Home / Sarah OBeirne

Author Archives: Sarah OBeirne

UK firms at risk of winter wipeout

Office-based businesses are at risk of mass staff illness this winter, as a result of poor hygiene practices, according to the results of a new survey. The results found by Office Depot show that an alarming 83 per cent of ...

Read More »

CSSA unveils 2019 award finalists

The Cleaning & Support Services Association (CSSA) has announced the shortlist for each of the four categories in this year’s CSSA Awards 2019. The CSSA Awards in association with the Cleaning Show is a joint initiative to acknowledge and reward ...

Read More »

Lanes launches ‘Be a Binner, Not a Sinner’ social media campaign

A campaign run by Lanes Group, aiming to educate the public about how to correctly dispose of sanitary items, while raising awareness about period poverty, has hit its target and donated much-needed products to charity. The “Be a Binner, Not a Sinner” social ...

Read More »

Cordant remains on board with Stagecoach

Cordant Cleaning, part of Cordant Group, has secured a significant contract renewal with bus operator Stagecoach to provide cleaning, shunting and fuelling services at 10 depots across London. The new deal will also incorporate an eleventh depot in Guilford, which means that ...

Read More »

Westgrove launches specialist cleaning division

The Westgrove Group has launched a new Specialist Cleaning division on the back of its continued growth in soft services. The Warrington-based facilities management company, which provides services to over 100 sites across the UK, has grown by 21 per cent ...

Read More »

Contract cleaning set for growth in 2019

The contract cleaning market is set for a £95 million boost in 2019, according to a new report from MTW Research. This is despite Brexit uncertainties sustaining pressure on companies and dampening volume growth, with the report forecasting more than £450 million ...

Read More »

Survey reveals that only 61% of UK office workers wash their hands after going to the toilet

UK office cleaning company SMC Premier surveyed over 5,000 UK office workers about their hygiene habits at work. The results revealed a disturbing statistic that only 61 per cent of respondents wash their hands properly with warm water and soap after going to ...

Read More »

Principle adds Crown Estate St James’s to its cleaning portfolio

London-based cleaning specialist, Principle Cleaning Services, has been awarded a three-year contract with BNP Paribas Real Estate. Principle will provide cleaning, window cleaning, pest control, waste management and washroom services to The Crown Estate St James’s Portfolio, which comprises 34 buildings of office, ...

Read More »

CMA tells Rentokil to sell large supply contracts amid concerns over Cannon merger

The decision by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) comes after an in-depth Phase 2 investigation into the completed merger between two of the UK’s largest suppliers of washroom services – Rentokil Initial and Cannon Hygiene. The firms supply commercial, ...

Read More »

i-Clean rebrands as Sitemark

i-Clean has rebranded to Sitemark, as it becomes a benchmarking business for the wider FM industry. Under its original name the independent best practice benchmarking specialist is well recognised in the commercial cleaning services space. It has also expanded into ...

Read More »