Spectrum has secured the cleaning services contract at the new V&A museum in Dundee, located on the River Tay. A world-renowned name, the new 8000m² V&A museum, designed by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma and associates, explores the global importance of design ...
Read More »Chemicals specialist grows apprentice numbers
Christeyns, who manufacture and supply detergents and supporting chemicals for the UK laundry sector, has taken on four new apprentices, bringing the total of talented youngsters on their scheme up to 10. Bradford-based Christeyns has been recruiting apprentices for the ...
Read More »Five tips for choosing a uniform for your cleaning business
John Armstrong is Director and Co-owner of printwear and branding specialists, Custom Planet. Here, he gives his top tips for choosing a uniform for your cleaning business. When you run a business, there will be plenty of things you have ...
Read More »CHSA names winners of its 2018 undergraduate bursaries
Krupa Solanki and Ellie Walker have been named as the recipients of the CHSA’s 2018 Undergraduate Bursaries. These bursaries have been awarded following the CHSA Council’s decision earlier in the year to award up to two bursaries every year for ...
Read More »VClean Life launches green-cleaning (dry-cleaning) facility
VClean Life, the UK’s first entirely 100 per cent green-cleaning facility will begin operations today (12 September) in Watford, marking the dry-cleaning industry’s shift to a future without perchloroethylene (PERC). The multi-million pound VClean Life hub will be the first ...
Read More »ISS in the Netherlands to divest its non-core cleaning portfolio
Global facility services provider, ISS, has reached an agreement to divest its non-core single-service cleaning portfolio in the Netherlands to Dutch cleaning company CSU. As one of the largest cleaning companies in the Netherlands, CSU is well-known and a respected ...
Read More »SWC gets another slice of Pizza Express deal
Four years into its relationship with PizzaExpress, Specialist Window Cleaning (SWC), part of Incentive FM Group, has been awarded a further two-year contract extension with the restaurant giant. This is the third time that the contract has been extended. Under ...
Read More »ISSA Next Gen makes its debut
ISSA, the worldwide cleaning industry association, has announced the launch of ISSA Next Gen. This program replaces the previous ISSA Young Executive Society (YES) program. The goal of ISSA Next Gen is to improve ISSA member benefits and increase participation ...
Read More »Servitisation: how cleaning companies can new value to existing sales models
The cleaning industry is experiencing increasing competition on a global scale. The commoditisation of products is giving customers more choice and purchasing power. As profit margins decline, businesses that rely on traditional sales tactics, such as discounting and cold-calling, are ...
Read More »New director of operations at Facilicom
Soft services and contract cleaning specialist, Facilicom UK, has appointed Peter Buff as its new Director of Operations. Buff, who brings over 20 years’ leadership experience in the outsourcing and business services sectors, holding senior roles spanning operations, account development ...
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