Home / Sarah OBeirne

Author Archives: Sarah OBeirne

The Clean Start Initiative inspires over 450 pupils across six Bolton primary schools

The Clean Start Initiative has delivered an inspiring multi-school presentation to more than 450 pupils from six Bolton-based primary schools, aiming to transform young people’s perceptions of the cleaning industry and highlight the breadth of career opportunities available within the ...

Read More »

Top 5 reasons and advantages of using service management software for cleaning businesses

Paul Webb, Head of Learning & Customer Education Joblogic Let’s be real for a second, running a cleaning business isn’t just about mops and buckets anymore. It’s contracts, callouts, compliance, customer expectations and keeping everyone from your head office to ...

Read More »

Walter the fatberg-fighting Wasteater joins Biffa’s monster truck fleet

A new sewer sludge slurping Wasteater has joined waste management firm, Biffa’s fleet of head-turning ‘monster’ trucks. Unlike its trade waste chomping cousins, Walter sucks up grease, silt and muck from drains, sewers, gullies and culverts. Fallen twigs and leaves, ...

Read More »

Manchester Cleaning Show releases full 2026 conference programme 

The Manchester Cleaning Show has unveiled its full 2026 conference programme, offering the industry’s most comprehensive platform for insight, innovation and future-focused discussion. Returning to Manchester Central on 18–19 February 2026, the show will bring together sector leaders, innovators and ...

Read More »

Fortnum & Mason awards cleaning contract to SBFM

Soft service provider, SBFM, has won a contract with 18th century luxury groceries department store, Fortnum & Mason. The agreement will see a team of 60 cleaning operatives providing services across retail areas, restaurants, kitchens, and back-of-house operations at three Fortnum ...

Read More »

A smarter path to sustainable packaging for detergents

By Krzysztof Krajewski, Chief Sustainability and Innovation Officer, RDM Group The cleaning products industry faces a packaging challenge. Consumers demand sustainable packaging, regulators are tightening restrictions, and many brands have made environmental commitments. Yet products like powder detergents still require ...

Read More »

Christeyns continues to support future talent

Hygiene specialist Christeyns UK continues to support staff development and prepare for the future with its fifth Emerging Leaders Programme cohort. This latest Emerging Leaders Programme kicked off with a two-day event at Christeyns UK headquarters in Bradford last month, ...

Read More »

Single-use paper towels offer a more hygienic way to dry hands after washing conclude scientists

The latest study upholds over 15 years of independent research demonstrating how air dryers disperse microbes while paper towels stop them. A new study has found that electric hand dryers spread microbes much more than paper hand towels. It concludes ...

Read More »

Businesses urged to monitor bins as homeless shelter risk grows

Temperatures have recently plummeted across the UK, meaning many people experiencing homelessness are forced to seek shelter wherever they can find warmth and protection from the elements. Unfortunately, this can sometimes mean choosing places which are unsafe, inadequate, and come ...

Read More »

Stepan and AmphiStar announce exclusive EMEA distribution partnership in Home Care and I&I 

Stepan Company, a global leader in chemical solutions, and Belgian biotech innovator AmphiStar have announced an exclusive distribution partnership for AmphiStar’s bio-based surfactants across Europe, the Middle East and Africa (EMEA), with a focus on the Home Care and Industrial ...

Read More »