages from CHSA’s plastics conference 

Two dominant messages emerged from the Cleaning & Hygiene Suppliers Association (CHSA) conference on plastics.  First, products packaging and processes need to be designed with recycling in mind. Second, an integrated approach, from the start to the finish of the supply ...

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Ensuring washrooms cater to the needs of all users

Many of us will have witnessed the familiar scene – whether it’s at a bar, theatre or restaurant – a long queue of ladies waiting to use the washroom, while the gents’ toilets flows congestion-free. A recent report published by ...

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Fatberg awareness is rising but 48% of Brits still pour fat down drains according to survey

Awareness of fatbergs is at an all-time high, but that has not stopped almost half the nation choosing to pour cooking oil and fat down the kitchen sink, according to new research from LanesforDrains.co.uk. In a national survey of more ...

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Cordant awarded contract extension with Eurotunnel

Cordant Services, part of Cordant Group, has been awarded a three-year extension to continue providing a full portfolio of cleaning solutions to Eurotunnel. Cordant Services has been working with Eurotunnel since 2008. Under the terms of the new agreement, Cordant ...

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Mitie lands cleaning deal with Cleveland Fire Brigade

Mitie has secured an initial three-year contract to provide cleaning services across 16 of Cleveland Fire Brigade’s sites, including 14 fire stations plus its fire control room. The terms of the deal will see Mitie providing cleaning services at Endeavour ...

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JPC awarded Kings Cross Estate cleaning deal

JPC Cleaning has been appointed to deliver cleaning and environmental services to London’s 67-acre King’s Cross estate. One of the city’s largest ever redevelopments, King’s Cross is being transformed from an underused industrial wasteland into a new zone comprising homes, ...

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