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Ethical cleaning firm creates local history as it picks up a King’s Award for Enterprise

A commercial cleaning firm which helps maintain some of Derby’s best-known buildings has won a prestigious King’s Award for Enterprise for helping refugee women get back into work and rebuild their lives. Upbeat Clean, based in St Chad’s Road, has ...

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Kanso FM appoints Antony Law as MD of Cleaning

Kanso FM has appointed Antony Law as Managing Director of Cleaning, reinforcing the company’s ambitious growth strategy and commitment to operational excellence across the UK and Ireland. Law joins Kanso FM with over 17 years’ leadership experience in the facilities ...

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First-of-its-kind report finds universities spend millions on cleaning

A landmark report has revealed that UK universities are spending an estimated £300million annually on cleaning academic and residential buildings. The ‘Cleaning Services Benchmarking Review 2025,’ produced by the Association of University Directors of Estates (AUDE) and facilities management experts ...

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BICSc announces 2025 awards extension for entries

Entries are open for this year’s prestigious BICSc Awards 2025 which showcase leading lights from the professional cleaning community. Entries have been flooding in for this year’s awards, with the British Institute of Cleaning Science (BICSc) announcing the deadline for ...

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SBFM launches cleaning academy at HM Prison Wealstun

Soft services facilities management provider, SBFM, has launched a cleaning training academy at HM Prison Wealstun (HMP Wealstun) as part of the Ministry of Justice’s HMP Academies Programme, further expanding its commitment to providing sustainable employment opportunities for ex-offenders. Following ...

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OCS secures three-year cleaning contract with Pets at Home

OCS has announced its successful transition to Pets at Home’s new customer fulfilment centre in Stafford. The new Stafford site is a hub for Pets at Home’s UK distribution. It features advanced automation systems designed to support the company’s e-commerce ...

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Learn from the comfort of your own desk with Thomann-Hanry®!

Thomann-Hanry®, the commercial & historic façade cleaning and restoration company, is seeking to help the nation’s professional trade body members by offering their industry accredited CPD seminar on ‘Understanding dry non-abrasive façade cleaning’ in a virtual setting for the first ...

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Jangro unites entire network under Planet Mark to drive down carbon emissions

Jangro has achieved Planet Mark Certification across its entire network of 55 depots, marking a significant milestone in its mission to lead sustainable practices in the sector. Becoming Planet Mark Certified means that Jangro has taken the best first step towards ...

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Government response recognises the ‘vital’ role of the cleaning sector and its staff

The British Cleaning Council (BCC) has hailed “an extremely encouraging” response from the Government to its campaign to put cleaning and hygiene at the heart of the national agenda. The BCC has recently received confirmation that the Embedding Effective Hygiene ...

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Academy makes educated switch to North Shore

Ormiston Victory Academy has chosen 170 Mechanical Hands-Free roll towel dispensers and Orbit toilet roll dispensers from Northwood Hygiene’s North Shore premium proprietary system of washroom dispensers and consumables. The academy, which provides secondary and sixth form education for more ...

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