Announcements

ISSA, the worldwide cleaning industry association, has taken another step in helping members validate, document, and analyse their essential cleaning services by updating the ISSA Workloading & Bidding Tool. The enhancements to this popular member estimating tool include the ability for ...

Diversey has launched its new Clean and Ready Program. The Program is designed to respond to the new era of cleanliness, as facilities worldwide begin the process of reopening following the pandemic. The Program will be launched globally across the full range of sectors in which Diversey operates, including: Hospitality, Food Service, Education, Offices ...

The industry body for the cleaning and hygiene sector has published a guide to cleaning terms to help the UK economy reopen safely following the Coronavirus lockdown.  Since the pandemic began, the British Cleaning Council (BCC) has received many enquiries ...

The Manchester Cleaning Show has been rescheduled for the second time this year and will now take place from 14 to 15 October 2020 at Event City in Greater Manchester. The event, which is the North of England’s premier cleaning and ...

As a result of Coronavirus cleaning activities have an even greater impact on the wellbeing of people in a building. The users of the building, cleaning teams, site and facilities staff are all are affected. Creating the right level of ...

SoftBank Robotics Group Corp. has announced that, as of the end of June 2020, it recorded global cumulative sales of more than 10,000 units of ‘Whiz,’ the AI-enabled vacuum-cleaning robot developed and provided by SoftBank Robotics Corp.  Following the launch ...

Cleaning professionals returning to premises left empty during the Covid-19 lockdown could face issues with pests – including rats and mice. National trade body the British Pest Control Association (BPCA), has issued a new guide to help them to re-open ...

Celebrating its 10th year in trading, Green Facilities Management Ltd, London’s one-stop cleaning shop, is working on an initiative to provide schools and charities with its innovative Anti-Viral Door Push Pads, assisting in the fight against Covid-19. Door handles are ...

WAMITAB has been approved by the Education Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) to offer End-Point Assessment for the new Level 2 Healthcare Cleaning Operative. The Healthcare Cleaning Apprenticeship was approved in February 2020 and has been welcomed by key industry bodies: ...

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is warning against the use of KN95 facemasks as Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). This follows a safety alert which was issued on 11 June 2020 urging all employers and suppliers not to purchase or ...