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Cleaners get their day to shine

Cleaning is one of the most important industries in the world yet is often undervalued by those who benefit from the service. Every day tens of thousands of skilled, hardworking cleaning staff are onsite to ensure premises, working and living ...

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Churchill bags Meadowhall Shopping Centre deal

Churchill has been awarded a multi-service contract by Meadowhall Shopping Centre in Sheffield. The new contract sees Churchill providing FM services including cleaning, security and building maintenance projects to the 8th largest shopping centre in the UK. The shopping centre covers in ...

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Top five ways of reducing contamination in wastewater

According to recent statistics from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, more than 11 billion litres of wastewater are collected every day in UK sewers. This water is then treated by plants, including those managed by Total Water ...

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Kimberly-Clark Professional champions Scott Clean workplaces to promote hand hygiene on Global Handwashing Day

This year Global Handwashing Day takes place on 15 October and Kimberly-Clark Professional is embracing the annual event’s theme ‘Clean Hands – a recipe for health’ by supporting Facilities Managers with a range of tools to help them champion hand ...

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NAADUK industry experts lead the way in tackling fire risk

Ventilation cleaning industry experts and enforcement officers joined forces to tackle the risk of commercial kitchen fires. Professionals from the National Association of Air Duct Specialists UK (NAADUK) shared their knowledge on Kitchen Extract Cleaning with the officers who inspect ...

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phs Group agrees new partnership with FabLittleBag

A new partnership between phs Group and FabLittleBag is helping businesses to address the environmental issues associated with the disposal of their sanitary waste, highlighting the need to ‘be a Binner not a Flusher’. On average, it’s estimated that we ...

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Vet practices admit they need to get tough on infections 

New research from the professional division of Miele has revealed that the majority of UK vet practices feel the need to get tougher in the fight against infectious diseases, with many currently struggling to follow hygiene best practice. However, vets ...

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The value of heatmapping to target germ hotspots

As children up and down the country start a new school year, it’s always a busy time for parents or guardians. From sorting new school uniforms, to finding the ‘coolest’ stationery, this time of year can be stressful. One thing ...

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Julius Rutherfoord launches guide to expert management

Julius Rutherfoord & Co has published a Best Practice Guide To Expert Management for those within the cleaning and facilities management sectors. Entitled ‘Expert Management of People and Places,’ the guide from the secure commercial cleaning specialists emphasises the importance of researching and ...

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Equity crowdfunding – What’s not to like?

By Syed Ahmed, Founder of Savortex I suppose you can say that the entrepreneur in me first came to light several years ago when I appeared on the TV show The Apprentice – which I didn’t win! Since then I ...

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